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EdReports.orgQualityInstructionalMaterialsTool:EnglishLanguageArts3-8ReviewToolContents

TableofContentsAboutEdReports.org.................................................................................................................................................................................................................2AboutThisTool.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

InstructionsforConductingHighQualityReviews.................................................................................................................................................5UsingtheToolandToolkit:ReferenceMaterialstoSupportQualityReviews........................................................................................................................5HowtoApplyRatingsUsingtheEvaluationToolin4Steps....................................................................................................................................................6BackgroundInformationofReviewedMaterials...................................................................................................................................................................10Gateway1:TextQualityandComplexityandAlignmenttotheStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidence................................................11

ReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheets1.1-1.3todeterminetheoverallratingforgrade3-5materials.........................................................................14ReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheet2.1todeterminetheGateway2overallrating....................................................................................................16

Gateway2:StrategyandPurpose........................................................................................................................................................................................16RatingSheet3.1:UseandDesigntoFacilitateStudentLearning...............................................................................................................................................17RatingSheet3.2:TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS...................................................................................................................................18ReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheets3.1-3.5todeterminetheGateway3overallrating.............................................................................................22

GatewayGateway3:StructuralSupportsandUsabilityIndicators........................................................................................................................................223a-e:UseandDesigntoFacilitateStudentLearning.....................................................................................................................................................................223f-j:TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS..........................................................................................................................................................223k-n:Assessment...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................223s-w:EffectiveTechnologyUse.....................................................................................................................................................................................................22

EdReports.orgQualityInstructionalMaterialsTool:ELA3-8

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IntroductionTheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS),informedbythreedecadesofknowledgearoundlearning,createanunprecedentedopportunitytoimprovestudentachievementnationwide.However,simplyadoptingtheCommonCoreandworkingwithteachersontheinstructionalshifts—asover40-plusstatesaredoing—willnotdirectlytranslateintostudentsuccess.Evidenceindicatesthatinstructionalmaterialshaveasignificanteffectonstudentoutcomes.1AndasHarvard’sRichardElmoreargues,togetinsidetheinstructionalcoreandimprovelearningatscale,itisessentialtogetqualitycontentintothehandsofteachersandstudents.2Ifqualityinstructionalmaterials(e.g.,textbooks,curriculum,digitalresourcesandotherinstructionalcontent)areascriticalastheresearchsuggests,localdecisionsaboutwhatCCSSmaterialstoadoptorpurchasearenowmoresignificantthanever.Publishersareupdatingtheirmaterials,independentcurriculumprovidersarelaunchingandteachersnationwidearegenerouslypublishingtheirownmaterialsforthebenefitofothers.States,districtsandorganizationsalsohavebeendevelopinganddisseminatingCommonCore-alignedlessons.Withsomanynewandrepackagedinstructionalproductsbeingintroducedintoaquicklychangingmarketplace,stateanddistrictleadersandeducatorsneedindependentinformationaboutinstructionalmaterialsinordertomakeinformedpurchasingdecisionsand,overtime,tomovetheneedleonstudentperformance.AboutEdReports.orgOurVision:AllstudentsandteachersintheUnitedStateswillhaveaccesstothehighest-qualityinstructionalmaterialsthatwillhelpimprovestudentlearningoutcomes.

OurMission:EdReports.orgwillincreasethecapacityofteachers,administratorsandleaderstoseek,identifyanddemandthehighest-qualityinstructionalmaterials.Drawinguponexperteducators,EdReports.org’sevidence-basedreviewsofinstructionalmaterialsandsupportofsmartadoptionprocesseswillequipteacherswithexcellentmaterialsnationwide.

OurTheoryofAction:Credibleinformationagainstqualitycriteriainaquicklychangingmarketplacehelpseducatorsmakebetterpurchasingdecisionsandimprovestudentperformance.Identifyingexcellenceandimprovingdemandforcredibleinformationwillimprovethesupplyofqualitymaterialsovertime,leadingtobetterstudentachievementoutcomes.

