Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts, 2nd Edition, given Tier 1 Rating in Louisiana

New York, NY – (May 30, 2018) Amplify, a company that creates next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that Louisiana rated the second edition of Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (Amplify CKLA) as Tier 1, the top rating in the state. Amplify CKLA is the only K–5 Tier 1 ELA program in Louisiana that includes foundational skills.

Amplify CKLA is a comprehensive curriculum that brings a proven, systematic approach to foundational skills together with knowledge-rich reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. Based on widely recognized cognitive science and reading research, Amplify CKLA offers two distinct strands (knowledge and skills) for grades K–2 and integrates them into one for grades 3–5.

Amplify CKLA 1st Edition materials had been previously listed as Tier 1 in Louisiana. According to the Louisiana Department of Education website, Tier 1 materials exemplify quality, meet all non-negotiable criteria, and scored the best possible on all indicators of superior quality.

“We are thrilled that Louisiana recognized the strength of Amplify CKLA and gave it a Tier-1 rating,” said Alexandra Clarke, senior vice president and general manager of ELA curriculum at Amplify. “Many educators in Louisiana have seen exciting progress in their classrooms with Amplify CKLA, and we hope that this Tier-1 rating will enable more schools in the state to bring the world to their students with our knowledge-rich curriculum.”

About Amplify
A pioneer in K-12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our captivating core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products turn data into practical instructional support to help all students build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide teachers with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of all their students. Today, Amplify serves more than three million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

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Exciting updates for Amplify CKLA

Big things are coming next school year! Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) 3rd Edition is introducing new enhancements to save you time, extend your impact, and support you in delivering the dynamic learning experiences your students deserve.

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Updates

Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition program improvements

For the next school year, you can expect several exciting updates to your Amplify CKLA experience, including:

Caregiver-facing letters that summarize student performance on each end-of-unit assessment.
The availability of K–2 Read-Aloud Videos to support student absences.
Teacher Presentation Screens assignable to students, either allowing you to share the slides as they are or turn them into digital activities with the ability to control pacing and view student work digitally.
Lesson screens will be downloadable and printable for offline viewing.
Teacher Moves that will be easier to use in Companion Mode on a second device or in another tab.
New resources for kindergarten, including guidance on letter naming routines and engaging digital practice games that can be assigned to students.
More guidance resources including strategies for teachers to support students with varied needs; writing building block routines for each grade level; instructional guidance and feedback toolkit.

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Digital assessment enhancements

We’re making digital assessments more comprehensive for the new school year, adding in open-ended questions (for Grades 2–5) and a three-point scoring rubric. These features will make them an even more powerful tool to gather data about the students in your classroom! You will also be able to download caregiver-facing letters that summarize student performance on each end-of-unit assessment. As you teach the program, digital assessments will help you understand if students are learning to comprehend text and vocabulary, as well as develop various components of comprehension.

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New instructional routines videos

Modeling videos demonstrate best practices and help you implement Amplify CKLA K-2 Skills instruction with confidence. The instructional routine modeling videos and paired PDF guides will be embedded directly in the program to streamline your lesson preparation and delivery.

Amplify Classroom updates

This back-to-school season, we’re improving the overall classroom experience with platform enhancements that make lessons easier to navigate and instruction easier to manage.

We’re making updates to our Recently Visited section on Educator Home. You’ll see both activity and units reflected there, and have the ability to star a unit or lesson to pin it to the front of your list
Presentation tools are expanding with Companion Mode, Projector Mode, and Sketch Everywhere, making it easier to facilitate lessons, annotate in real time, and manage instruction from anywhere in the room.
You will also have the option to use our redesigned Activity pages, which feature a left sidebar, informational tabs, and lesson screens at the top of the page. This reconfiguration allows you to immediately see each lesson and more easily access relevant resources and tools. You will be able to turn on the new design—or turn it off to return to the original design—with a toggle located on the page.
As of December, you are able to filter Stream by student name and see all assignments for a particular student. This includes the ability to preview student work right from the Stream to check in on student progress. You can also now assign digital activities to select students and even name the group they’ve selected for future use in the Assign feature. Named groups will be saved in the Admin Portal. You should also use the Admin Portal to create or edit groups, as well as add or remove staff or students.

