NEW! ReadyGEN©2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Program Overview
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Authorship
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Features & Benefits
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Components
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Digital Enhancements
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Qualifying Questions
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Competition
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Sampling
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Questions
*Grade 6 will be available for the 2016-17 school year.
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Program Overview
ReadyGEN©2016 is a K-6* comprehensive literacy curriculum that equips all students and
teachers with the tools necessary to meet heightened expectations in literacy. Authentic,
rigorous text sets that build knowledge around Big Ideas actively engage students, and a
complete array of print and digital resources provide teachers with the daily support they
need while offering the flexibility they desire.
Authentic Text at the Core of Instruction
 Puts a library in the hands of every child
 Springboard into language, literacy, and collaboration
 1:1 learning opportunity
Supportive, Flexible and Customizable
 Foundational skills instruction built into every lesson
 Interactive Teacher’s Guide
 Meaningful Center Activities aligned to ReadyGEN texts, writing modes, and Enduring
Understandings:
 Anytime, anywhere access
 Professional Development for customization and instructional support
Assessment for Responsive Teaching
 Baseline Assessment
 Formative checkpoints throughout instruction
 Backwards Mapping using the Performance-Based Assessment as the engine that
drives all tasks
 Access to Technology-Enhanced Items
 Summative, End-of-Unit Assessments
Program Organization
ReadyGEN is organized around unit modules (six units in grades K-2; four units in grades 35) with a focus on standards-based topics. Text sets, comprised of full length and shorter
authentic pieces of literary and informational trade books and texts, are used to build
knowledge around these topics for sustained periods of time.
All texts are aligned to the
complexity requirements outlined in the Common Core Standards, ensuring that all students
interact with appropriate grade-level texts. Teachers will also have access to a variety of
scaffolded strategies to help support all learners.
*Grade 6 will be available for the 2016-17 school year.
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Authorship Team
P. David Pearson, Ph.D.
Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture
Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Work Team,
Comprehension
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.
H. E. Hartfelder/the Southland Corporation Regents Professor; University of Texas; Austin,
Texas
Areas of Expertise: Literacy Development, Intervention, Professional Development, English
Language Learners, Vocabulary, and Small Group Instruction
Elfrieda “Freddy” H. Hiebert, Ph.D.
CEO of TextProject; University of California, Santa Cruz
Areas of Expertise: Text Complexity, Generative Vocabulary
Pam Allyn
Executive Director of LitLife and LitWorld
Areas of Expertise: Writing, Literacy Strategy
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Features and Benefits
Ready to Learn
ReadyGEN actively engages children in literacy experiences, with authentic, rigorous texts
serving as the core of all instruction. These texts serve as the springboard into the
exploration of language, literacy, and collaboration.
ReadyGEN is the only elementary literacy program that puts a library of 12
authentic trade books in the hands of every child.
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Kindergarten teachers will receive one set of 12 titles to be read aloud to students.
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NEW! Digital access to every trade book presents a unique 1:1 learning opportunity
and a shift in students’ behavior from passive to active learning.
Ready to Teach
The design principle of backward mapping is used to ensure that activities are explicitly linked
to and driven by targeted standards. Text-based instruction has been developed to enable
students to acquire Enduring Understandings about the ways in which reading, writing, and
learning deepen knowledge and insight of the world.
These consistent features and
architecture are found throughout ReadyGEN leading to an ever-increasing articulation of
sophistication across modules, units, and grades.
ReadyGEN instruction is routines-based, allowing for consistency and internalization of
strategies by teachers and students. Freddy Hiebert and P. David Pearson’s Generative
Vocabulary approach and corresponding routines make visible to students critical functions
and features of words and connections among words. By teaching vocabulary in clusters of
ideas rather than in isolation, it allows students to generate and learn many more words.
Writing instructional routines always encourage the reciprocity between reading and writing
to promote student thinking and understanding through text- based evidence. All writing and
vocabulary instruction is done within the context of reading the topically- related text sets—
reading multiple times for specific purposes to build close reading and higher order thinking
skills. This cohesive and comprehensive curriculum ensures a ready-made suite of
resources, so teachers can spend less time creating lessons and more time teaching.