1G.Whitehurst.“Don’tForgetCurriculum.”BrownCenterLettersonEducation.(Washington,DC:BrookingsInstitute,2009);M.ChingosandG.Whitehurst.ChoosingBlindly:InstructionalMaterials,TeacherEffectivenessandtheCommonCore.(Washington,DC:BrownCenteronEducationPolicyatBrookings,April2012).2RichardElmore,inhisworkontheinstructionalcore,assertsthattherearethreewaystoimprovestudentlearningatscale:(1)raisethelevelofcontentthatstudentsaretaught;(2)increasetheskillandknowledgethatteachersbringtotheteachingofthatcontent;and(3)increasethelevelofstudents’activelearningofthatcontent.R.Elmore.ImprovingtheInstructionalCore(Cambridge,MA:HarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation,2008).


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AboutThisToolEdReports.orgconvenededucatorstodevelopthistooltoprovideeducators,stakeholders,andleaderswithindependentandusefulinformationaboutthequalityofcoreEnglishlanguageartsinstructionalmaterials(whetherdigital,traditionaltextbook,orblended).ExperteducatorswillusethetooltoevaluatefullsetsofinstructionalmaterialsinEnglishlanguageartsagainstnon-negotiablecriteria(seeFigure1).Thistoolbuildsontheexperienceofeducators,curriculumexperts,stateprocesses,andleadingrubricdevelopersandorganizations–suchasAchieve,Inc.,theCouncilofGreatCitySchools,andStudentAchievementPartners,amongothers–thathaveconductedreviewsofinstructionalmaterials,lessons,andtasks.Tocreatetheevaluationtool,EdReports.orgconductedresearchintotheuseofcommonly-usedrubrics,gatheredinputfromeducatorsandEnglishlanguageartsexpertsduringanationwidelisteningtour,interviewedprofessorsofEnglishlanguagearts,developersandpublishersofmaterials,andconvenedanAnchorEducatorWorkingGroup(AEWG).ThetoolmayberefinedbytheAEWGafterthefirstsetofreviewsiscomplete.Thetoolhasthreemajorgateways(seeFigure1)toguidetheevaluationprocess.ReviewerswillapplythethreegatewayssequentiallytoensureEdReports.orgreportstothefieldtheextenttowhichmaterialsareCCSS-alignedandusablebyeducators.ThosematerialsthatmeetorpartiallymeettheexpectationsforGateway1(TextQualityandComplexity,andAlignmenttoStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidence)willmovetoGateway2(BuildingKnowledgewithTexts,Vocabulary,andTasks).OnlythosematerialsthatmeettheexpectationsforbothGateway1andGateway2willbereviewedinGateway3(UsabilityIndicators).Tosupporteachindicatorrating,reviewersdocumentspecificevidencefromthematerials.


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Figure1:GatewayEvaluationProcessforReviewofEnglishLanguageArtsMaterials(grades3-8)

“Meets”or“PartiallyMeets” “Meets”forGateways1AND2movetoGateway2 movetoGateway3

Gateway 1: Text Quality and Complexity, and Alignment to Standards with Tasks and Questions Grounded in Evidence

Gateway 2: Building Knowledge with Texts, Vocabulary, and Tasks

Gateway 3: Instructional Supports and Other Usability Indicators

Are quality anchor texts at grade level text complexity? Do they represent the rigor and balance addressed in the standards? Are the tasks and questions in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language aligned to grade level standards? Do they support student learning?

Do materials build students’ knowledge across topics and content areas? Is instruction intentionally and coherently sequenced to build vocabulary? Do questions and tasks build to culminating tasks that demonstrate students’ ability to analyze components of texts and topic?

Does the instructional material support high quality instruction?


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InstructionsforConductingHighQualityReviewsUsingtheToolandToolkit:ReferenceMaterialstoSupportQualityReviewsInadditiontotheEdReports.orgQualityInstructionalMaterialsTool:EnglishLanguageArts3-8,reviewersworkwiththefollowingmaterialsasreferences:

● TheCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts,includingAppendices(includingtheRevisedAppendixA)● Publishers'CriteriafortheCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts,Grades3-12● Supportmaterialstoidentifytextcomplexityandrigorappropriateforeachgrade● EvidenceGuides(technicaldocumentationsupportindicatinghowtocollectevidence,wheretofindevidenceandreportinginformation)


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HowtoApplyRatingsUsingtheEvaluationToolin4StepsSTEP1:ReviewtheCriteriaandIndicatorsforeachGateway

● EachGatewayconsistsofanumberofCriteriaandIndicators.CriteriainGateways1and2refertoAlignmentandQuality.CriteriainGateway3referstoUsability.

