Bridges helps teachers ASSESS ongoing learning progress, DISCOVER skills gaps, and PERSONALIZE instruction using standards-based lessons and activities!

What to expect with Bridges:

Standards-based instruction and assessment: Systematic scope and sequence, pacing guides, assessments, and instructional routines that help build targeted literacy skills
Personalized learning experience: Scaffolded instruction and meaningful practice opportunities provide explicit and systematic supports to help students achieve grade-level proficiency
Foundational skills support: Phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling instruction and practice for early literacy needs

Vocabulary and Reading Skills

An introduction to the reading activates prior knowledge and builds background.
Key words from the reading are introduced and practiced.
Vocabulary tutorials provide practice and reinforcement
A reading strategy supports reading comprehension.
Key academic vocabulary words help students comprehend and discuss text across different subject areas.

Apply the Reading Strategy section supports reading comprehension.
Book Club Discussion encourages students to express their own ideas about the text.
Academic Vocabulary and Discussion Starters provide additional supports.

A Book Club video provides a model of students engaged in an academic discussion based on the reading selection.

Each unit presents two grammar points and provides explicit grammar, usage, and writing instruction.
Activities include pair and group work and independent writing practice.
Animated grammar tutorials engage students by pairing grammar rules with fun explanations to encourage communication.

A variety of text genres help develop reading skills.
Students learn and apply new tools and practice their writing skills.
Students are introduced to various careers as they learn about people who work in the different fields of study.

A student model introduces students to a variety of writing styles.
Process writing steps guide students to complete and present writing assignments.

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