Lesson Format

Each Next Steps lesson is 45 minutes, twice a week and includes:

• Warm greeting and chat between tutor and student (1 minute)

• Assisted Reading of instructional level text (24 minutes)

• Word Study and Spelling (15 minutes)

• Fluency Practice (5 minutes) 

Each Higher Steps lesson is 45 minutes, twice a week and includes:

• Warm greeting and chat between tutor and student (1 minute)

• Vocabulary Practice (7 minutes)

• Assisted Reading of Complex Texts (15 minutes)

• Advanced Word Study (15 minutes)

• Fluency Practice (7 minutes)