A Teacher Scaffold for Effective Instruction

  • Build Upon What You Already Have

    IMPACT enhances—rather than replaces—your existing curriculum.

    Unlike other frameworks that require new materials, IMPACT works with what you already have, providing a structured scaffold to strengthen instruction and support student learning.

  • Create Instructional Consistency

    IMPACT gives schools a clear, structured way to help students access grade-level text. It guides lessons through defined phases, step-by-step tasks, and built-in assessments, ensuring students get the support they need.

    By balancing modeling, practice, and discussion, IMPACT helps students develop critical literacy skills so they can independently engage with complex texts.

  • Teach Access, Not Just Information

    IMPACT teaches students how to engage with complex text, not just recall information.

    It helps them develop academic English skills, apply reading strategies across subjects, and build awareness of their own learning process to navigate challenging material independently.

IMPACT Lesson Plan

Plan Your IMPACT

The IMPACT Lesson Planning Form User Guide helps teachers create well-structured lessons using their existing curriculum.

It walks you through selecting lesson focus, skills, strategies, and language supports to help students understand and engage with grade-level text.

By following this guide, you’ll design clear, effective lessons that support student thinking, discussion, and learning.

Refine Your IMPACT

This guide helps you understand, adjust, and apply your IMPACT lesson plan to fit your students' needs. It walks you through customizing content, adjusting pacing, and adding support for different learners while keeping lessons clear and engaging. Reflect and refine:

  • Does the timing work? → Adjust lesson phases.
    Do students need more support? → Add scaffolds.
    Are students struggling with vocabulary? → Include visuals and sentence frames.

With thoughtful planning and flexibility, you’ll create effective, structured lessons that build content knowledge and academic language skills.