● ReviewersmustprovidearatingaccordingtothescoreoptionsprovidedforeachIndicatorandmustcitemultipleexamplesofspecific,concreteevidencetojustifytherating.Reviewersdocumentevidence,includingpagenumbers,lessonnames,unittopics,etc.,inanevidencecollectiondocument.


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STEP2:RateeachIndicator

● ReviewerswillevaluateinstructionalmaterialsagainsteachIndicatorusingtheappropriateratingscale.● EvidenceGuideswillprovidein-depth“look-fors”foreachcriteriontoguidetheexpertreviewer.EachRatingissupportedwithevidence

fromthematerialsthatspecificallyalignswiththecriteria.


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STEP3:DeterminetheCriterionRating

● AnoverallratingforeachCriterionisdeterminedbyaddingthetotalpointsearnedfromtheCriterion’sIndicators.● OncethetotalfromtheIndicatorsisadded,selecttheRating(e.g.,MeetsExpectations,PartiallyMeets,etc.)basedonwherethepointtotal

falls(seesamplebelow).


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STEP4:DeterminetheFinalGatewayRating

● ThescoringfromeachCriterionisaddedtodetermineafinalGatewayScore.GatewayScoresaredeterminedusingthesameratingscaleasearlier.

SampleGatewayRating

CRITERIA RATINGSCORE EVIDENCEGateway1:TextQualityandComplexityandAlignmenttotheCCSS-ELAHigh-qualitytextsarethecentralfocusoflessons,areattheappropriategradeleveltextcomplexity,andareaccompaniedbyqualitytasksalignedtothestandardsofreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguageinservicetogrowliteracyskills.Meetsexpectations(Grade3-5:37-42points;Grades6-8:32-36points)Partiallymeetsexpectations(Grades3-5:21-36points;Grades6-8:18-31points)Doesnotmeetexpectations(Grades3-5:<21points;Grades6-8:<18points)Partiallymeets=ContinuetoGateway2

1a-1f.Textsareworthyofstudents’timeandattention(ofquality,rigorous,andattherighttextcomplexityforgradelevel,student,andtask)

PointTotalsfromRatingSheet(s):

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1g-1o:Materialsprovideopportunitiesforrichandrigorousevidence-baseddiscussionsandwritingabouttexts.


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1p-1r:Materialsprovideexplicitandsystematicinstructionanddiagnosticsupportinphonics,vocabularydevelopment,morphology,syntax,andfluency.(Grades3-5)


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Materialsmust“MeetExpectations”or“PartiallyMeetExpectations”inGateway1tobereviewedinGateway2.Materialsmust“MeetExpectations”inBOTHGateway1andGateway2tobereviewedinGateway3.


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EvaluationToolBackgroundInformationofReviewedMaterials

MATERIALSREVIEWReviewerName:_______________________________________________________________________________________________Date:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________TitleofInstructionalMaterial:____________________________________________________________________________________Grade:________________________________________________________________________________________________________Publisher:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________EditionYear:___________________________________________________________________________________________________Additionalreferences,notes,links:_________________________________________________________________________________


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Gateway1:TextQualityandComplexityandAlignmenttotheStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidence• Aretextsworthyofstudents’timeandattention(ofquality,rigorous,andattherighttextcomplexityforgradelevel,student,andtask)?• Istherearangeoftasksandquestionstodevelopreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguagethatarehighqualityandalignedwith

theappropriategradelevelstandards?• Arequestionsofhighqualityandtextspecifictosupportopportunitiesforrichandrigorousevidence-baseddiscussionsandwriting?• Forgrades3-5,domaterialssupportfoundationalskillsdevelopment?

RatingSheet1.1:TextComplexityandQuality

• For‘TextComplexityandQuality’toattainascoreof‘MeetsExpectations,’materialmustearnatleast18points.

CRITERION INDICATORS RATING EVIDENCETextsareworthyofstudents’timeandattention:textsareofqualityandarerigorous,meetingthetextcomplexitycriteriaforeachgrade.Materialssupportstudents’advancingtowardindependentreading.Earned:_____of20pointsMeetsexpectations

(18-20points)

Partiallymeetsexpectations(10-17points)

Doesnotmeetexpectations(<10points)

1a.Anchortextsareofpublishablequalityandworthyofespeciallycarefulreadingandconsiderarangeofstudentinterests.

