This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commissionor the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION2015 ELA/ELD ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher Program Grade Level(s)McGraw-Hill School Education Reading Wonders K–6

Program Summary:

Reading Wonders (Program 1) includes: Reading/Writing Workshop, Literature Anthology, Leveled Readers, Close Reading Companion, Your Turn Practice Book, Workstation Activity Cards, Decodable Readers, Teacher’s Editions (TE), Visual Vocabulary Cards, Placement and Diagnostic Assessment, Unit Assessment, ConnectEd Resources: http://www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com.

Recommendation:

Reading Wonders (Program 1) is recommended for adoption because the program includes content as specified in the CA CCSS for ELA, meets all identified standards in Criterion 1 fully, and meets all the Criteria in Category 1 with strengths in Categories 2–5. Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed on the last page of this document under the “Edits and Corrections” section.

Criteria Category 1: ELA/ELD Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports teaching to the CA CCSS for ELA, and covers all of the evaluation criteria in Category 1.

Citations: Criterion #1: Grade K, RF.K.3a: TE, Unit 4, pp. T118–T120; Grade 1,

W.1.7: TE, Unit 5, pp. T200–T201; Grade 2, RL.2.2: TE, Unit 2, pp. T145A–T145B, Close Reading Companion, p. 46; Grade 3, W.3.10: Reading/Writing Workshop, pp. 94–95, TE, Unit 2, pp. T352–T363; Grade 4, RL.4.2: Reading/Writing Workshop, pp. 97, 99, TE, Unit 2, pp. T20–T21; Grade 5, RI.5.1: TE, Unit 1, p. T153R; Grade 6, RL.6.4: TE, Unit 6, pp. T280–T281.

Criterion #3: Grade 3, Reading/Writing Workshop, pp. 112–113. Criterion #8: Grade 5, TE, Unit 2, p. T13. Criterion #10: Grade 1, TE, Unit 1, pp. T30–T41. Criterion #15: Grade 4, Visual Vocabulary Cards, pp. 49–50.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

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The organization and design of the instructional materials provide structure for what students should learn each year and allow teachers to teach the content efficiently and effectively.

Citations: Criterion #1: Grade K, TE, Unit 1, pp. x–xi, T6–T7. Criterion #6: Grade 2, TE, Unit 6, pp. T141A–T167. Criterion #8: Grade 1, TE, Unit 3, p. viii. Criterion #12c: Grade 3, Reading/Writing Workshop, pp. 32–33. Criterion #12g: Grade 6, TE, Unit 4, p. T10. Criterion #15: Grade 5, TE, Unit 1, pp. T284–T287.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials provide teachers with assistance in using assessments for planning instruction, determining effective flexible grouping strategies, implementing other strategies for meeting the instructional needs of students, and measuring the effectiveness of instruction through progress monitoring.

Citations: Criterion #1b: Grade 2, TE, Unit 2, pp. T182–T183. Criterion #2: Grade 3, Unit Assessments, Unit 4, pp. 115–150. Criterion #3: Grade K, Placement and Diagnostic Assessment, pp. 4–5

“Kindergarten Placement Decisions.” Criterion #4: Grade 5, TE, Unit 5, p. T283. Criterion #5: Grades K–6, http://www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com Resources>Assessment>Assessment Handbook Self-Assessment>77.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Program materials ensure universal and equitable access to high-quality curriculum and instruction for all students so they can meet or exceed the expectations as described in the CA CCSS for ELA, and provide teachers with the necessary content and pedagogical tools to teach all students the CA CCSS for ELA.

Citations: Criterion #1: Grade 3, TE, Unit 5, pp. T11, T56–T63. Criterion #3b: Grade 4, http://www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com : G4:RESOURCES>Tier2Intervention>VocabularyTeachers’sEdition>vii, pp.

330–331. Criterion #3c: Grade 1, TE, Unit 2, pp. T52–T77. Criterion #6: Grade K, TE, Unit 1, pp. T2–T3, BM1–BM9. Criterion #7: Grade 2, TE, Unit 4, pp. T346–T349; Grade 6, TE, Unit 3, pp.

T200–T201.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning and Teacher Support

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The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction and are designed to help teachers provide effective standards-based instruction and ensure opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified for in the CA CCSS for ELA.

Citations: Criterion #1: Grade 6, TE, Unit 1, pp. viii, T12, T24. Criterion #2: Grade 4, TE, Unit 1, p. T19. Criterion #7: Grade K, TE, Unit 1, pp. T6–T12. Criterion #10: Grade 1, TE, Unit 2, pp. T242–T244.

Edits and Corrections:

The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.

1. Grade K, TE, Unit 4, Week 2, p. T140: “wriitng” should be “writing”.2. Grade K, including but not limited to TE, Unit 10, pp. T24, T34, T42, T52, T134:

Standard L.K.1d is referenced and the language of standard L.1.1d is written, creating a mismatch between the number of the standard and the grade level standard.

3. Grade K, TE, Unit 10, p. T180: “ocabulary” should be “vocabulary”.4. Grade 1, TE, Unit 1, p. T113G: “pop” should be “Pip”.5. Grade 1, Unit 1, p. T225: “Ask” should be “As”.6. Grade 1, TE, Unit 4, p. T320: “soothe” should be “soothes”.7. Grade 3, TE, Unit S14: “when” should be “where”.8. Grade 6, Reading/Writing Workshop, pp. 246: “f” in flood should be capitalized in

Johnstown “Flood”.

California Department of EducationAugust 17, 2015

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