Paths to College and Career

The curriculum appears to build knowledge systematically through texts across grade levels.

EdReports Gateway 2 confirms the curriculum 'meets expectations' for building knowledge through texts, suggesting a knowledge-rich approach

The curriculum uses grade-appropriate complex texts that meet Common Core text complexity standards.

EdReports Gateway 1 confirms the curriculum 'meets expectations' for text quality and complexity and alignment to grade-level demands

The curriculum provides comprehensive teacher support and guidance for implementation.

EdReports Gateway 3 confirms 'meets expectations' for teacher support, and publisher describes 'lesson-by-lesson guidance' and 'scaffolding strategies'

The curriculum includes explicit academic vocabulary development as a core component.

Publisher description specifically mentions 'academic vocabulary development' as a key curriculum feature

The curriculum provides structured writing instruction focused on evidence-based writing and research.

Publisher materials highlight 'evidence-based writing' and 'research' as central curriculum components

The curriculum appears to balance direct instruction with inquiry-based approaches rather than emphasizing explicit teaching.

Described as 'inquiry-based' pedagogy with 'lesson-by-lesson guidance,' suggesting structured but student-centered approach

This criterion does not apply as the curriculum serves grades 6-8, beyond the primary phonics instruction years.

Curriculum targets middle school grades where phonics instruction is typically not the primary focus

Evidence is insufficient to determine whether the curriculum incorporates retrieval practice and spaced review strategies.

Neither EdReports nor publisher materials specifically mention retrieval practice, quizzing, or spaced review components

Evidence is insufficient to determine whether the curriculum primarily uses whole books or excerpts.

EdReports confirms text quality and complexity meet expectations but does not specify the balance between complete works and passages