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1b.Materialsreflectthedistributionoftexttypesandgenresrequiredbythestandardsateachgradelevel. 024

1c.Textshavetheappropriatelevelofcomplexityforthegradeaccordingtoquantitativeanalysis,qualitativeanalysis,andrelationshiptotheirassociatedstudenttask.

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1d.Materialssupportstudents’increasingliteracyskillsoverthecourseoftheschoolyear.(Seriesoftextsshouldbeatavarietyofcomplexitylevelsappropriateforthegradeband.)

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1e.Anchortextsandseriesoftextsconnectedtothemareaccompaniedbyatextcomplexityanalysisandrationaleforeducationalpurposeandplacementinthegradelevel.

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1f.Supportmaterialsforthecoretext(s)provideopportunitiesforstudentstoengageinarangeandvolumeofreadingtosupporttheirreadingatgradelevelbytheendoftheschoolyear.

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RatingSheet1.2:AlignmenttotheStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidence• For‘AlignmenttotheStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidence’toattainascoreof‘MeetsExpectations,’materialmust

earnatleast14points.

CRITERION INDICATORS RATING EVIDENCEMaterialsprovideopportunitiesforrichandrigorousevidence-baseddiscussionsandwritingabouttextstobuildstrongliteracyskills.Earned:____of16pointsMeetsexpectations

(14-16points)



1g.Mostquestions,tasks,andassignmentsaretext-dependent,requiringstudentstoengagewiththetextdirectly(drawingontextualevidencetosupportbothwhatisexplicitaswellasvalidinferencesfromthetext).

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1h.Sequencesoftext-dependentquestionsandtasksbuildtoaculminatingtaskthatintegratesskills(maybewriting,speaking,oracombination).

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1i.Materialsprovidefrequentopportunitiesandprotocolsforevidence-baseddiscussionsthatencouragethemodelinganduseofacademicvocabularyandsyntax.

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1j.Materialssupportstudents’listeningandspeakingaboutwhattheyarereadingandresearching(includingpresentationopportunities)withrelevantfollow-upquestionsandevidence.

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1k.Materialsincludeamixofon-demandandprocesswriting(e.g.multipledrafts,revisionsovertime)andshort,focusedprojects,incorporatingdigitalresourceswhereappropriate.

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1l.Materialsprovideopportunitiesforstudentstoaddressdifferenttexttypesofwritingthatreflectthedistributionrequiredbythestandards.

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1m.Materialsincludefrequentopportunitiesforevidence-basedwritingtosupportcarefulanalyses,well-defendedclaims,andclearinformation.

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1n.Materialsincludeexplicitinstructionofthegrammarandconventionsstandardsforgradelevelasappliedinincreasinglysophisticatedcontexts,withopportunitiesforapplicationbothinandoutofcontext.

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RatingSheet1.3(Grades3-5ONLY):TasksandQuestions:FoundationalSkillsDevelopment(Grades3-5)• For“TasksandQuestions:FoundationalSkillsDevelopment(Grades3-5)”toattainascoreof‘MeetsExpectations,’materialsmustearnat

least5points.

CRITERION INDICATORS RATING EVIDENCETasksandQuestions:FoundationalSkillsDevelopment(Grades3-5):Materialsinreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguagetargetedtosupportfoundationalreadingdevelopmentarealignedtothestandards.Earned:____of6pointsMeetsexpectations

(5-6points)



1o.Materials,questions,andtasksaddressgrade-levelCCSSforfoundationalskillsbyprovidinginstructioninphonics,wordrecognition,morphology,vocabulary,syntax,andreadingfluencyinaresearch-basedandtransparentprogression.

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1p.Materials,questions,andtasksguidestudentstoreadwithpurposeandunderstandingandtomakefrequentconnectionsbetweenacquisitionoffoundationskillsandmakingmeaningfromreading.

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1q.Instructionalopportunitiesarefrequentlybuiltintothematerialsforstudentstopracticeandachievereadingfluencyinoralandsilentreading,thatis,toreadon-levelproseandpoetrywithaccuracy,rateappropriatetothetext,andexpression.

