What is Voyager Passport?
Voyager Passport® is an evidence-based intervention solution for students in grades K–5. Through teacher-led instruction paired with online practice, students receive explicit, systematic instruction in the five essential components of reading, plus language and writing.
Is Voyager Passport Aligned to the Science of Reading?
Following the Structured Literacy approach grounded in the science of reading, Voyager Passport provides the explicit, systematic instruction struggling readers need. Lessons are structured, follow a consistent routine, provide immediate corrective feedback, and give students more time on task to master critical reading skills.
- Skills move from simple to complex
- Instruction is cumulative and connected
- Students receive frequent opportunities to apply new learning in context
- Embedded assessments allow for data-informed teaching
Is Voyager Passport Evidence-Based?
Voyager Passport earned the highest rating of “Tier 1: Strong" as outlined by ESSA evidence standards. These standards were created to guide educators in identifying proven solutions that show improved student outcomes.
What Are the Benefits of Voyager Passport?
Voyager Passport follows a strategic approach consistent with how students learn to read. The solution progresses with the reader as they move from phonics mastery to advanced comprehension through scaffolded lessons.
Designed around 30-minute daily lessons, Voyager Passport is easy to incorporate into your existing schedule. It can be used to support any core reading program in a variety of implementation models (in-class, pull-out, extended-day, tutoring, and more).
Materials and lesson plans are easy to implement and support the teacher in delivering high-quality reading instruction with professional development provided at the point of use.
In addition to the print materials like the student workbook and fluency readers, students can access online resources and practice including Reading Rangers, an interactive eBook, formative assessments, Sound Library, handwriting videos, and fluency audio recordings.
The instructional routine incorporates purposeful skills progression with abundant opportunities to extend, differentiate, or accelerate instruction, maximizing instructional time.
Educators have access to an Online Teacher Center complete with assignable formative assessments and reports as well as resources like take-home readers, graphic organizers, handwriting lessons, videos, activities, program-planning materials, and more.
Power of Print
Voyager Passport is built on a print-first approach, where instruction happens through teacher-guided lessons using high-quality print materials. This model ensures focused, explicit instruction and meaningful student–teacher interaction are at the core of literacy development.
While instruction is grounded in the printed materials, digital practice is incorporated intentionally to complement instruction by extending and reinforcing learning.
- Online formative assessments for quick administration and scoring
- Reading Rangers for reading skills practice from phonemic awareness to comprehension
- Fluency audiobooks for modeling expressive reading
- Interactive eBooks for comprehension and vocabulary
- Sound Library for pronunciation and phonics support
- Handwriting Library videos to build writing skills
This balanced approach combines the strength of direct instruction with engaging opportunities to reinforce learning and build confidence.
Who Is It Designed For?
Voyager Passport is designed for students needing instruction beyond the core instructional program or who are one to one and a half years behind grade level. The program accelerates student literacy achievement by targeting critical skills and providing strategies learners need to become fluent, on-level readers.
How Is Voyager Passport Different From Other Reading Interventions?
Voyager Passport is a print-first reading intervention based on reading science. Students go on a reading adventure and stamp their passport as they complete units, called Adventures. Voyager Passport is designed to be fun and engaging while following research-proven practices that accelerate students to grade level.
What Impact Has Voyager Passport Had in Real Schools and Districts?
Voyager Passport strategically targets priority reading skills to accelerate the performance of students reading below grade level. At the conclusion of Voyager Passport, students will have improved their reading skills and gained confidence as a reader. Learn more about the impact Voyager Passport has had at these schools and districts.
In Mississippi, leaders with the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction needed a way to accelerate reading growth for K–5 students who were below grade level. Through the Mission Acceleration program, educators implemented high-dosage tutoring with Voyager Passport, providing structured, personalized support in small groups just a few times each week. In a short period of time, students made strong progress, averaging about four months of reading growth in just 10 weeks, with steady gains in overall reading performance and confidence.
At Kelly Elementary School in Pennsylvania, third grade teacher Hannah Irion-Frake needed a solution for students who were just slightly below grade level. With its comprehensive approach and using just 30 minutes a day, Irion-Frake grouped students by need and saw strong progress in just a few months. Most students showed steady growth toward benchmark goals with measurable gains in fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.
What Have Educators Shared About Voyager Passport?
Can I learn more about Voyager Passport?
As the science of reading becomes more commonplace in districts across the country, there is general agreement about the importance of phonics instruction in the early grade levels. What is less common is the emphasis on continued word study as students move into higher grades.
Join trailblazing literacy researcher Dr. Reid Lyon for a high-impact edWebinar that distills 50 years of reading science into ten essential maxims every educator and district leader should know.
Small-group instruction during literacy block is an effective way to provide targeted intervention for students who need extra support in foundational literacy skills. Read how third-grade teacher Hannah Irion-Frake supports student learning by using assessment data to inform planning, as well as what has worked well in her classroom for small-group planning and implementation.
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