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The Everyday Educator — Tier 2 intervention resources for grades 6–8, made by Daniel Payne, a practicing middle school ELA teacher in Chicago. Reading and math intervention packs, MTSS progress-monitoring tools, and bundles. Every pack includes printable student pages and full answer keys in print-friendly black and white. New resources at theeverydayeducator.com.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 reading intervention pack on author’s purpose and point of view, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (16 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a diagnostic probe with an original nonfiction passage (“The Lunch Line That Learned to Move”) and 5 questions; an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes (E1 topic not purpose, E2 no text proof, E3 loaded-word blind spot, E4 one purpose only) for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (persuade, inform, entertain – and the clue words for each), developing (point of view in nonfiction and loaded words), and stretch (two texts on the same topic with different purposes – what each includes, omits, and wants) levels, each with original passages and practice; 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys for everything. Every answer in this pack requires the prove-it step: name the purpose, then point to the words that show it. All passages and questions are original. Aligned to RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 math intervention pack on multiplying and dividing fractions, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (16 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a 16-problem diagnostic probe (12 computation problems plus word problems and an explain-the-error item); an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes (E1 adds like adding fractions, E2 no flip or flips the wrong fraction, E3 mixed numbers not converted, E4 wrong operation in word problems) for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (multiplying fractions and whole numbers, cross-canceling, simplifying), developing (dividing fractions with keep-change-flip, flipping the divisor only), and stretch (mixed numbers – convert to improper fractions first) levels, each with a full practice set; 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys with the worked step named for every problem. Two moves, taught until they are automatic: multiply straight across and simplify; to divide, keep the first fraction, change to multiplication, and flip the second. All problems and word problems are original. Aligned to 6.NS.A.1.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 math intervention pack on solving one-step equations, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (16 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a 16-problem diagnostic probe (12 equations plus word problems and a check-the-solution item); an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes (E1 wrong operation, E2 guesses and never checks, E3 sign or integer slip, E4 wrong setup) for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (addition and subtraction equations), developing (multiplication and division equations), and stretch (negative solutions, decimals, and fractions) levels, each with a full practice set; 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys with the inverse operation named for every problem. The system is simple and repeatable: undo what was done to the variable, keep the equation balanced, and always check by substituting back. All problems and word problems are original. Aligned to 6.EE.B.7 and 7.EE.B.4.
A free taste of the Tier 2 intervention packs teachers are using for 20-30 minute RTI / MTSS small-group blocks in grades 6-8. This 8-page sampler pulls real pages from four full packs — use the diagnostic probes with your group this week, exactly as written. What’s inside: Text Evidence — full diagnostic probe (original passage + questions), 2 pages; Inference: Drawing Conclusions — full diagnostic probe (passage + questions), 2 pages; Add & Subtract Integers — full diagnostic probe, 1 page; Add & Subtract Fractions — full diagnostic probe, 1 page. Plus an intro page and a closing page mapping every full pack. Sampled pages are stamped SAMPLE. Every full pack ($4.50) adds: a teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine, an error-analysis sheet, 3 reteach mini-lessons, 4 exit tickets, a student progress-monitoring data tracker, and full answer keys. Or get all 9 packs + the MTSS Progress Monitoring Toolkit in the Tier 2 Intervention Complete Library — $24.99, 132 pages, at theeverydayeducator.com. Built by a Title I middle-school ELA teacher. Black-and-white print-friendly. All passages, problems, and questions are original.
The complete Tier 2 intervention library for grades 6-8, updated November 2026: every Everyday Educator intervention pack in one download – 6 reading packs, 5 math packs, and the MTSS Progress Monitoring Toolkit. Built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute Tier 2 / RTI small-group blocks. What’s inside (180 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): READING (92 pages) – Text Evidence (15 pages), Vocabulary in Context (15 pages), Inference: Drawing Conclusions (15 pages), Main Idea & Details (16 pages), Summarizing (15 pages), Author’s Purpose and Point of View (16 pages); MATH (76 pages) – Ratios & Proportions (12 pages), Add & Subtract Fractions (16 pages), Add & Subtract Integers (16 pages), Solving One-Step Equations (16 pages), Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (16 pages); MTSS / DATA (12 pages) – MTSS Progress Monitoring Toolkit. Every intervention pack includes: a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine, a diagnostic probe, an error-analysis sheet for grouping students by what they actually missed, 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational / developing / stretch levels, 4 exit tickets, a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation, and full answer keys. All passages, problems, and questions are original. Buy the library and save 53% versus buying all twelve separately ($53.00).
