What if you could build literacy skills and content knowledge at the same time?
With Fast 5 Lessons, you have access to over one-hundred ready-to-use, content-based lessons that connect structured literacy routines with engaging topics in science, social studies, biography, literature, and more.
You shouldn't have to choose between content instruction and structured literacy.
Your students may need explicit practice with phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. But they also need opportunities to learn about the world, build background knowledge, encounter interesting ideas, and actually use those literacy skills while reading meaningful text.
Fast 5 Lessons are designed to bring those pieces together.
See what structured literacy looks like when it bridges into content-area instruction.
Phonological Awareness
Practice sound skills using words connected to the topic.
Phonics + Word Study
Identify and practice words from the passage, organized by relevant spelling patterns and syllable types.
Vocabulary
Preview important content vocabulary using a consistent vocabulary routine so students are prepared to understand what they read.
Fluency
Build accuracy, phrasing, and automaticity using sentences and text connected to the passage.
Comprehension
Read, discuss, and respond to questions that deepen understanding of both the text and the topic.
The literacy skills are explicit. The reading is meaningful. And because everything is already connected for you, you don't have to build the lesson from scratch.
Structured literacy doesn’t have to happen in isolation.
Each Fast 5 Lesson starts with one engaging topic and carries it across the literacy routines your students already need.
So if your students are learning about community, they aren't practicing phonics with one set of words, vocabulary with another, and comprehension with an unrelated passage. Everything connects back to the same content.
How it Works
Access the complete lesson library
Get immediate access to 125+ ready-to-use lessons organized by topic and reading level. Print the lesson or pull up the digital version and you're ready to go.
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Choose the right topic and level
Select an engaging passage that fits your students' interests and reading needs. Every lesson follows the same familiar structure, no matter which topic you choose.
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Teach with confidence
Everything is already planned for you. Use the lessons with individuals, small groups, or other instructional settings.
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Everything you need to bridge structured literacy and content knowledge.
125+ ready-to-use content-based literacy lessons across science, social studies, biography, literature, and more
A consistent, structured literacy routine connecting phonological awareness, phonics and word study, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
One-hour on-demand professional development training + certificate so you can understand the approach and start using it confidently
Ready-to-use tracking tools to help you organize instruction and keep track of what you've covered
Lifetime access to your Fast Five lesson library with no recurring fees
Fast 5 is a great fit if…
You want to give students explicit literacy instruction without limiting reading to isolated skill practice.
You want to bring more science, social studies, biography, and world knowledge into literacy instruction.
You need high-interest texts that give students a reason to practice the skills you're teaching.
You want a consistent instructional structure without spending hours building every lesson yourself.
Fast 5 works well for reading interventionists, special educators, literacy specialists, tutors, and classroom teachers.
💬 “The commitment your team has is phenomenal, and it has made my job so much easier and more rewarding. I now approach my work with greater confidence, knowing that my intervention is targeting exactly what each of my students needs and is truly a difference.” - Marisa S.
125+ lessons. Hundreds of hours of planning already done for you.
You could take an article about earthquakes, identify the words you want students to practice, sort those words by spelling pattern and syllable type, select important vocabulary, create fluency practice, develop comprehension questions, and organize everything into one cohesive structured literacy lesson.
And then do it again for weather. And the solar system. And historical figures. And ecosystems. And dozens of other topics.
Or you can open Fast Five and teach.
Fast Five gives you 125+ thoughtfully designed, content-based literacy lessons that are ready to use and easy to differentiate, so you can spend less time building materials and more time actually teaching.
Get the complete Fast Five Literacy Lesson Library for $197
Your one-time purchase includes:
125+ ready-to-use, content-based literacy lessons
Explicit routines for phonological awareness, phonics and word study, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
Engaging topics across science, social studies, biography, literature, and more
Multiple reading levels to make differentiation easier
One-hour on-demand professional development training + certificate
Ready-to-use instructional and tracking tools
Lifetime access to your materials
No recurring fees
Try Fast 5 Lessons Risk-Free
Check out the lesson library, watch the training, and see how the lessons fit into your instruction. If Fast 5 isn't the right fit, just let us know within 14 days for a full refund.
Many educators tell us this became the exact bridge they’d been missing.
“I have never regretted investing in your program. You have done a beautiful job of providing a solid path for me to foster my students’ success…This has been a lifesaver!” - Kelly B.
What other educators are saying…
Still have questions?
Check out these FAQs to learn more.
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Fast 5 includes 125+ lessons across science, social studies, arts, and more.
You can see what lessons and topics are included »here«.
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Fast 5 was designed for students in grades K–8. The consistent lesson structure adapts to different reading levels and student needs.
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Yes. Fast 5 lessons are designed to work alongside whatever program or curriculum you're already using. They don't replace your existing instruction, they provide the structured bridge practice that connects skills across meaningful text.
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You can absolutely use the Fast 5 Lessons as a stand alone program to support literacy development, however if you are looking for a more structured systematic word recognition program, we recommend taking a look at our Delivering SMARTER Intervention Program.
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Lessons are flexible and can be adapted to the time you have available, whether that's a 20-minute intervention block or a longer session. The consistent structure means students move through the routine efficiently once it becomes familiar.
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Yes. Your purchase includes lifetime access to the full lesson library, the implementation training, the data tracking system, and the Professional Learning Community. No renewals, no recurring fees.
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Absolutely. Schools can pay via credit card or submit a purchase order (PO).
You can use the link below to request a custom quote: https://smarterintervention.com/quote
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Try Fast 5 risk-free for 14 days. Use the lessons with your students, experience the structure for yourself, and see how it works in your specific setting. If it isn't the right fit, reach out within 14 days and we'll refund your purchase. No questions asked.
You don't have to choose between explicit literacy instruction and meaningful, knowledge-building reading.
With Fast 5 Lessons, you can give your students both.
Prefer to split it up? A 6-pay option is available at checkout.