EL Education Language Arts (K-5) Curriculum
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Content knowledge
- General reading ability
- Literacy
- Phonics
Program Length
K-5 curriculum offers either two or three hours of literacy instruction per day, depending on the grade level. The curriculum spans a school year.
Program Description
"EL Education’s curriculum was created to teach the Common Core ELA/literacy standards with a fully content-integrated approach, recognizing as well that the content students acquire is itself a steppingstone to full literacy. Students acquire a deepening understanding of that content and they simultaneously acquire all the key literacy standards of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, which have been carefully embedded within the content."
Visit Program WebsiteCost
Implementation materials are free to download upon signing up for an account. Additional resources and materials can be purchased or sampled.
More Pricing DetailsDemographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Core
Grade
- Elementary School
Intended Group Size
- Classroom
ELL/DLL
- Partial
Multisensory Applications
- Yes
Computer-Based Delivery
- Partial
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Comprehensive
Placement Tests
- Yes
Accelerated Learning
- Unspecified
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- Yes
Error Correction Built In
- No
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- No
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
A review of the literature yielded a study conducted by an independent research organization (WestEd.org) which found that students receiving the EL Education curriculum (along with professional development for their teachers) scored better on NWEA MAP Reading assessments than the comparison group not receiving the curriculum (effect sizes between .21-.22). Another study done by an independent research company found that teachers implementing the EL Education curriculum and receiving ongoing professional development experienced positive impacts on their classroom and teaching practices as well as the achievement of their students. No peer-reviewed studies were found. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support the efficacy of this program at this time.
Study Citations
Choi, J., Richman, S., and Dolfin, S. (2018). Sustaining Effective Teacher Practice: The Impact of the EL Educational Language Arts Curriculum and Professional Development on Teacher's Instruction. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED594037.pdf
Evidence Base (ESSA)
- No studies met inclusion requirements
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Insufficient evidence