A complete 2-week Tier 2 reading intervention pack on summarizing, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (15 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a diagnostic probe with an original passage (“Falcons Over the River”) and 5 questions; an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes (E1 retells everything, E2 copies the text, E3 adds opinion, E4 wrong order) for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (SWBST for fiction), developing (GIST in 20 words for nonfiction), and stretch (summarize across paragraphs, stay objective) levels — each with an original passage and practice; 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys for everything. All passages and questions are original. Aligned to RI.6.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2 and RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2.
Tier 2 reading intervention bundle for grades 6-8: four complete small-group reteach packs in one download — Text Evidence, Vocabulary in Context, Inference: Drawing Conclusions, and Main Idea & Details. Built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute Tier 2 / RTI blocks. What’s inside (61 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): Tier 2 Reading Text Evidence (15 pages); Vocabulary in Context (15 pages); Inference, Drawing Conclusions (15 pages); Main Idea & Details (16 pages). Every pack includes a teacher guide with day-by-day reteach routine, diagnostic probe, error-analysis sheet, 3 reteach mini-lessons (foundational / developing / stretch), 4 exit tickets, a progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation, and full answer keys. All content original. Save 17% versus buying the four packs separately ($18.00 value).
Tier 2 math intervention bundle for grades 6-8: three complete small-group reteach packs in one download — Add & Subtract Fractions, Add & Subtract Integers, and Ratios & Proportions. Built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute Tier 2 / RTI blocks. What’s inside (44 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): Add & Subtract Fractions (16 pages, all 46 answers recomputed and verified); Add & Subtract Integers (16 pages, all 51 answers recomputed and verified); Ratios & Proportions (12 pages). Every pack includes a teacher guide with day-by-day reteach routine, diagnostic probe, error-analysis sheet with error-type codes, 3 reteach mini-lessons (foundational / developing / stretch), 4 exit tickets, a progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation, and full answer keys with worked step-by-step solutions. All problems original. Save 19% versus buying the three packs separately ($13.50 value).
A complete 2-week Tier 2 reading intervention pack on unlocking vocabulary with context clues, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (15 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a diagnostic probe with an original passage (“The Rooftop Bees”) and 5 questions; an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational, developing, and stretch levels (definition/restatement clues, an example-vs-contrast clue sort, inference + connotation); 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys for everything. All passages and questions are original. Aligned to L.6.4, L.7.4, L.8.4.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 math intervention pack on adding and subtracting integers, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (16 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a 10-problem diagnostic probe (adding integers, subtracting integers including double negatives, ordering); an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (number line + real contexts like temperature and debt), developing (addition rules, subtracting as adding the opposite), and stretch (multi-step problems + word problems) levels — each with teaching points, guided examples, and 6 practice problems; 4 exit tickets (3 problems each); a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys WITH worked step-by-step solutions for all 51 problems. All problems are original. Aligned to 6.NS.C.5, 7.NS.A.1.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 reading intervention pack on making inferences and drawing conclusions, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (15 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a diagnostic probe with an original narrative passage (“The Quiet House”) and 5 inference questions; an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational, developing, and stretch levels (text clues + background knowledge, character feelings and motives, ranking competing inferences); 4 exit tickets; a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys for everything. All passages and questions are original. Aligned to RI.6.1, RI.7.1, RI.8.1.
A complete 2-week Tier 2 math intervention pack on adding and subtracting fractions, built by a Title I middle-school teacher for 20-30 minute small-group reteach blocks (grades 6-8). What’s inside (16 pages, black-and-white print-friendly): a 1-page teacher guide with a day-by-day reteach routine; a 10-problem diagnostic probe (like denominators, unlike denominators, simplifying, mixed numbers); an error-analysis sheet with error-type codes for grouping students by what they actually missed; 3 reteach mini-lessons at foundational (visual models + like denominators), developing (unlike denominators via LCD), and stretch (mixed numbers + word problems) levels — each with teaching points, worked guided examples, and 6 practice problems; 4 exit tickets (3 problems each); a student progress-monitoring data tracker for MTSS documentation; and full answer keys WITH worked step-by-step solutions for all 46 problems. All problems are original. Aligned to 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2.