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OverallGateway1Rating:TextQualityandComplexityandAlignmenttotheStandardswithTasksandQuestionsGroundedinEvidenceReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheets1.1-1.3todeterminetheoverallratingforgrade3-5materials.ReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheets1.1-1.2todeterminetheoverallratingforgrades6-8materials.

CRITERIA RATINGSCORE EVIDENCEGateway1:TextQualityandComplexityandAlignmenttotheCCSS-ELAHigh-qualitytextsarethecentralfocusoflessons,areattheappropriategradeleveltextcomplexity,andareaccompaniedbyqualitytasksalignedtothestandardsofreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguageinservicetogrowliteracyskills.

Meetsexpectations(Grade3-5:37-42points;Grades6-8:32-36points)

Partiallymeetsexpectations(Grades3-5:21-36points;Grades6-8:18-31points)

Doesnotmeetexpectations(Grades3-5:<21points;Grades6-8:<18points)

Doesnotmeet=doesnotcontinuetoGateway2

1a-1f.Textsareworthyofstudents’timeandattention(ofquality,rigorous,andattherighttextcomplexityforgradelevel,student,andtask)


1g-1n:Materialsprovideopportunitiesforrichandrigorousevidence-baseddiscussionsandwritingabouttexts.


1o-1q:Materialsprovideexplicitandsystematicinstructionanddiagnosticsupportinphonics,vocabularydevelopment,morphology,syntax,andfluency.(Grades3-5)



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Gateway2:BuildingKnowledgewithTexts,Vocabulary,andTasks• Doinstructionalmaterialsbuildstudents’knowledgeacrosstopicsandcontentareas?• Isacademicvocabularyinstructionintentionallyandcoherentlysequencedtobuildvocabulary?• Doquestionsandtasksbuildinrigorandcomplexitytoculminatingtasksthatdemonstratestudents’abilitytoanalyzecomponentsof

textsandtopics?• Arereading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguageskillstaughtandpracticedinanintegratedmanner?

Ratingsheet2.1:BuildingKnowledge● For“BuildingKnowledge”toattainascoreof‘MeetsExpectations,’materialsmustearnatleast28points.

CRITERION INDICATORS RATING

Materialsbuildknowledgethroughintegratedreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguageEarned:_____of32pointsMeetsexpectations

(28-32points)

Partiallymeetsexpectations(16-27points)Doesnotmeetexpectations(<16points)

2a.Textsareorganizedaroundatopic/topicstobuildstudents’abilitytoreadandcomprehendcomplextextsindependentlyandproficiently.

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2b.Materialscontainsetsofcoherentlysequenced,highqualityquestionsandtasksthatrequirestudentstoanalyzethelanguage,keyideas,details,craft,andstructureofindividualtexts.

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2c.Materialscontainacoherentlysequencedsetofhighqualitytext-dependentquestionsandtasksthatrequirestudentstoanalyzetheintegrationofknowledgeandideaswithinindividualtextsaswellasacrossmultipletexts.

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2d.Thequestionsandtaskssupportstudents’abilitytocompleteculminatingtasksinwhichtheydemonstratetheirknowledgeofatopicthroughintegratedskills(e.g.combinationofreading,writing,speaking,listening).

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2e.Materialsincludeacohesive,year-longplanforstudentstointeractandbuildkeyacademicvocabularywordsinandacrosstexts. 024

2f.Materialsincludeacohesive,year-longplantosupportstudents’increasingwritingskillsoverthecourseoftheschoolyear,buildingstudents’writingabilitytodemonstrateproficiencyatgradelevelattheendoftheschoolyear.

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2g.Materialsincludeaprogressionoffocusedresearchprojectstoencouragestudentstodevelopknowledgeinagivenareabyconfrontingandanalyzingdifferentaspectsofatopicusingmultipletextsandsourcematerials.

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2h.Materialsprovideadesign,includingaccountability,forhowstudentswillregularlyengageinavolumeofindependentreadingeitherinoroutsideofclass. 024


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OverallGateway2Rating:BuildingKnowledgewithTexts,Vocabulary,andTasksReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheet2.1todeterminetheGateway2overallrating.

