Find pacing suggestions for using pause points and reteach activities in CKLA or Texas ELAR programs.
Pausing Point activities are organized by the unit objectives they address. We recommend that teachers pause for the amount of days indicated in each unit to solidify the skills that have been introduced in the unit. Teachers should plan ahead of the pausing dates to select the most targeted activities based on their formal/informal evaluation of progress. All students will benefit from additional opportunities to reread pages from the decodable Student Readers or additional activities in the Knowledge units. It is particularly important to make use of targeted activities if the end-of-unit assessment and/or formative assessments indicate that students are experiencing difficulties with specific skills taught during the unit reteach activities. A teacher may choose to do any combination of pausing activities in any order, or create other activities that will help review, reinforce, and/or extend the material taught.
Additional Support activities are suggested at the end of each lesson for more practice and follow-up reinforcement of skills outside the 60-minute instructional block devoted to the program. These activities can be used with any student needing more help, including students with special needs and English language learners.