Passport Reading Journeys III

Passport Reading Journeys III (PRJ III) is a supplemental reading intervention for ninth grade students reading below grade level. The program consists of 14 Expeditions taught daily in 50-minute periods (or 90-minute block scheduling) over one school year. Each Expedition includes 10 lessons alternating between whole group instruction and individual practice, with lessons 5 and 10 dedicated to review, extension, and assessment. The intervention incorporates explicit vocabulary instruction, direct comprehension strategy instruction, reading foundational skills, writing, and technology components (VocabJourney). Materials include teacher guides, student workbooks, DVDs, and a library of age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction books. Teachers receive launch training, ongoing coaching from Voyager Implementation Specialists, and access to online professional development modules.