Student's foundational skills are assess both formally and informally. Formal assessments are given at the end of each lesson and unit and are indicated in the Teacher's Guide. Lesson and Unit Assessments measure student understanding of material that was recently taught. These assessments, found in the Assessment Book for each grade level, align with classroom instruction and focus on the literacy skills that are critical to reading success.



Each lesson in the grade level program has a correspondingChallenge activity to help students stretch to the next level ofunderstanding


Contains planning, differentiation, and assessment tips that enhance instruction in print and book awareness, letter recognition, phonological and phonemic awareness, and more.

Student's foundational skills are assess both formally and informally. Formal assessments are given at the end of each lesson and unit and are indicated in the Teacher's Guide. Lesson and Unit Assessments measure student understanding of material that was recently taught. These assessments, found in the Assessment Book for each grade level, align with classroom instruction and focus on the literacy skills that are critical to reading success.

Each lesson in the grade level program has a correspondingReteach activity for those students needing extra practice andsupport.

Depending upon the grade level, students practice thefollowing skills:? Alphabet Knowledge? Phonemic Awareness? Inquiry? Phonics? Comprehension? Spelling? Vocabulary? Writing? Grammar, Mechanics, and UsageTwo Skills Workbooks are available at each grade level, onefor each half of the year. Each workbook has all the skillsheets conveniently organized by lesson. These skill sheetsprovide students the opportunity to practice and apply theskills they are learning. These workbooks are an integral partof instruction.Each Skills Workbook is available in three formatsWorkbook, Blackline Master (BLM), and Annotated TeachersEdition (ATE).

assessment is comprised of Lesson Assessment and Benchmark Assessment. Lesson Assessment tests students on material covered in theprogram weekly. A score of 80% or higher indicates student mastery. These assessments offer the opportunity for summative assessment as students aregraded on their knowledge of previously-taught skills and concepts. Benchmark Assessment features tests of equivalent difficulty that sample the yearlongcurriculum to gauge student growth. Improving scores on these assessments indicate students increasing mastery of the content. This assessment acts as auniversal screener of student growth. Progress is measured against benchmark cutoff scores. Cutoff scores rise as student knowledge grows and help topoint out gaps between student achievement and the curriculum-based goals. These two assessments offer valuable formative data as the frequency of theassessments allows for reliable progress monitoring data that can be used to ensure that all students progress.

Student's foundational skills are assess both formally and informally. Formal assessments are given at the end of each lesson and unit and are indicated in the Teacher's Guide. Lesson and Unit Assessments measure student understanding of material that was recently taught. These assessments, found in the Assessment Book for each grade level, align with classroom instruction and focus on the literacy skills that are critical to reading success.

Each lesson in the grade level program has a correspondingChallenge activity to help students stretch to the next level ofunderstanding

Each lesson in the grade level program has a correspondingReteach activity for those students needing extra practice andsupport.


Designed to enhance the SRA Imagine It! vocabulary strand,the Intensive Vocabulary Kit will help to increase thevocabulary knowledge of students who require extra support.Components of the kit include a read aloud anthology,teachers resource book, and vocabulary picture cards. Lessonsprovide fifteen to twenty minutes of daily vocabularyinstruction and include a weekly instructional plan andsuggested extension activities.


Designed for use during Workshop, workbooks provide quicksupport and extension activities for students.



Each engagingSound/Spelling Card story is presented to help studentsremember the sound/spelling correspondences.music, and an audio read of the jingles for each sound card.