Closing the Distance is a data-driven intervention resource for teachers of students who may be within a few questions of meeting STAAR® standards and require additional support to close the performance gap. Closing the Distance includes 10 student-centered 5E lessons. Each lesson includes a preassessment, instructional activities, options for small-group intervention settings, a summative assessment, and a tool to guide student self-assessment and feedback. The teacher edition is accessible in print form. Reproducible masters are accessible in digital form.

The student edition provides all student activity pages and is sold in sets of 30.  

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