AI-powered teacher tools

We’ve developed new tools to enhance your ability to connect and collaborate with families! These AI-powered tools streamline home connections by allowing you to generate your own caregiver materials. You will be able to access the three tools below in your global navigation bar to create PDFs that can be easily downloaded or printed:

Newsletter generator
Decodable passage generator
Caregiver letter translator

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New supplemental program: Language Studio for Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition

Releasing for the coming back-to-school season, Language Studio is an add-on program that uses the same structure, knowledge sequence, and Science of Reading foundation of Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition to help multilingual/English learners (ML/ELs) access core content and strengthen language skills. These lessons preview and reinforce Amplify CKLA 3rd Edition content to meet the needs of all K–5 ML/ELs.

This supplemental program is available to purchase for an extra cost.

Screenshot of a CKLA lesson plan for vocabulary building about the Middle Ages, including instructions, a timeline, and a worksheet for cutting and writing vocabulary cards.

Language Studio Teacher Guide Grade 4. Unit 2: Knights and Castles: Europe’s Middle Ages: Lesson 1

Language Studio Student Activity Book Grade 4. Unit 2: Knights and Castles: Europe’s Middle Ages: Lesson 1

New Grades 4 and 5 Skills supplements

Also available for the new school year: Grades 4 and 5 Skills instruction. Similar to Grade 3 Skills, Grades 4 and 5 Skills supplements are a flexible component for reteaching and additional practice. You can use these extra lessons to support core instruction or serve as an intervention, depending on your students’ needs. Instruction follows a familiar sequence and can be taught flexibly, in either two 15-minute sessions or one 30-minute session.

This supplemental program is available to purchase for an extra cost.

Amplify Caminos 3rd Edition

We’re thrilled to announce Amplify Caminos 3rd Edition, our Spanish language arts program and companion to Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) 3rd Edition, which creates a cohesive path to biliteracy for students in bilingual and dual language programs. Built from the ground up for Spanish, it offers everything you need to teach with clarity and purpose: foundational skills instruction, authentic texts, knowledge-rich content, and alignment with Amplify CKLA.

This program is available to purchase for an extra cost.

Noteworthy features

Free content for you to explore

You can use the Discover button to access free content from other Amplify programs, and even assign these free activities to your students via the digital platform.

Caregiver Hub

Throughout the school year, teachers can share the Amplify CKLA and Amplify Caminos Caregiver Hubs with students’ caregivers. These sites provide curriculum details, an overview of what caregivers can expect throughout the school year, and resources they can use with students at home.

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Top 10 Science of Reading podcasts to get you started

Since 2019, Science of Reading: The Podcast has delivered the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Hosted by Amplify’s Chief Academic Officer Susan Lambert, each episode welcomes a renowned leader in the education and literacy community, explores a timely topic related to the Science of Reading, and offers instructional advice to educators implementing evidence-based practices in their schools.

New to the podcast? Here are 10 popular episodes to acquaint yourself with the Science of Reading. Listen, enjoy, and subscribe — we have new episodes every other Wednesday!

S1-E1: Natalie Wexler on “The Knowledge Gap”

Susan hosts Natalie Wexler for a deep dive into her latest book, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—And How to Fix It, and a discussion of the lack of equity in reading education among students, the benefits of knowledge-rich curriculum inside and beyond the classroom, why it’s important to build background knowledge while teaching foundational skills, and why professional development doesn’t seem to be making a difference and how it can be improved.

S1-E3: Emily Hanford on reporting on education and the Science of Reading

Susan sits down with Emily Hanford, education reporter and host of the Education Post podcast, to examine the big takeaways from her experience reporting on dyslexia and the patterns that emerged in her investigation; why reading instruction isn’t more aligned with the Science of Reading; and the evolution of whole language, balanced literacy, and phonics instruction.

S1-E8: Tim Shanahan on evidence-based literacy practices

Reading expert Tim Shanahan discusses his view on teaching reading, including an explanation of the four crucial things you need to teach reading, and what it means to really do a “close read” in literature.

S3-E1: Dr. Jane Oakhill on Scarborough’s Reading Rope

Dive into the first episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as Dr. Jane Oakhill, professor of experimental psychology at the University of Sussex, provides an overview of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. She also emphasizes the importance of inferencing in comprehension, why the Simple View of Reading is still relevant almost 40 years later, and how each element of the Rope comes together to deconstruct the complexity of reading.

