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Elevate: Transforming Adolescent Literacy

Elevate: Transforming Adolescent Literacy is a comprehensive system designed to transform the way that schools support older striving readers. By combining high-interest materials by Storyshares and evidence-based instructional routines and sustained professional learning from HILL for Literacy, Elevate builds a cohesive literacy ecosystem that reaches across tiers and content areas. Through coaching, courses, and connected classroom tools, Elevate empowers educators to create a lasting, school-wide transformation that lifts literacy at every level.

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First of its kind
Elevate was created to meet the persistent and often-expressed need for a cohesive intervention program specifically designed for teenagers
Backward planning model
The connected text is the core of each lesson, providing opportunities for literacy instruction and practice within a knowledge-rich yet accessible context.
Wraparound support
Elevate provides a comprehensive, evidence-based wraparound model for secondary schools. Our approach connects curriculum, coaching, and leadership development—ensuring that literacy interventions are not only adopted, but sustained.

Real books are the foundation of every lesson

Middle and high school teachers often face the challenge of addressing a wide range of literacy levels among their students. While some are ready for complex texts, others struggle with fundamental skills like phonics and decoding, leading to frustration and disengagement. Elevate is grounded in:

  • Engaging decodable chapter books written specifically for older striving readers
  • High-low books with supporting resources
  • Fluency passages that scaffold up as students improve their skills

Curriculum Materials (LIFT)

Simplify literacy instruction and maximize student growth with our complete intervention curriculum, LIFT:

  • Detailed Instructor Manual with scripted and adaptive lesson plans (including a phonics-based scope and sequence)
  • Sound-Keyword Cards and a Syllable Division Dry Erase Board provide hands-on practice with multisyllabic word decoding
  • Fluency Passages help students read effortlessly.
  • Vocabulary Cards and Book Club Role Cards enhance comprehension and knowledge.
  • Opportunities to engage with written language activities prepare students for complex material.
  • Student Decoding and Fluency Workbooks offer additional practice and reinforcement.

Ideal for general education teachers integrating literacy instruction and special education teachers providing Tier 2 intervention.

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Professional Learning

  • Asynchronous Courses by HILL for Literacy:
    • Intervention for Striving Readers (Tier 2): Small Group Initial Training for Secondary Grades, including 6 microcourses for ongoing implementation of the Storyshares LIFT program.
    • Training for Content Area Teachers (Tier 1): Adolescent Literacy Professional Learning Series to enhance reading and writing engagement for all students during Tier 1 instruction.
  • Co-Learning Opportunities:
    • Co-Learning Coaching Sessions: Provides responsive guidance for interventionists through co-coaching (HILL coaches for instructional routines, Storyshares coaches for book engagement).
    • Site Visits: Hands-on, direct, in-person coaching to build and strengthen your literacy ecosystem and address emerging needs quickly.
    • Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Sessions: Connects research to practice and supports a shared approach to adolescent literacy across subjects and tiers.
    • Literacy Leadership Mini-Series: Helps literacy leaders articulate and schedule an MTSS model to identify students for LIFT or other interventions.

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