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Closing the Achievement Gap in Literacy and Math

With McGraw Hill Intervention and Supplemental programs, every teacher can confidently meet every student’s needs—closing gaps, accelerating growth, building confidence, and instilling a lifelong love of learning.

Explore our proven solutions and deepen your understanding of effective instructional practices with our comprehensive Implementation Guide, which offers literacy and math intervention strategies, checklists, and other resources for success. As you browse, keep an eye out for our upcoming Strengthening Adolescent Literacy and Strengthening Adolescent Mathematics Guides—coming soon.

Highlighted Programs

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    Corrective Reading

    Grades 3 and up, Tier 2–3

    Research-backed and evidence-proven, Corrective Reading brings students up to grade level with explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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    Essentials for Algebra

    Grades 6–12, Tier 2–3

    Essentials for Algebra provides clear, step-by-step instruction in the skills students need to succeed in Algebra I. Designed for middle and high school learners, the program includes teacher modeling, guided practice, and built-in assessments to ensure mastery and long-term retention.

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    Achieve3000 Literacy

    Grades 3–12, Tier 1–3

    Designed to close literacy gaps, Achieve3000 Literacy meets each student at their level with engaging, differentiated content, driving measurable gains in comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking to accelerate every student toward college and career readiness.

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    Reading Success

    Grades 4–Adult, Tier 1–2

    Through explicit instruction, detailed modeling, guided practice, and review, Reading Success equips students to overcome comprehension barriers, close learning gaps, and succeed across all content areas.

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    ALEKS®

    Grades K–12, Tier 1–2

    Fueled by powerful adaptive technology and aligned to state standards, ALEKS® empowers students to fill prerequisite gaps, access grade-level math content, and accelerate at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

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    Corrective Mathematics

    Grades 3–12, Tier 2–3

    Using targeted, teacher-led instruction, Corrective Mathematics builds confidence and competence in computation, problem-solving, and foundational reasoning to help students progress toward algebra readiness.

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    Essentials for Writing

    Grades 6–12, Tier 2

    Designed for middle and high school students who need additional support, Essentials for Writing provides explicit, step-by-step instruction in sentence construction, paragraph development, and multi-paragraph composition.

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    Spelling Through Morphographs

    Grades 4–12, Tier 2–3

    Spelling Through Morphographs closes spelling and vocabulary gaps by helping students break words down into prefixes, suffixes, and bases. Structured, research-based lessons build lasting word knowledge and strengthen decoding, writing, and comprehension skills.

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    Read to Achieve

    Grades 6–12, Tier 1–3

    Read to Achieve closes literacy gaps for adolescent readers with explicit comprehension strategies, empowering students to catch up with their grade-level peers and succeed in content-area learning across all subjects.

Closing the Gap: An Actionable Implementation Guide

Download our Implementation Guide to access literacy and math intervention practices, checklists, and other resources for success.

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