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REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION
2015 ELA/ELD ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Publisher / Program / Grade Level(s)National Geographic/Cengage Learning / Reach for Reading / K–6
Program Summary:
Reach for Reading (Program 2) includes: Teacher Edition (TE), Student Edition (SE), Big Charts (BC), Critical Reading Series (CRS), Informational Readers (IR), Designated ELD Support (DES), Assessment Handbook (AHB), NGReach.com (Website), Teamwork Activities (TA), Academic Talk Flip Chart (ATFC), Reach into Phonics Foundations Teachers Guide (TG), Practice Master (PM), Learning Stations (LS). Additional acronyms are: Shared Reading (SR), Best Practices (BP), Research Project (RP), Writing Project (WP), Phonics (P), Comprehension (C), Daily Grammar (DG), Academic Talk (AT), Multi-Level Strategies (MLS), Small Group (SG), Resources (R).
Recommendation:
Reach for Reading (Program 2) is recommended for adoption because the program includes content as specified in the CA CCSS for ELA and the CA ELD Standards, as appropriate for the program type, meets all identified standards in Criterion 1 fully, all identified standards in Criterion 2 fully, and meets all the Criteria in Category 1 with strengths in Categories 2–5. Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed on the last page of this document under the “Edits and Corrections” section.
Criteria Category 1: ELA/ELD Content/Alignment with Standards
The program supports teaching to the CA CCSS for ELA and CA ELD Standards (as appropriate to the program type), and covers all of the evaluation criteria in Category 1.
Citations:
· Criterion #1: Grade K, RL.K.1: TE, Unit 2, p. T211; Grade 1, RI.1.3: TE, Unit 4, p. T257g; SE, pp. 253–255; Grade 2, RF.2.3d: TE, Unit 7, p. T408e, P, PM7.3; Grade 3, W.3.5: TE, Unit 5, pp. T336–T339, WP, SE, pp. 336–339; Grade 4, L.4.2c: TE, Unit 2, pp. T105u–105v, DG, PM2.19; Grade 5, SL.5.5: TE, Unit 8, p. T559b, RP; Grade 6, RI.6.6: TE, Unit 4, p. T221a C, SE, p. 222.
· Criterion #2: Grade K, Pl.K.1.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 5, p. T135, AT, TE, Unit 3, p. T95, AT; Grade 1, PI.1.8.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 1, p. T1o,SR; Grade 1, PI.1.9.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 1, pp. T63e–T63f; Grade 2, PI.2.3.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 8, p. T503m AT; Grade 3, PI.3.1.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 1, p. T69s, TE, Unit 8, p. T507s; Grade 4, PII.4.3.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 8, p. T489q, DG, eVisual 8.2, 8.7; Grade 5, PI.5.1.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 5, p. T373c MLS; Grade 6, PI.6.5.Em-Ex-Br: TE, Unit 3, pp. T215c–T215d, ATFC, p.10, TE, Unit 1, pp. BP13–BP14.
· Criterion #3: Grade K, TE, Unit 1, pp. vi–xxii.
· Criterion #7: Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, pp. xl–xli; Grade 4, TE, Unit 1, pp. xl–xli.
· Criterion #11: Grade 3, TE, Unit 1, p. BP10.
· Criterion #13: Grade 1, TE, Unit 1, pp. v–xxii.
· Criterion #17: Grade 6, TE, Unit 1, p. T25a.
· Criterion #21d: Grade 2, ATFC, pp. 1–36.
Criteria Category 2: Program Organization
The organization and design of the instructional materials provide structure for what students should learn each year and allow teachers to teach the content efficiently and effectively.
Citations:
· Criterion #2: Grade 2, TE, Unit 1, pp. CC1–CC19; Grade 6, TE, Unit 1, pp.CC1–CC19.
· Criterion #6: Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, pp. T1f–T1g, LS; Grade 3, TA, Unit 1, p.18; Grade 3, TE, Unit 3, pp. T141f–T141g, LS; Grade K, TA, Unit 1, p.26; Grade K, TE, Unit 1, p. T6, LS.
· Criterion #8: Grades K–6, NGReach.com: Resource Directory, Student Resources.
· Criterion #9: Grades 4–6, TE, Unit 1, pp. BP1–BP35; Grade 1, TE, Unit 1, pp. BP1–BP48.
Criteria Category 3: Assessment
The instructional materials provide teachers with assistance in using assessments for planning instruction, determining effective flexible grouping strategies, implementing other strategies for meeting the instructional needs of students, and measuring the effectiveness of instruction through progress monitoring.
Citations:
· Criterion #1c: Grades K–6, NGReach.com, Family Newsletters.
· Criterion #3: Grades K–2, Reach into Phonics Foundations, TG, p. T9.
· Criterion #5: Grade 2, AHB, p. A1.42; Grade 3, AHB, p. A1.40.
· Criterion #7: Grade 3, AHB, p. A6.43.
Criteria Category 4: Universal Access
Program materials ensure universal and equitable access to high-quality curriculum and instruction for all students so they can meet or exceed the expectations as described in the CA CCSS for ELA and, when appropriate, the CA ELD Standards, and provide teachers with the necessary content and pedagogical tools to teach all students the CA CCSS for ELA and help all English learners to achieve proficiency with the CA ELD Standards.
Citations:
· Criterion #2: NGReach.com, Podcast: Understanding and Reaching Your Students.
· Criterion #3b: Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, pp. T2–T3, T5.
· Criterion #3d: Grades K–6, ATFC; Grades K–6, Leveled Readers.
· Criterion #5: Grades K–6, NGReach.com, Read With Me Audio Selections MP3.
· Criterion #7: Grade 4, TE, Unit 1, p. SG36.
Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning and Teacher Support
The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction and are designed to help teachers provide effective standards-based instruction and ensure opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified for in the CA CCSS for ELA and, where appropriate, the CA ELD Standards.
Citations:
· Criterion #6: Grade 3, TE, Unit 1, pp. T1f–T1g.
· Criterion #15: Grade 2, TE, Unit 3, pp. T165e–T165f.
· Criterion #20: Grade 1, TE, Unit 1, pp. T1h–T1I; Grade 3, TE, Unit 1, BP, pp. T24–T26; Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, BP, pp. BP15–BP16.
· Criterion #25: Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, pp. R34–R49.
Edits and Corrections:
The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.
1. Grade 1, Units 1-2, p. xxxi, Daily Grammar Week 3: “Possessive Nounse” should read “Possessive Nouns”.
2. Grade K, Unit 5, p. T13, Sentence 1: “Review the fives senses” should read “Review the five senses”.
California Department of Education
August 17, 2015
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