Teachers utilize a variety of resources to teach the Colorado Academic Standards. For specific grade level information please visit individual teacher web pages and/or communicate with your child's teacher. General information is below.

Language Arts

• Reading

  • Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)

    • Background knowledge

    • Vocabulary

    • Listening comprehension

    • Science and Social Studies standards

  • Literacy Footprints and Scholastic Short Reads

    • Reading skill practice

    • Comprehension strategies

  • Structured Phonics Routine/Decodable Books

    • Phonological awareness

      • Phonemic Awareness - Heggerty

      • Phonics

      • Vocabulary

      • Decoding

    • Vocabulary/Word study 

    • Spelling

• Writing - Write From the Beginning and Beyond

  • Narrative

  • Expository

  • Response to Text

  • Opinion/Persuasive

  • Argumentative

• Handwriting - Handwriting Without Tears

  • Print

  • Cursive

  • Posture

  • Pencil grip

Math

• iReady Classroom Mathematics

Science and Social Studies

• Many of these standards are integrated with CKLA units

• Discovery Education

• Grade Level Specific

Specials

• Art

• Music

• PE - includes fitness gram

• STEM - Robotics, Lego Club, Coding

• Library

Assessment Platforms

• iReady - all students

• DIBELS Deep - as needed

• Moby Max - as needed

• Running Records - as needed

• CMAS - state mandated testing for grades 3-5

Intervention

• Advanced

  • William and Mary/Jacob’s Ladder

  • Junior Great Books

  • Ed Zaccaro Math Challenges

• Remediation - based on eligibility

  • Title I services - SIPPS, 95% Group, CR Success

  • Orton Gillingham based practices

  • Special Education Services - occupational therapy, speech/language, academic, mental health