CRITERIA

RATINGSCORE

EVIDENCE

Gateway2:StrategyandPurposeMaterialsbuildknowledgethroughintegratedreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguage.Meetsexpectations(28-32points)Partiallymeetsexpectations(16-27points) Doesnotmeetexpectations(<16points)

2a-2h:Materialsbuildknowledgethroughintegratedreading,writing,speaking,listening,andlanguage.

PointTotalsfromRatingsSheet:


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Gateway3:InstructionalSupportsandUsabilityIndicators● Gateway3RatingSheetsincludesomeIndicatorsthatareratedandsomethatarenotrated.IncaseswhereIndicatorsarenotrated,the

evidencecollectedprovidesvaluableinformationaboutinstructionalmaterials,althoughtheindicatorisnotscoredanddoesnotaffecttheratingfortheCriterionorGateway.3

RatingSheet3.1:UseandDesigntoFacilitateStudentLearning

● For“Useanddesignfacilitatestudentlearning”toattainascoreof“MeetsExpectations,”materialmustearnatleast7points.

CRITERION INDICATORS RATING EVIDENCE

Useanddesignfacilitatestudentlearning:Materialsarewelldesignedandtakeintoaccounteffectivelessonstructureandpacing.Earned:_____of8pointsMeetsexpectations(7-8points)Partiallymeetsexpectations(5-6points)Doesnotmeetexpectations(<5points)

3a.Materialsarewell-designedandtakeintoaccounteffectivelessonstructureandpacing.

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3b.Theteacherandstudentcanreasonablycompletethecontentwithinaregularschoolyear,andthepacingallowsformaximumstudentunderstanding.

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3c.Thestudentresourcesincludeamplereviewandpracticeresources,cleardirections,andexplanation,andcorrectlabelingofreferenceaids(e.g.,visuals,maps,etc.).

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3d.Materialsincludepublisher-producedalignmentdocumentationofthestandardsaddressedbyspecificquestions,tasks,andassessmentitems.

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3e.Thevisualdesign(whetherinprintordigital)isnotdistractingorchaotic,butsupportsstudentsinengagingthoughtfullywiththesubject.

3 Forindicatorsthatdonotcurrentlyreceiveanumericalrating,EdReports.orgisprovidingevidenceofthepresenceoftheseindicatorsbutwearecurrentlynotincludingthemintheratingsuntilwegathermoreinformationfromreviewersandthefieldontheirusefulness.


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RatingSheet3.2:TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS● For“TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS”toattainascoreof“MeetsExpectations,”materialsmustearnatleast7points.


TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS:MaterialssupportteacherlearningandunderstandingoftheStandards.Earned:_____of8pointsMeetsexpectations

(7-8points)Partiallymeets

expectations(5-6points)Doesnotmeet

expectations(<5points)

3f.Materialscontainateacher'seditionwithampleandusefulannotationsandsuggestionsonhowtopresentthecontentinthestudenteditionandintheancillarymaterials.Whereapplicable,materialsincludeteacherguidancefortheuseofembeddedtechnologytosupportandenhancestudentlearning.

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3g.Materialscontainateacher’seditionthatcontainsfull,adult-levelexplanationsandexamplesofthemoreadvancedliteracyconceptssothatteacherscanimprovetheirownknowledgeofthesubject,asnecessary.

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3h.Materialscontainateacher’seditionthatexplainstheroleofthespecificELA/literacystandardsinthecontextoftheoverallcurriculum.

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3i.Materialscontainexplanationsoftheinstructionalapproachesoftheprogramandidentificationoftheresearch-basedstrategies.

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3j.Materialscontainstrategiesforinformingallstakeholders,includingstudents,parents,orcaregiversabouttheELA/literacyprogramandsuggestionsforhowtheycanhelpsupportstudentprogressandachievement.

Notscored


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RatingSheet3.3:Assessment● For“Assessment”toattainascoreof“MeetsExpectations,”materialsmustearnatleast7points.


Assessment:MaterialsofferteachersresourcesandtoolstocollectongoingdataaboutstudentprogressontheStandards.Earned:_____of8pointsMeetsexpectations

(7-8points)Partiallymeets

expectations(4-6points)Doesnotmeet


3k.Materialsregularlyandsystematicallyofferassessmentopportunitiesthatgenuinelymeasurestudentprogress. 012

3l.The purpose/use of each assessment is clear:i. Assessmentsclearlydenotewhichstandardsarebeing

emphasized. 012

ii. Assessmentsprovidesufficientguidancetoteachersforinterpretingstudentperformanceandsuggestionsforfollow-up.