S3-E3: Dr. Louisa Moats on decoding

Join Dr. Louisa Moats, President of Moats Associates Consulting, as she unwinds decoding, a strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. In the third episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series, Louisa highlights the significance of decoding in the Science of Reading and discusses the value of becoming students of our own language. She also explains the reciprocal relationship between decoding and encoding and why both are essential to provide effective phonics instruction to children in the classroom.

S2-E7: Sonia Cabell on research, comprehension, and content-rich literacy instruction

Join Sonia Cabell, Assistant Professor of Education at Florida State University, as she shares findings from her research trials on content-rich literacy curricula and whether activating students’ background knowledge alongside explicit phonics instruction is more effective than traditional approaches. She also explains what constitutes “compelling evidence” in the Science of Reading and why students need to interact with both written and spoken language while learning to read.

S3-E5: Dr. Bruce McCandliss on sight recognition

Join Dr. Bruce McCandliss, Professor at the Graduate School of Education of Stanford University, as he unwinds sight recognition, a strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. In the fifth episode of our series, Bruce explains the role of sight and word recognition in the Science of Reading and highlights the importance of the rapid integration of print, speech, and meaning. He also encourages listeners to be cognizant of the ever-changing technological learning environment while nurturing young readers and writers.

S2-E1: Dr. LaTonya Goffney on a district-wide SoR adoption

Join Dr. LaTonya Goffney, Superintendent of Schools for Aldine Independent School District in Texas, as she recounts her two-year journey with her team of district educators to adopt a new early literacy curriculum. Hear how they successfully challenged the traditional adoption process, studied the science of teaching reading, analyzed student data and experiences, and developed a district-wide set of beliefs and expectations.

S3-E7: Maria Murray on The Reading League’s Defining Movement

In this special episode, Dr. Maria Murray, President, and CEO of The Reading League analyze the intricacies of literacy instruction and shares common misconceptions that educators have about the Science of Reading. She also explains why the Science of Reading: A Defining Movement coalition was founded: the belief in a clear understanding of what the Science of Reading is and what it is not, in order to promote the proper use of instructional practices aligned with its findings.

At Amplify, we believe Pennsylvania students and teachers deserve high quality instructional materials.

That’s why we partner with schools across the Keystone State to meet their core curriculum, assessment, and intervention goals. With solutions grounded in research and evidence-based practices, Amplify is leading the way with rigorous and relevant learning experiences.

Select a program below to learn more.

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Amplify Desmos Math (K–12)

Amplify Desmos Math is a comprehensive K–12 math suite that has everything in one place: benchmark and progress monitoring, core instruction, integrated personal learning, embedded intervention, and more. This structured, problem-based approach builds on students’ curiosity while strategically developing math fluency and lasting grade-level understanding. The program delivers:

Engaging, discourse-rich math lessons that fuel classroom conversations and drive the learning process.
Comprehensive integrated resources, including print and digital, along with manipulatives and Centers Kits in K–5.
Real-time insights, data, and reporting that inform instruction and celebrate student thinking.

Flexible, social problem-solving experiences

Digital lessons should be able to bring student thinking to the surface and spark productive discussions. We bring this vision to life with interactive social, collaborative lessons powered by Desmos technology.

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mCLASS early literacy assessment and intervention (K–8)

Effective universal screening and progress monitoring means that every student is an individual and targeted instruction should become a reality, not a dream.

mCLASS^® is the gold-standard K–8 assessment and intervention suite for early literacy that helps every child learn to read confidently.

Universal screening presented in one-minute measures shows where your students are, who is at risk, and where to target instruction.
Dyslexia screening identifies students who are at risk for reading difficulties without needing an additional assessment system
Elimination of manual assessment process gives you instant results and clear next steps for each student.
Progress monitoring allows you to quickly adjust to student needs, based on how they are responding to instruction.

The power of mCLASS

Based on decades of leading literacy research, mCLASS lets you know exactly which part of a skill a student is struggling with, then gives you effective next steps and lesson plans.

Watch how mCLASS can help teachers:

Save hours of time.
Catch at-risk students earlier.
Connect data to personalized learning.

