New Review: Curriculum Associates’ Ready Florida English Language Arts

Learning List has reviewed print materials for ­­Curriculum Associates’ Ready Florida English Language Arts program.

About Ready Florida English Language Arts

Ready Florida English Language Arts is a supplemental resource for grades K-8 that supports reading instruction and mastery of the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS). Materials are available in print format with additional digital components.

Instruction addresses grade-level LAFS while developing students’ critical thinking skills and understanding of literary and informational texts. Ready Florida English Language Arts Student Instruction Books present content in units that address LAFS Anchor

Standards (e.g., Craft and Structure in Literature). Units are made up of week-long lessons that focus on a particular theme (e.g., adventure) and genre (e.g., realistic fiction).

Instruction is structured using the Gradual Release of Responsibility (i.e., GRR) instructional model. The first day of each lesson is an introduction that provides a student-friendly explanation of what students will learn (i.e., the standard), reading strategies, and the steps to follow to implement strategies. Subsequent days provide modeled and guided Instruction, guided practice, and independent practice. Each day includes a writing activity.

At each grade level, Teacher Resource Books contain materials to assist teachers in the transition to the LAFS and in using Ready Florida materials. Resource Books provide a crosswalk document that explains how the Ready Florida program addresses the demands of the LAFS, and a table detailing the research supporting Ready Florida language arts strategies (e.g., close reading, scaffolded instruction). A pair of tables

(1) identifies lesson activities and problems that require higher-level thinking as measured by Webb’s Depth of Knowledge index, and

(2) presents a “Cognitive Rigor Matrix” that combines Webb’s and Bloom’s indicators of higher-level thinking and describes student behaviors that demonstrate higher-level thinking.

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About Curriculum Associates*

Curriculum Associates' connected portfolio of assessments, evidence-based curricula, and professional learning provides teachers with insights and tools to better understand and support every learner. The company's products, which include i-Ready®, Ready®, and BRIGANCE®, provide teachers and administrators with flexible resources that deliver meaningful assessments and data-driven, differentiated instruction for children.

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