Curriculum

English Language Arts

Phonics, reading words, grammar, vocabulary, and understanding stories and information texts.

Grade 1

6 levels · 53 skills

  • Sound-to-Sentence Foundations
  • Decode Automatically and Read Smoothly
  • Understand and Discuss Stories
  • Understand Information and Grow Vocabulary
  • Build Sentences and Compose
  • Communicate, Research, and Integrate

Grade 2

6 levels · 56 skills

  • Decode, spell, and read Grade 2 text with increasing automaticity and self-correction.
  • Use word meaning, morphology, grammar, and conventions to understand and build clear sentences.
  • Understand, recount, and analyze literary texts using details from words and illustrations.
  • Understand informational texts, text features, reasons, and sources; gather information for a purpose.
  • Plan, compose, revise, discuss, listen, and present for real Grade 2 communication purposes.
  • Enter Grade 3 with introductory decoding, fluency, and language-analysis skills. Easy patterns only.

Grade 3

6 levels · 56 skills

  • Word Power & Fluent Reading
  • Read Literature Closely and Write Narratives
  • Understand Informational Text and Explain Ideas
  • Build Strong Sentences, Paragraphs, and Opinions
  • Research, Discuss, Listen, and Present
  • Grade 4 Bridge — Introductory Independence

Grade 4

6 levels · 48 skills

  • Word Power & Fluent Reading
  • Read Literature Closely
  • Understand Informational Text
  • Control Sentences & Paragraphs
  • Write, Research & Present
  • Grade 5 Bridge — Easy Only

Grade 5

6 levels · 46 skills

  • Word Power & Fluent Reading
  • Literary Reading & Analysis
  • Informational Reading & Research
  • Grammar & Sentence Craft
  • Writing, Speaking & Synthesis
  • Grade 6 Bridge — Easy Only

Grade 6

6 levels · 6 skills

  • Read for Evidence and Meaning
  • Analyze Craft, Structure, Perspective, and Arguments
  • Control Sentences, Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
  • Compose and Revise Arguments, Explanations, and Narratives
  • Research, Synthesize, Discuss, and Present
  • Grade 7 Bridge — Easy Only