Why Your Students Will Love It:
✨ It’s relevant.
✨ It sparks debate.
✨ It builds key skills. Academic language, critical thinking, and writing all in one.

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SERP is proud to partner with educators like Julie and Carlinville Community School District Unit No. 1 in Illinois, who are leading the way.

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👉 Read Julie's reflection: The Power of Collaboration: How Root Cause Analysis Drives School Improvement www.serpinstitute.org/news/the-power-of-collaboration-how-root-cause-analysis-drives-school-improvement

✅ Download this unit for free by visiting our website: www.serpinstitute.org/wordgen-weekly/topics-words

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If you’re interested in bringing this topic into your classroom, check out WordGen Weekly Unit 1.12: “Junk food: Should schools sell it?”

This unit helps middle schoolers debate real-world issues around nutrition and health, while building academic language and reasoning skills across subjects.

We’re proud to support NYC educators with research-backed tools that help striving readers build skills, confidence, and engagement.

👉 Learn more about STARI: serpinstitute.org/STARI

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Thursday, November 6, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Concurrent Session: Better Together: How Peer Collaboration Fuels Literacy Growth in Adolescents

Friday, November 7, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Speed Session: Tier II That Teens Don't Hate: Literature-Based Intervention That Works

And Visit Us at Booth #416!

These new and updated units help students build academic language and critical thinking skills, while weighing in on issues that matter to them, such as AI in schoolwork, free school meals, and school cell phones bans.

Download all the units for free at: www.serpinstitute.org/wordgen-weekly

Students dive into debate, evidence-based reasoning, and active citizenship—all through short, connected lessons across subjects.

Learn more: www.serpinstitute.org/wordgen-weekly

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