Instructional Materials

ESL Library by Red River Press

ESL Library was founded in 2002 as a resource site for English teachers. The materials are designed to enhance, complement, or supplement curriculum. New materials are added every month. The lessons include relevant, thought-provoking materials that focus on real-world issues, historical events, and natural dialogues geared toward teens and adults. There are also kid-friendly lessons for young learners and middle schoolers as well as lessons for literacy classrooms.

Readable English by Readable English. LLC

Readable English is a suite of research-based products and services designed to simplify and accelerate the process of learning to read by breaking the code of English. In six weeks or less, students learn the 21 Readable English glyphs that enable them to decode any word in English.  Students practice reading using the Readable English mark-up to develop reading accuracy and fluency. Using this structured literacy program, students build language and literacy fluency and comprehension skills by converting core curriculum text into Readable English and using the mark-up as a scaffold until it is no longer needed.  Readable English is designed to support students with literacy and language deficits so that grade-level curriculum is available to them.  At the same time, advanced students working at grade level can use the program to access materials above their current grade level.

Reading Plus by Taylor Associates/Communications, Inc.

Reading Plus simultaneously develops all three domains of reading - physical, cognitive, and emotional - by integrating them in one personalized online reading program. Rooted in eight decades of research, Reading Plus is proven to increase achievement in students from elementary grades through college.

Reading Eggspress Student Program and Resources
Published by Blake eLearning Distributed by Edmentum

Edmentum’s dynamic 2-in-1 literacy solution, Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress, is designed to build and reinforce foundational skills in a rich, interactive, online world. Reading Eggspress, the 2nd through 6th grade component,is designed to build children’s skills in reading, comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. The online reading program uses simple navigation to allow direct access to all learning areas, and is computer, iPad, and tablet friendly.This captivating program offers an individualized learning pathway that fosters student independence, paired with rich teacher resources and reporting to drive classroom literacy instruction. The range of activities motivates kids to return regularly to complete lessons, compete against other students, earn more rewards, and continue improving their skills.

Get Ready! - Sail by Vista Higher Learning

According to the front matter in the Teacher’s Edition: “Get Ready! Sail is a comprehensive program for newcomer and beginning proficiency elementary students. The curriculum is built on specialized knowledge necessary for working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners, the assets they bring into the classroom, and the academic challenges they face. This powerful print and digital solution develops literacy skills and academic language while addressing the needs of every student."

HMH Into Reading © 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

HMH Into Reading builds content knowledge through text sets comprised of titles in multiple genres. In each module, students share and build background knowledge, analyze text, model and practice fluent and shared reading, and extend and synthesize topic knowledge based on the text. Teachers incorporate multi-genre texts to address themes and concepts and to answer questions about what they are reading. The program helps students develop fundamental listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking skills. Into Reading allows for educators to maximize student achievement through the use of differentiation and assessments. The program enables all students to master skills and meet goals with the support of strong differentiated instruction, focused English language development, and data-driven assessment.

I-Ready Instruction by Curriculum Associates

Built for the Common Core, i-Ready combines a valid and reliable growth measure and individualized instruction in a single online product that saves teachers time at a fraction of the cost of similar products. A single K-12 adaptive Diagnostic for reading and mathematics pinpoints student needs down to the sub-skill level, and ongoing progress monitoring shows whether students are on track to achieve end-of-year targets. i-Ready provides rigorous, on-grade level instruction and practice with Ready® and additional downloadable lessons to help meet individual student or small group needs. i-Ready Instruction provides personalized student instruction targeted to students’ unique areas of need and mobile apps to boost achievement.

Despegando hacia la lectura™
by Okapi Educational Publishing
SPANISH

Despegando hacia la lectura™ is a comprehensive, Spanish-language, early literacy resource that can be fully implemented as a stand-alone early literacy program. Combine it with its English-language counterpart—the award-winning Flying Start to Literacy—for rigorous dual-literacy instruction.

Ready Classroom Mathematics, Florida Edition by Curriculum Associates

Ready Classroom Mathematics, Florida Edition helps build strong mathematical habits in students through discourse-based instruction. The Try, Discuss, Connect instructional routine supports teachers in facilitating meaningful mathematical discourse in a manageable way that engages all learners. The lessons support learning through multiple methods and opportunities for engagement, representation, action, and expression. Each lesson provides multiple entry levels, activities, and "differentiation points" that allow teachers to flexibly address differentiation needs within each lesson.

Ready Classroom Mathematics, Common Core Edition by Curriculum Associates

Ready Classroom Mathematics, Common Core Edition, helps build strong mathematical habits in students through discourse-based instruction. The Try, Discuss, Connect instructional routine supports teachers in facilitating meaningful mathematical discourse in a manageable way that engages all learners. The lessons support learning through multiple methods and opportunities for engagement, representation, action, and expression. Each lesson provides multiple entry levels, activities, and “differentiation points”that allow teachers to flexibly address differentiation needs within each lesson.

Benchmark Advancing Language Learning by Benchmark Education

Benchmark Advancing Language Learning accelerates learning while giving teachers scaffolds to meet the needs of students at varied levels of proficiency. The program meets WIDA, ELPA21, TESOL, and state English Language standards to provide time and activities devoted specifically to EL instruction. The program employs a system of building language skills, applying to grade text, and transferring learning to additional tasks and assessment. Instruction is integrated to accelerate learning and application in context, while Mini Lessons incorporate differentiation and formative assessments monitor individual language development. 

