Instructional Materials

Pathways Second Edition by National Geographic Learning

Pathways, Second Edition, is a global, five-level academic English program. Carefully guided lessons develop the language skills, critical thinking, and learning strategies required for academic success. Using authentic and relevant content from National Geographic, including video, charts, and other infographics, Pathways prepares students to work effectively and confidently in an academic environment.

Impact by National Geographic Learning

Impact is a new five-level series in American and British English that helps teenage learners to better understand themselves, each other, and the world they live in. By encouraging self-expression, global citizenship, and active participation, Impact motivates students to explore who they are and who they want to be, all while learning English! National Geographic Explorers are featured as role models who embody the 21st century skills and values teenagers need to become successful global citizens. Cross-curricular topics engage learners with stimulating information about the world, better preparing them for future academic success. Student-choice activities and projects present learners with options for language practice, allowing teens to become active participants in the learning process.

McGraw Hill, Wonders Grade K 

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.

McGraw-Hill, Wonders Grade 1

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.

McGraw Hill, Wonders Grade 2 

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.

McGraw-Hill, Wonders Grade 3

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.

McGraw-Hill, Wonders Grade 4

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.

McGraw-Hill, Wonders Grade 5

Content Area: Language Arts (Reading)

The Wonders program promotes an asset-based approach to help multilingual learners in their college and career readiness. Recognizing that the ability to independently access increasingly complex text is an essential factor in students’ academic success, the Wonders program provides access to complex, rigorous, grade-level texts and skills for all students, by employing research-based instructional strategies developed by many of our authors. Our theory of action is grounded in the belief that a high-quality equitable solution provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with rigorous, grade-level standards. Wonders offers extensive opportunities for all students to encounter text of appropriate complexity throughout the year. All grades have frequent opportunities for developmentally appropriate texts including rich, grade-appropriate, and meaningful discussion of complex texts every week. A Text Complexity Rubric rating for the texts in each Text Set is provided in the Teacher’s Edition. This rubric includes Low, Moderate, and High Complexity ratings around Qualitative Measures, as well as Quantitative information and Reader and Task Considerations.