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Ready to Soar
We know all children come to school with different backgrounds and skills, and some need
more support than others in meeting these heightened expectations. The ReadyGEN
Teacher’s Guide suggestions pinpoint aspects of the text or instruction where stumbling
blocks might occur and provides strategies to mediate these difficulties.
NEW! Interactive Close Reading Support and Lesson Modeling Videos will allow all students,
including ELLs, struggling readers, and accelerated learners, to successfully participate in
and progress through the daily lesson with their peers.
For those students who would benefit from even more support, the Scaffolded Strategies
Handbook provides scaffolded instruction, useful strategies, and practical routines in
accessing text as well as writing. Under the guidance of program author, Sharon Vaughn, the
Scaffolded Strategies Handbook offers data-driven differentiation so students receive the
personal attention they deserve.
ReadyGEN’s comprehensive assessment system puts students on the path to Next
Generation Assessment success:
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A Baseline Assessment guides teachers on areas where students may struggle
while trying to access complex texts and apply standards. Instruction will directly tie
to the scaffolds that are provided as part of each module in the Scaffolded Strategies
Handbook
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Formative checkpoints throughout instruction allow teachers to adjust how they
are strategically intervening with students.
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Backwards Mapping ensures deep and transferable understanding of Big Ideas,
Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions; the Performance-Based
Assessment at the end of each module is the engine that drives all tasks and
promotes positive outcomes by allowing students to connect their learning through
reading, writing, and exploring text.
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Access to Technology-Enhanced Items (TEIs) lead to deeper student
understanding and increased student responsibilities
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Summative, End-of-Unit Assessments allow teachers to assess student progress
in reading, vocabulary analysis, and writing
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The Baseline and End of Unit Assessment can be administered online. Teachers may also
build their own multiple-choice and gridded-response assessments online using teachercreated items.
NEW! Technology-Enhanced Items (TEIs) will appear on the:
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Baseline Assessment (Grades 2-5)
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All End-of-Unit Assessments
Foundational Skills Instruction
NEW! Phonics (K-3) and Word Analysis (4-5) lessons will be integrated into ReadyGEN
instruction; this instruction had previously lived outside of the core offering in a separate
Teacher’s Guide, but will now appear in the back of every ReadyGEN Teacher’s Guide.
Every lesson follows a systematic approach and integrates phonemic awareness, phonics,
and fluency, into daily instructional routines. Foundational skills instruction was designed to
work in whole and small group settings, and we recommend that teachers allocate 20-30
minutes of their reading block to teaching these skills.
Additional Resources:
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Picture Word Cards (K-3)
Alphabet Cards (K-3)
Letter Tiles (K-3)
Phonics Activity Mats (K-3)
High-Frequency Words Cards (K-1)
Sound-Spelling Cards (1-3)
Sight Word Cards (2)
Phonics Songs & Rhymes Chart (K)
Phonics Songs & Rhymes Audio CD (K)
Kindergarten Student Readers: 36 titles, six copies each
Grade 1 Decodable Readers: 3 volumes, six copies each
Grades 2-3 Decodable Readers: 2 volumes, six copies each
Grades 4-5 Practice Readers: 2 volumes, six copies each
Leveled Text Library
The Leveled Text Library includes 60 topically-related texts at each grade (10 titles per unit
in Grades K-2 and 15 titles per Unit in Grades 3-5; 6 copies each) aligned to the ReadyGEN
Essential Question and Enduring Understandings. Teachers are encouraged to use the
leveled texts in combination with their classroom instruction to help students develop selfextending reading and thinking strategies. Leveled texts are ideal for small group or
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independent reading practice, and include texts at a wider range of complexity within each
grade band. All leveled text and corresponding instructional plans are available in print or
online.
