Wonders

Name: Wonders
Brand: McGraw-Hill Education

by McGraw-Hill Education

ElaGrades K–6

Wonders: Standards-Aligned K-6 Reading Program

Wonders is McGraw-Hill Education's comprehensive K-6 English Language Arts curriculum that meets expectations across all EdReports alignment gateways. The program emphasizes text quality, knowledge building through texts, and teacher usability features.

Best for

K-6 schools seeking a standards-aligned comprehensive reading program with strong teacher support and appropriate text complexity progression

Evaluation Criteria

4 strengths · 5 insufficient evidence

Knowledge RichStrength

The curriculum demonstrates knowledge-building capabilities through its text selections and approach.

EdReports Gateway 2 confirms the program 'Meets Expectations' for building knowledge through texts, indicating systematic domain knowledge development

Text ComplexityStrength

The curriculum demonstrates strong alignment to grade-level text complexity expectations.

EdReports Gateway 1 confirms 'Meets Expectations' for alignment to grade-level text demands and range and quality of texts

Teacher TrainingStrength

The curriculum includes comprehensive teacher support materials and resources.

EdReports Gateway 3 rates teacher support as 'Meets Expectations,' indicating adequate professional development and instructional guidance

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum provides strong teacher support materials that likely facilitate explicit instruction.

EdReports Gateway 3 confirms 'Meets Expectations' for teacher support, indicating comprehensive guidance for instruction delivery

Retrieval PracticeInsufficient Evidence

The presence of retrieval practice and spaced review cannot be determined from available evidence.

EdReports does not provide information about assessment frequency, review cycles, or retrieval practice components

Systematic PhonicsInsufficient Evidence

The curriculum's phonics instruction approach cannot be evaluated from the available evidence.

EdReports focuses on text complexity and knowledge building but does not provide information about foundational skills instruction methods

Vocabulary BuildingInsufficient Evidence

The curriculum likely includes vocabulary instruction but specific approaches are not detailed in available evidence.

Gateway 2 alignment suggests vocabulary development through texts, but explicit vocabulary instruction methods are not specified in EdReports

Writing InstructionInsufficient Evidence

Writing instruction components cannot be assessed from the available evidence.

EdReports evaluation focuses on reading components and does not provide information about writing instruction quality or approach

Whole Books Vs ExcerptsInsufficient Evidence

The curriculum's approach to whole books versus excerpts cannot be determined from available evidence.

EdReports confirms text quality and complexity alignment but does not specify whether the program uses complete works or primarily excerpts

Sources: edreports.org

Review Sources

edreports

EdReports Panel

Gateway 1 Alignment:Meets Expectations

Gateway 2 Alignment:Meets Expectations

Gateway 3 Alignment:Meets Expectations

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Key Facts

GradesGrades K–6

SubjectEla

PedagogyNot specified

Faith-BasedNo

FormatDigital + Physical

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Data sources: edreports