Released in 2009, the Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, NY State Regents Prep, is a complete teacher toolkit for improving academic performance. 

What's so special about the Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, NY State Regents Prep?

• It contains more than 40 reproducible lesson plans, covering a wide range of teaching techniques and approaches, perfect for diverse classrooms
• It prepares students for the NY State Regents Examination 
• It correlates to IRA/NCTE Standards for English Language Arts
• It comes in a sturdy 3-ring binder with an CD-ROM version of all materials
• It's economically priced, at close to $15 per student

The program also includes two assessments (and answer keys) modeled after the NY State Regents Examination. 

Many high school students don't respond well to traditional "skill-and-drill" or test-prep approaches. For them, as well as for the on-track students in your classroom, and the high achievers, the Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, NY State Regents Prep, is a comprehensive combination of material review, instructional approaches, guided practice, embedded assessments, and much more.

The Teacher Resource Binder is divided into eight major units:

1. Teacher's Guide
2. Vocabulary Development
3. Reading Comprehension: Understandign Texts
4. Reading: Informational Texts
5. Reading: Literature
6. Composition
7. Test-Taking Prepartion
8. NY State Regents Prep

Each of the dozens of units in the binder includes:

• The Goal Statement
• Words to Know
• Mini Lesson/Guided Practice
• Differentiated Strategies
• Ongoing Assessment and Additional Activities
• Student Activity Sheets
• Post-Assessment

Perhaps the greatest strength of the Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, NY State Regents Prep, is its unique flexibility from classroom to classroom within a district. For veteran educators or for those new to teaching, the program provides a wealth of techniques and standards-based formats. It's ready to use as is, or modify it for your particular needs.