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Program Components
12 full-length authentic trade books for every learner
One set of 12 is provided to teachers at Grade K
Student Package – Includes:
Text Collection
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A collection of topically-related texts spanning multiple genres, including poetry,
primary sources, and biographies, Grades 1-5
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Big Books, and Little Book 6-packs are offered at Kindergarten and Grade 1, Unit 1
Sleuth
Short texts for close reading routines that encourage students to read like detectives
Digital Access
Teacher’s Guide Package – Includes:
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6 units, Grades K–2; 4 units, Grades 3–5
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Implementation Guide
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Getting Access to Realize
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Step-by-step instructions on how to register for digital access
Scaffolded Strategies Handbook
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Scaffolded strategies to unlock text and writing
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Activities and routines to support reading, writing, and vocabulary acquisition
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Support for ELLs, struggling readers, and accelerated learners
Reader’s and Writer’s Journal
Allows students to record as they read
Reader’s and Writer’s Journal Teacher’s Guide
Provides possible student responses
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Assessment Student Book
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Baseline and End-of-Unit Assessments
Assessment Book Teacher’s Manual
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ReadyGEN Assessment Overview
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Answer key, rubrics and reproducible pages
Leveled Text Library
Six copies of 60 titles at each grade for a total of 360 books
Additional Resources
Phonics (K-3) and Word Analysis (4-5) Components
A collection of readers and interactivities to support foundational skills instruction
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NEW! Digital Enhancements
An Interactive Teacher’s Guide offers point-of-use access to close reading support, notesharing and modeling videos.
Meaningful Center Activities, aligned to ReadyGEN texts, writing modes, and Enduring
Understandings, allow students to demonstrate their understanding in dynamic ways:
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Invite students to continue their exploration of Literacy and Language through
interactive storytelling. Pearson's TikaTok.com allows students to write, illustrate,
and publish their own digital storybooks and projects.
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SummaryScorer allows students in grades 3-5 to illustrate their ability to dig
deeper into text using Sleuth close reading passages.
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enVision Math Problem Solving Mats enable students to make cross-curricular
connections using shared text
Students will also have access to interactive stamps to create their own Graphic Organizers as
part of the independent reading process.
Professional Development for customization and instructional support:
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MyGen offers step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate your favorite book into
ReadyGEN while ensuring that pertinent standards are being taught.
ReadyGEN was built to display on laptops and mobile devices. Please visit Pearson Realize
for specific technology requirements.
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Qualifying Questions
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Which ELA program are you currently using at your school/district?
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How are you teaching ELA in your district?
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What kinds of reading materials do your teachers use? (Student Anthology, readers,
trade books, etc.)
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How important is Common Core?
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Have your teachers been trained for Common Core readiness?
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Do your teachers feel that they have the tools to effectively teach and meet all of the
ELA Common Core Standards?
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If not, what do you think can make teaching ELA more effective for them
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What assessments do your teachers give?
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Are you teachers prepared for the next generation assessments?
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What are your technology requirements?
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Competition
Journeys ©2014, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Strengths
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Digital tools and features that engages, empower and enables both teachers and
students to achieve language and fluency proficiency
 Equitable Spanish program
Weaknesses
 Grade K Phonics Scope & Sequence does not meet CCS
 Text level does not meet CCS
 For a true Balanced Literacy teacher, the prescribed Scope and Sequence will be
seen as restrictive with a lack of flexibility (no way to incorporate outside text)
Wonders ©2014, published by McGraw-Hill
Strengths
 Full suite of instruction that includes Tier 2 and 3 intervention support
 Weekly assessment opportunities
 Tier 2 RTI and strong ELL labeling
 Time Stamps
 Leveled Readers have Paired Selections
 Equitable Spanish program
Weaknesses
 More fiction than non-fiction
 More teacher direction than student practice
 Pacing (Ex: 95 minutes for Whole Group Reading in Grade 1, Day 3)
 Limited opportunity for proper close reading (done in first read)
 Limited text complexity metric information
 No real access to complex text for all students in Small Group
Literacy by Design ©2013, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Strengths
 Notable author (Marzano)
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 Integrated 21 Century skills and Tier 2 support
Weaknesses
 Old copyright and minimal upgrades from c2008
 No authentic text
 Assessment not aligned to PARCC or SBAC
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Benchmark Literacy ©2014, published by Benchmark Education
Strengths
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Strong cohesion between Whole and Small-Group instruction with a focus on
strategies that spiral
 Turnkey professional development sessions and corresponding toolkit
Weaknesses
• Supplemental in nature
• No authentic text; instruction largely centered on posters and leveled readers
• Does not meet full approval in CA, IN, TN
• Long vowels are not introduced until Week 8 of Grade 1, which is a significant
weakness for CCS
• No notable authors
Full Competitor Analysis
ReadyGEN Competitive Advantage
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Sampling
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT ISBNs TO PLACE YOUR
ORDER.
