Count on Standards Close-Up for:

• Ideal for addressing unfinished learning during the school year or in summer school, each two-book topic set addresses a single standard, allowing districts to choose what standards to prioritize (particularly 1, 2, 4, and 9).
• Mini-lessons model each standard with guided direct instruction in both student and teacher materials.
• Evidence-based questions address the target standard and send readers back into the text for answers.
• Rich, on-grade-level texts are supported by lesson plans for scaffolded learning.

• Assessments and Reteaching books help identify proficiency with pre- and post-assessments and monitor comprehension and progress with book-specific assessments. The assessment data inform instruction, which is supported by reteaching mini-lessons.
• Text Evidence Questions are DOK leveled, keeping rigor high by ensuring teachers are asking high-level questions.
• Question types mirror those in state assessments, like two-part questions and multiple correct responses, preparing students for high-stakes examinations.

• Texts and teacher support materials are organized through an easy-to-use filtering system, allowing users to find standard-specific resources instantly.
• Lesson plans promote flexibility by enabling teachers to choose between two instructional pathways, Guided Reading and Strategy Groups, or go back and forth between the two.
• Interactive features, including videos, audio support, annotation, and embedded hyperlinks, expand instructional opportunities and foster customized learning experiences.
• Digital-only resources include home-school connections that enable parents to know and reinforce what their children are learning, and additional revised writing models help strengthen student performance.

• Explicit writing instruction provides teachers with the tools they need to support students on their path to writing proficiency.
• Writing assignments prompt opinion, narrative, or informative responses that facilitate comprehension and reinforce good writing habits.
• Writing Exemplars with Rubrics books include reproducible rubrics and graphic organizers to help students plan their writing, as well as a reproducible exemplar for modeling revision strategies.