ACT curriculum

A teacher-led ACT curriculum that raises scores by strengthening English, reading, and math skills.

Build ACT readiness into the regular school day while keeping durable academic understanding at the center.

“Loving ChalkTalk more every year, and students are benefiting tremendously. Love this program.”

How it works

Five components, one unified instructional approach.

Everything a teacher needs to run ACT-aligned instruction across English, reading, math, and science reasoning without building it from scratch.

Teacher-led lessons

Whole-group ACT-aligned materials teachers can present directly.

Small group activities

Group students automatically by performance or manually for discussion and collaborative practice.

Adaptive practice

Give every student a personalized practice path based on placement and ongoing performance.

Mock tests + strategies

Use practice exams modeled on ACT format and timing while building pacing, elimination, and format familiarity.

Reporting

See skill-level reports showing exactly where each student and class stand.

Data-driven instruction

Know exactly where to focus instruction.

ChalkTalk’s skill-level reporting helps teachers identify class gaps across ACT English, reading, math, and science reasoning so they can prioritize instruction.

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ACT Skill Level Report by Lesson: Summary by Benchmark

How to use: This report highlights lessons using a Return on Instruction score that combines the class’s average skill level with the number of questions on the exam. Higher ROI indicates a larger opportunity for focused instruction.

#	Subject	Topic	Avg. skill level	Questions on exam	Return on Instruction (ROI)
1	ACT English	Correcting Run-Ons	1.2	5–6	96.0%
2	ACT English	Correcting Fragments	1.4	4–6	90.0%
3	ACT English	Verb Tense	1.7	2–4	68.0%
4	ACT English	Verb Forms and Agreement	2.0	1–3	54.0%
5	ACT English	Ambiguous and Inappropriate Pronoun Shifts	2.2	1–3	42.0%
6	ACT English	Correcting Pronoun Forms	2.2	1–3	40.0%

Illustrative ACT prioritization scores showing how lower skill levels and greater exam frequency raise Return on Instruction.

Built for existing pathways

Integrate ACT prep into existing course codes.

ChalkTalk can support ACT preparation within existing mathematics and English course structures, helping districts build college and career readiness into the regular school day.

Option A · Deeper instruction

Build ACT preparation into core instruction.

Primary instruction runs 3–5 days per week for 20–45 minutes per day, integrated into existing courses.

Builds English, reading, and math understanding through daily lessons, with ACT-format examples supporting each skill.

Every implementation includes

Ready-to-use lesson plans and slides
Adaptive practice and study videos
Printables and online activities
Built-in progress monitoring
Professional development and data coaching
Pacing guides

Examples of existing courses ChalkTalk partners have integrated ACT prep into:

MCLA

Connect ACT mathematics preparation to Mathematics for College Liberal Arts topics including functions, geometry, probability, data analysis, and logic.

IR3

Use ACT reading and English preparation to reinforce targeted support in Intensive Reading 3.

Algebraic Reasoning

Connect ACT preparation to linear, quadratic, rational, exponential, and other functions through patterns, structure, and modeling from data.

Pressed for time?

Option B

Bell-Ringers & Bootcamp

A faster ACT implementation model with strong impact and minimal lift.

Bell-Ringers

5–10 minute warm-ups with ACT-aligned questions for quick discussion and immediate feedback.

Bootcamp

30–45 minute sessions for 2–3 weeks before test day, combining ACT strategy, section familiarity, and adaptive practice.