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3m.Materialsshouldincluderoutinesandguidancethatpointoutopportunitiestomonitorstudentprogress. 012

3n.Materialsindicatehowstudentsareaccountableforindependentreadingbasedonstudentchoiceandinteresttobuildstamina,confidence,andmotivation.

NotScored


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RatingSheet3.4:DifferentiatedInstruction● For“DifferentiatedInstruction”toattainascoreof“MeetsExpectations,”materialsmustearnatleast9points.


Differentiatedinstruction:Materialsprovideteacherswithstrategiesformeetingtheneedsofarangeoflearnerssothattheydemonstrateindependentabilitywithgrade-levelstandards.Earned:_____of10pointsMeetsexpectations(9-10points)Partiallymeetsexpectations(6-8points)Doesnotmeet


3o.Materialsprovideteacherswithstrategiesformeetingtheneedsofrangeoflearnerssothecontentisaccessibletoalllearnersandsupportstheminmeetingorexceedingthegrade-levelstandards.

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3p.Materialsregularlyprovideallstudents,includingthosewhoread,write,speak,orlistenbelowgradelevel,orinalanguageotherthanEnglish,withextensiveopportunitiestoworkwithgradeleveltextandmeetorexceedgrade-levelstandards.

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3q.Materialsregularlyincludeextensionsand/ormoreadvancedopportunitiesforstudentswhoread,write,speak,orlistenabovegradelevel.

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3r.Materialsprovideopportunitiesforteacherstouseavarietyofgroupingstrategies. 012


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RatingSheet3.5:EffectiveTechnologyUse● For“EffectiveTechnologyUse,”indicatorsarenotratedbutevidenceshouldbecollectedifincludedinreviewmaterials.EdReports.org

considerstechnologyusetobeanimportantelementofusability,butsinceprintedandonlinematerialsvarywidelyintheiruseoftechnology,wearenotscoringtheseindicatorsatthistime.


Effectivetechnologyuse:Materialssupporteffectiveuseoftechnologytoenhancestudentlearning.Digitalmaterialsareaccessibleandavailableinmultipleplatforms.

3s.Digitalmaterials(eitherincludedassupplementarytoatextbookoraspartofadigitalcurriculum)areweb-based,compatiblewithmultipleInternetbrowsers(e.g.,InternetExplorer,Firefox,GoogleChrome,etc.),“platformneutral”(i.e.,arecompatiblewithmultipleoperatingsystemssuchasWindowsandAppleandarenotproprietarytoanysingleplatform),followuniversalprogrammingstyle,andallowtheuseoftabletsandmobiledevices.

Notscored

3t.Materialssupporteffectiveuseoftechnologytoenhancestudentlearning,drawingattentiontoevidenceandtextsasappropriate.

Notscored

3u.Materialscanbeeasilycustomizedforindividuallearners.

i. Digitalmaterialsincludeopportunitiesforteacherstopersonalizelearningforallstudents,usingadaptiveorothertechnologicalinnovations.

Notscored

ii. Materials can be easily customized for local use.

3v.Materialsincludeorreferencetechnologythatprovidesopportunitiesforteachersand/orstudentstocollaboratewitheachother(e.g.websites,discussiongroups,webinars,etc.)

Notscored


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OverallGateway3:InstructionalSupportsandUsabilityIndicatorsReviewersusedatarecordedinRatingSheets3.1-3.5todeterminetheGateway3overallrating.

CRITERIA RATINGSCORE EVIDENCE

GatewayGateway3:StructuralSupportsandUsabilityIndicatorsMeetsexpectations(30-34points)Partiallymeetsexpectations(24-29points) Doesnotmeetexpectations(<24points)

3a-e:UseandDesigntoFacilitateStudentLearning

Pointtotalsfromratingssheets:

3f-j:TeacherPlanningandLearningforSuccesswithCCSS


3k-n:Assessment


3o-r:DifferentiatedInstruction Pointtotalsfromratingssheets:

3s-v:EffectiveTechnologyUse

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