2015ENGLISHLANGUAGEARTSENGLISHLANGUAGE.doc

2015 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ADOPTION INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY COMMISSION ADVISORY REPORT Submitted to the State Board of Education September 2015 Page 2 of 149 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 4 Adoption Process 5 Instructional Quality Commission Recommendations 12 Basic Grade-Level Programs 15 Amplify Education, Inc., Core Knowledge Language Arts, K–5 15 Amplify Education, Inc., Core Knowledge Language Arts, K–5 19 Amplify Education, Inc., Amplify ELA: CA Edition and Amplify ELD: CA Edition, 6–8 26 Benchmark Education, Benchmark Advance, K–6 30 Benchmark Education, Benchmark Adelante, K–6 36 EMC Publishing, Mirrors Windows Connecting with Literature, 6–8 40 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Journeys ?2017, K–5 43 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Collections ?2017, 6–8 47 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Journeys-Collections ?2017, K–6 50 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Escalate English ?2017, 4–8 54 McGraw-Hill School Education, Reading Wonders, K–6 57 McGraw-Hill School Education, Reading Wonders, K–6 60 McGraw-Hill School Education, StudySync, 6–8 63 McGraw-Hill School Education, StudySync, 6–8 67 McGraw-Hill School Education, Lectura Maravillas, K–6 72 McGraw-Hill School Education, Flex Literacy, 4–8 76 National Geographic/Cengage Learning, Reaching for Reading, K–6 79 National Geographic/Cengage Learning, Inside, 4–8 82 Pearson Education, Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall, CA Pearson System of Courses, K–8 85 Pearson Education Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall, CA Pearson iLit, 4–8 89 Pearson Education, Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall, CA Pearson iLit ELL, 4–8 93 HMH Intervention Solutions (formerly Scholastic, Inc.) California Read 180 Universal System, 4–8 97 HMH Intervention Solutions (formerly Scholastic, Inc.), California English 3D Course A and Course B System, 4–8 100 The College Board-Springboard, Sprin