Benchmark Taller, Taller del Lector, Taller del Escritor, Taller de Fonetica y Estudio de Palabras, Microtaller de vocabulario, y Microtaller de Gramatica by Benchmark Education

Benchmark Taller accelerates learning while giving teachers supports and resources to meet the unique needs of the bilingual and biliterate student. The program provides comprehensive literacy instruction with the following resources to promote bilingualism and biliteracy; reading mini-lessons that support both close reading and metacognition, explicit phonics and word study instruction to build strong Spanish language foundational skills, levels texts for small guided group instruction and tiered differentiation, and writing mini-lessons to support Spanish writing skills.The Benchmark program employs a system of building Spanish language skills, an integration of literacy, language and content area knowledge. Instruction is integrated to accelerate the bilingual and biliterate student learning and application of language in context.  The mini-lessons and Teatro del Lector incorporate differentiation and formative assessments to monitor student’s language and literacy development in Spanish.

HMH ¡Arriba la Lectura! TM © 2020  by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt   

HMH ¡Arriba la Lectura! accelerates learning while giving teachers supports and resources to meet the unique needs of the bilingual and biliterate student.  The program provides comprehensive literacy instruction with the following resources to promote bilingualism and biliteracy, reading mini-lessons that support both close reading and metacognition, explicit phonics and word study instruction to build strong Spanish language foundational skills, levels texts for small guided group instruction and tiered differentiation, and writing mini-lessons to support Spanish writing skills. The program employs a system of building Spanish language skills, an integration of literacy, language and content-area knowledge. Instruction is integrated to accelerate the bilingual and biliterate student learning and application of language in context.  ¡Arriba la Lectura! builds content knowledge through text sets comprised of titles across multiple genres.  In each module students develop fundamental listening, speaking, reading, writing and thinking skills. 

Learning A-Z, ELL Edition, by Learning A-Z

Learning A-Z ELL Edition collection provides a variety of resources and tools to support English Language Learners and ESL programming. The Learning A-Z ELL Edition collection provides research-based resources and teaching tools specifically designed to support language and literacy development in the preK-5th grade classroom. The Learning A-Z ELL Edition provides access to the digital subscription platform, Raz-Plus with resources organized to support content-area language development. Learning A-Z ELL Edition provides the following:

• Content based-and thematic-based resources for students across all four language domains (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)
• Contextualized instruction for content specific academic vocabulary
• Evaluative tools to help educators both monitor student?s language and literacy progression and adapt instruction to best meet their needs.

Discussions4Learning by Davis Publications, Inc.

Discussions4Learning  introduces a wealth of rich, academic, oral vocabulary through fast-paced, twenty-minute lessons designed to engage all students. Each lesson focuses on a brilliant fine art image; each week includes two fine art images and two real-world photos. By focusing on oral language, rather than connecting vocabulary instruction to phonics and spelling instruction, all students, regardless of their decoding proficiency, can participate in learning and using new vocabulary. Discussions4Learning is designed to be a phonics-free time of the school day when students engage in listening to and using sophisticated, high-level vocabulary as they discuss and explore fine art images and real-world photos.

Flying Start to Literacy™
Okapi Educational Publishing

ENGLISH

Flying Start to Literacy is an award-winning early literacy program that reflects best practices in literacy instruction. Flying Start to Literacy’s paired fiction and informational texts, which are connected by a big idea, build the kinds of foundations necessary to launch students successfully on their path to college and career readiness.

Florida Wonders by McGraw-Hill Education

Florida Wonders, K-5, is a comprehensive English Language Arts program that provides access to complex, grade-level content and skills through explicit instruction that is supported by the science of reading. Wonders provides all students with opportunities to access and fully engage with the rigorous grade-level standards with focused instructional support for English Language Learners both in the core ELA Teacher’s Edition as well as in a dedicated ELL Small Group Guide.

Carousel of IDEAS, 4th Edition - Ballard & Tighe

Carousel of IDEAS is a program designed to prepare K-5 English language learners for transition into mainstream academic classes. The program integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing into the major content areas. It can be used in a pull-out or an immersion program. The program allows teachers to customize the lessons based on the student abilities. The variety of activities and teaching materials enables teachers to provide differentiated instruction and address a wide range of learning styles and student abilities. The program builds on prior learning and language is recycled from chapter to chapter to build upon concepts presented. Integrated literature helps students build and refine literacy and critical thinking skills. Students engage in active learning and group settings to experience authentic and meaningful communication.

ConceptLinks Literacy® , Vocabulary Boosters^TM - Summit K12 Holdings, Inc.

Differentiated Instruction in a general education classroom, targeted support for ELL, SPED, 504, and Newcomer Students, tier 2 intervention, before school, after school, and/or summer school; guided reading program, nonfiction bookroom collection, sheltered instruction, dual language and bilingual classrooms.

Reading Eggs Online Program
Published by Blake eLearning Distributed by Edmentum

Edmentum’s dynamic 2-in-1 literacy solution, Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress, is designed to build and reinforce foundational skills in a rich, interactive, online world. Reading Eggs, the pre-K through 2nd grade component, helps learners develop foundational skills across the five essential pillars of reading. The online reading program uses simple navigation to allow direct access to all learning areas, and is computer, iPad and tablet friendly. This captivating and highly rewarding program offers an individualized learning pathway that fosters student independence, paired with rich teacher resources and reporting to drive classroom literacy instruction.