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Instructional Materials

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California Curriculum Collaborative​​​​​​

​Curated resource, reviews, adoption steps, and FAQs.​

CDE Recommended Literature List

​A collection of outstanding literature for children and adolescents in grades pre K -12 in all disciplines.

CDE ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Website

​Information and resources for ELA/ELD instructional materials.

EdReports

​EdReports national instructional materials evaluations. You can compare titles and grades, look across grade bands within a title, dig into detailed evidence in grade-level reports. Making the Most of Your Materials Resource

English Learner Success Forum

​The English Learners Success Forum (ELSF) connects high-quality content developers with English learner experts to enhance instructional materials to address the linguistic and cultural needs of English learners.

Open Up Resources

​Open Up Resources began as the K-12 OER Collaborative, a 13-state initiative to address quality gaps in the curriculum market. They partner with leading math and ELA experts to design excellent, standards-aligned core programs. Free online curriculum. (K-5)

SBE Adopted ELA/ELD Framework Chapters

​The framework provides guidance to the new ELA/ELD standards implementation. For information specific to instructional materials, refer to Chapter 12: Instructional Materials to Support the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and CAL ELD Standards .

Teaching Books- Early Literacy Resources

​Nourish connections to books, support the acquisition of literacy skills, and encourage the love of reading with this rich and ever-growing collection of resources and tools for PK–2 titles. Includes early literacy resources, video readings of standards-aligned text along with activities.

UFLI Foundations Toolbox

​Free foundational skills resources aligned with UFLI Foundations Toolbox. Foundations is an explicit and systematic phonics program that introduces students to the foundational reading skills necessary for proficient reading. Foundations follows a carefully developed scope and sequence designed to ensure that students systematically acquire each skill needed and learn to apply each skill with automaticity and confidence. Foundations is designed to be used for core instruction in the primary grades or for intervention with struggling students in any grade.​

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