Do Your Students Need Extra Support?

Content Language Support

OnSTAGE passages come in leveled versions from low to very high, so every student reads the same content and the same tested standard at the band they can access. Each leveled version keeps the central idea and the evidence students need to answer, then lowers the language demand. Picture supports and a vocabulary bank sit beside the text, and a read aloud track plays on demand.

Sample: The Pilgrims Chose Plymouth (Level 1)

These are the real picture supports for this passage. In OnSTAGE, a student with Content Language Supports taps a pictured word in the text and sees its picture and meaning.

In 1620, a group of travelers called the Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean looking for a place where they could live and practice their beliefs freely. After many weeks at sea, they reached the coast of North America.

The Pilgrims explored the land and found an area called Plymouth. Nearby were forests filled with tall trees that could be used to build homes and ships. There was also fresh water and land where crops could be planted. The harbor made it possible for their ship to anchor safely.

Winter was coming, and the Pilgrims needed to begin building shelters quickly. They started constructing small homes and gathering wood for fires. Soon, Plymouth became the place where they settled and built their new colony.

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Vocabulary bank

• colony: a new town started by people from another country
• harbor: a safe, calm area of water where ships can stay
• shelter: places that keep people safe from weather
• crops: plants grown for food

OnSTAGE Accommodations

OnSTAGE mirrors the released STAAR/SST format, so practice transfers straight to the test. Teachers can set accommodations for each student so the support travels with them:

• Leveled passage versions that keep the standard and lower the language demand.
• Read aloud and picture supports for students who need content language help.
• Extended time so students are not timed out while they build stamina.
• Small group and whole class assignment so support can be standards specific by need.

TBASE Tutorials and Essay Expert

Students who know the routine score better. TBASE walks students through the essay process step by step, and Essay Expert gives them a score and revision next steps the moment they submit, so a draft is never a dead end.

Learning LAB Games with Support Tutorials

The Learning LAB games turn RLA skills into short, repeatable practice. Each game opens with a tutorial that models the move before students play, so support students can start without a teacher at their shoulder.

• Prove It

  Use text evidence to support an appropriate response.

  Play Prove It →

• Paraphrase It

  Paraphrase and summarize texts to strengthen comprehension.

  Play Paraphrase It →

• Figure It Out

  Analyze how authors use figurative language and literary devices.

  Play Figure It Out →

Intervention Activities

Standards specific small group activities for students who need more time with a skill, grouped by TEKS strand so you can match the activity to exactly what a student missed.

Enrichment for Students Ready for More

Support is not only for students who are behind. These small group activities stretch students who finished early, each one tagged to its TEKS so the practice stays on grade level.