SAMPAK
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NEW! Reviewer’s Guide
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K-2 version includes a sample lesson from Grade1 Unit 4-A: Miss Rumphius
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3-5 version includes a sample lesson for Grade 4 Unit 3-A: Earthquakes
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Teacher’s Guide (six in K-2 and four in 3-5)
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Text Collection
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Sleuth
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Reader’s and Writer’s Journal Teacher’s Guide
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Scaffolded Strategies Handbook
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Assessment Book Teacher’s Manual
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Implementation Guide
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Phonics or Word Analysis Teacher’s Guide
Does not include: Trade Books, Leveled Readers, Phonics or Word Analysis Kit Components.
With the exception of the Reviewer’s Guide, all SAMPAK components reflect
ReadyGEN©2014 product.
SAMPAK ISBNs
GRADE
10-DIGIT ISBN
TITLE
K
032884392X
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade K
1
0328843938
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade 1
2
0328843946
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade 2
3
0328843954
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade 3
4
0328843962
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade 4
5
0328843970
ReadyGEN 2014 SAMPAK Version 2 Grade 5
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Presentation Bag
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NEW! Reviewer’s Guide
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K-2 version includes a sample lesson from Grade1 Unit 4-A: Miss Rumphius
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3-5 version includes a sample lesson for Grade 4 Unit 3-A: Earthquakes
1 Trade Book
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Kindergarten Unit 1-A: Make Way for Duckling*
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Grade 1 Unit 4-A: Miss Rumphius**
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Grade 2 Unit 2-A: Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
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Grade 3 Unit 1-A: Case of the Gasping Garbage
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Grade 4 Unit 3-A: Earthquakes
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Grade 5 Unit 1-A: Night of the Spadefoot Toads
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1 Teacher’s Guide
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1 Text Collection volume
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Sleuth
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Reader’s and Writer’s Journal Teacher’s Guide
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Scaffolded Strategies Handbook
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Assessment Book Teacher’s Manual
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Implementation Guide
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Phonics or Word Analysis Teacher’s Guide
Does not include: Leveled Readers, or Phonics / Word Analysis resources. With the
exception of the Reviewer’s Guide, all Presentation Bag components reflect
ReadyGEN©2014 product.
*Make Way for Duckling will be updated with The Tiny Seed in spring, 2015.
**Miss Rumphius will be updated with Stellaluna in spring, 2015.
Presentation Bag ISBNs
GRADE
10-DIGIT ISBN
TITLE
K
0328843989
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade K
1
0328843997
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade 1
2
0328844004
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade 2
3
0328844012
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade 3
4
0328844020
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade 4
5
0328844039
ReadyGEN 2014 Presentation Bag Version 2 Grade 5
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Reviewer’s Guide Loose Sampling
Please note that quantities are limited and we will not be replenishing stock.
GRADE
10-DIGIT ISBN
TITLE
K-2
0328849421
ReadyGEN 2014 Reviewer’s Guide Grade K/2
3-5
0328849413
ReadyGEN 2014 Reviewer’s Guide Grade 3/5
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Grade Specific Print Sampler
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Kindergarten Unit 1-A: The Tiny Seed
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Grade 1 Unit 4-A: Stellaluna
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Grade 2 Unit 2-A: Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
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Grade 3 Unit 1-A: The Case of the Gasping Garbage
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Grade 4 Unit 3-A: Earthquakes
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Grade 5 Unit 1-A: Night of the Spadefoot Toads
Digital Thin Slice
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Grade 4 Unit 3-A: Earthquakes
Overview Brochure
Foundational Skills Brochure
Visual Trade Book Flyers
Depth of Knowledge Correlation
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Questions?
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