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Passport Reading Journeys • 9th Grade Initiative Grant

• 30 student set--$8000• Training for all faculty and staff in July

2007 (stipends funded in grant)• 2 Reading classes scheduled for 9th

grade

 Benchmark 1

Scores: 34Benchmark 2

Scores: 34Benchmark 3

Scores: 33 

Mansfield High School Passport Reading Journeys 2007-2008

Average growth of 232.5 lexile points in one semester.

Red = Struggling (A)Yellow = Emerging (B)Green = On Track (C)

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Level II, RBAll Students• 2007-2008

Benchmark 1 Benchmark 2 Benchmark 3

 7 (39%)

 11 (61%)

  2 

(11%) 13 

(68%) 4 

(21%) 2 

(11%) 13 

(68%) 4 

(21%)

 3 (19%)

 13 (81%)

  1 

(7%) 9 

(60%) 5 

(33%) 1 

(7%) 7 

(50%) 6 

(43%)

Components

• Built-in Assessment Features

• Computer Program—SOLO

• Textbook and workbooks for every student

• Multiple resources

C P R

•C Context Clues

•P Parts of Words

•R Resources

Context CluesContext Clues

Then, while resting on the bench, Hyman collapsed and died. No one knows why she had suddenly fallen to the floor. Doctors later examined her body to try to explain the cause of her death. They learned that Hyman has a physical condition called Marfan syndrome, yet she never knew she had it.

Parts of WordsParts of Words• Prefixes and suffixes can help you figure out the

meaning of words you don’t know.• Root words, such as geo or bio, can also help you

determine what a word means.• Example: unhealthy—the prefix un- means “not or

opposite of”; therefore, unhealthy means “not healthy”

extremely—the suffix –ly means “in a _____ way”; therefore, extremely means “in an extreme way”

minimum—the root word –min- means “small or less”; other words with this same root word are minute, minor, minus, miniature

ResourcesResources

• Dictionary skills

• Does the student know what resources are available to them in your textbook or in your classroom?

W I NW I N

•W Who or What?

•I Important information

•N Number of words

W I NW I N

• The energy you get from food is measured in calories. When Carl Lewis was in college, he skipped meals during the day. Then he would run out of energy. This prompted Carl to think about nutrition. He began to eat more during the day to give his body the calories he needed to keep his energy up.

• Carl Lewis learned he must eat regularly to get energy.

SOLO

• Student Self-Assessment

• Reinforces strategies taught in class

• Vocabulary, cumulative review, reflection

• Certificate of Completion

Passport Reading JourneysVoyager Expanded Learningwww.voyagerlearning.com

1-888-399-1995Mansfield High School

318-872-0793Carol Junkin, Principal

cjunkin@desotopsb.comDr. Mary Adkins, Librarian/Reading Teacher

madkins@desotopsb.com