Benchmark Advance & Adelante
Comprehensive, Research-Based Literacy Programs for Grades K-6 in English and Spanish.
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Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and foundational skills.
Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Phonics and Word Study
Build Reading Foundations Big Books
These big books support explicit instruction focused on unit and academic vocabulary, print concepts, fluency, foundational skills, and spiral review of previously-taught phonics skills. Poetry selections are also included.
My Reading and Writing
These student consumable books provide opportunities for students to connect phonics skills to authentic reading and writing. Students move from decoding to encoding and meaning making through built-in gradual release. Each book connects to the unit topic.
Decodables
These decodable texts for small group and independent practice connect directly to the explicit and systematic phonics scope and sequence. Includes fiction and nonfiction titles.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Mentor Read-Aloud Big Books
These short, complex literary and informational texts support daily close reading/listening comprehension and writing lessons. All texts build knowledge on the unit topic.
Extended Read Big Books
These full-length, complex literary and informational texts support daily close reading/listening comprehension, vocabulary, and writing lessons. All texts build knowledge on the unit topic.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and foundational skills.
Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Phonics and Word Study
Build Reading Foundations Big Books
These big books support explicit instruction focused on unit and academic vocabulary, print concepts, fluency, foundational skills, and spiral review of previously-taught phonics skills. Poetry selections are also included.
My Reading and Writing
These student consumable books provide opportunities for students to connect phonics skills to authentic reading and writing. Students move from decoding to encoding and meaning making through built-in gradual release. Each book connects to the unit topic.
Decodables
These decodable texts for small group and independent practice connect directly to the explicit and systematic phonics scope and sequence. Includes fiction and nonfiction titles.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Mentor Read-Aloud Big Books
These short, complex literary and informational texts support daily close reading/listening comprehension and writing lessons. All texts build knowledge on the unit topic.
Extended Read Big Books
These full-length, complex literary and informational texts support daily close reading/listening comprehension, vocabulary, and writing lessons. All texts build knowledge on the unit topic.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and foundational skills.
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Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Phonics and Word Study
My Word Study
The digital student book provides the opportunity to interact, apply, ad transfer phonics and morphology skills learned during the phonics lesson in unit topic-related passages. Build Automaticity activities develop accuracy and fluency with phonics and syllable types.
Decodables
These decodable texts for small group and independent practice connect directly to the explicit and systematic phonics scope and sequence. Includes fiction and nonfiction titles.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Texts for Close Reading
These student consumable books, sometimes called student “magazines,” contain multiple grade-level complex texts on each unit topic. Students engage deeply with these texts as they read, reread, annotate, and build toward an end-of-unit culminating task.
Knowledge-Building Libraries
These collections provide students opportunities to expand on their knowledge around the unit topics and explore perspectives in texts writing by diverse, award-winning authors.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and foundational skills.
Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Word Study
My Word Study
This student book provides the opportunity to interact, apply, and transfer phonics and morphology skills learned during they phonics lesson in unit topic-related passages. Build automaticity activities develop accuracy and fluency with phonics and syllable types.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Texts for Close Reading
These student consumable books, sometimes called student “magazines,” contain multiple grade-level complex texts on each unit topic. Students engage deeply with these texts as they read, reread, annotate, and build toward an end-of-unit culminating task.
Knowledge-Building Libraries
These collections provide students opportunities to expand on their knowledge around the unit topics and explore perspectives in texts writing by diverse, award-winning authors.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and word study.
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Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Word Study
My Word Study
This student book provides the opportunity to interact, apply, and transfer phonics and morphology skills learned during they phonics lesson in unit topic-related passages. Build automaticity activities develop accuracy and fluency with phonics and syllable types.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Texts for CLose Reading
These student consumable books, sometimes called student “magazines,” contain multiple grade-level complex texts on each unit topic. Students engage deeply with these texts as they read, reread, annotate, and build toward an end-of-unit culminating task.
Knowledge-Building Libraries
These collections provide students opportunities to expand on their knowledge around the unit topics and explore perspectives in texts writing by diverse, award-winning authors.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and word study.
Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Word Study
My Word Study
This student book provides the opportunity to interact, apply, and transfer phonics and morphology skills learned during they phonics lesson in unit topic-related passages. Build automaticity activities develop accuracy and fluency with phonics and syllable types.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Texts for CLose Reading
These student consumable books, sometimes called student “magazines,” contain multiple grade-level complex texts on each unit topic. Students engage deeply with these texts as they read, reread, annotate, and build toward an end-of-unit culminating task.
Knowledge-Building Libraries
These collections provide students opportunities to expand on their knowledge around the unit topics and explore perspectives in texts writing by diverse, award-winning authors.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.
Instructional Resources
Teacher's Resource Systems
These guides provide a roadmap for evidence-based literacy instruction across ten vertically-aligned knowledge building units. Instruction is comprehensive and integrates reading, writing, and word study.
Read-Aloud Handbooks
Build background knowledge and vocabulary while modeling how skilled readers think using engaging literary and informational texts aligned to each unit topic. In addition to shorter read-alouds provided in the handbook, trade book collections are also available.
Knowledge-Building Texts
Texts for Close Reading
These student consumable books, sometimes called student “magazines,” contain multiple grade-level complex texts on each unit topic. Students engage deeply with these texts as they read, reread, annotate, and build toward an end-of-unit culminating task.
Knowledge-Building Libraries
These collections provide students opportunities to expand on their knowledge around the unit topics and explore perspectives in texts writing by diverse, award-winning authors.
Assessments
Assessments
Track progress and inform instructional next steps with powerful assessments. Weekly, unit, interim, and performance task assessments are available in printable and eAssessment format.
eAssessments and Reporting
Assign and automatically score assessments for powerful, actionable data. Robust reports provide insights from the individual to the district level.