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Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (PreK–5)

High-quality, content-rich instruction should combine multisensory phonics instruction with knowledge-rich texts and interactive multimedia resources.

Built on the Science of Reading, Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts® (CKLA) sequences deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills.

Explicit, systematic foundational skills lessons are easy to teach and exciting to learn.
Deep knowledge-building across units and grades helps access complex text, so real comprehension can happen.
Rich, authentic texts with engaging topics and immersive learning support students wherever they are.

Students love CKLA. But don’t just take our word for it.

Amplify CKLA is impactful for teachers, administrators, families, and most of all—students! Hear what students think about Amplify CKLA.

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Boost Reading (K–5)

Authentic personalized learning should be developmentally appropriate, grounded in research, and truly adaptive.

Boost Reading is a personalized, digital supplemental reading tool for grades K–5 featuring:

Research-based approach to critical literacy skill development that is proven to accelerate reading growth in just 30 minutes per week.
Captivating storylines and games with powerful individualized reading instruction and practice to bridge learning gaps while learning independently.
Actionable data that offers deeper insights into student performance and needs.

Boost Reading keeps all students playing and motivated to learn.

Boost Reading includes age-appropriate storylines that excite students’ curiosity. Regardless of their reading ability, students are placed in a year-long storyline that is developmentally appropriate for them. As students grow, so do the immersive worlds around them.

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Amplify ELA (6–8)

Amplify ELA is the only program truly designed to support middle school students at this critical developmental moment. We ensure that skills are taught, standards are covered, and the test is prepped – all while bringing texts to life and differentiating instruction.

Rich, complex text and research-based instruction at the center of every lesson to build the vocabulary, knowledge, and skills needed in middle school, high school, and beyond.
Multiple points of entry and differentiated support allow every student, regardless of fluency or ability, to engage deeply in the same curriculum.
Immersive digital apps that offer engaging interactive experiences where students work with key skills in brand new ways.

We are the program for middle schoolers.

Let’s face it– middle school students are different from high school students. That’s why they deserve a program of their own.

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Boost Close Reading (6–8)

Middle school students need to exercise their close reading skills in order to deeply comprehend across the curriculum. Based on a riveting storyline designed especially for middle schoolers, Boost Close Reading helps students find deeper meaning in a digital journey like no other.

Inspire engagement via high-interest storytelling, choose-your-own adventure experiences, and skill-building features.
Explore topics like claim, evidence, reasoning, word choice, and tone in both literary and informational texts.
Detailed teacher dashboards display student progress, performance, and usage information, offering easy-to-access insights on areas of strength and weakness.

Fight the machines and save the world.

Before the machines took over, humans could fend for themselves. Now humanity is trapped. And their only hope? You.

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Amplify Science Pennsylvania (K–8)

Amplify Science Pennsylvania is a proven K–8 curriculum that develops critical thinkers who are prepared to solve problems in their communities and beyond. It features:

Phenomena-based exploration and three-dimensional learning where students take on the roles of scientists and engineers to solve real-world problems.
Immersive hands-on activities that teach students how to gather evidence, ask questions, and develop and defend claims.
Literacy-rich science instruction that enables young scientists to become excellent readers, writers, and speakers.
Custom lessons specifically designed to meet Pennsylvania’s STEELS standards.

Do, Talk, Read, Write students outperform their peers.

English language learners who use Do, Talk, Read, Write outperform their ELL peers.

Do, Talk, Read, Write increases learning outcomes.

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Get support

Do you use already use an Amplify program in Pennsylvania? Our support team is here to provide technical and instructional support by phone, live chat, or email.

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Julie Couch

District Enrollment ＜1800 students

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Jen Mee

Western PA

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Southeast PA

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Northeast & Central PA

Season 10, Episode 14

Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, returning guest Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D., joins Susan Lambert to close out the season by answering thoughtful and thought-provoking comprehension questions submitted by listeners. Nathaniel and Susan answer questions about comprehension strategies, the relationship between comprehension and memorization, and how to shift the mindset among your teaching colleagues to help them understand comprehension.

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Second Mockup Episode 14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

Season 10, Episode 14

Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, returning guest Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D., joins Susan Lambert to close out the season by answering thoughtful and thought-provoking comprehension questions submitted by listeners. Nathaniel and Susan answer questions about comprehension strategies, the relationship between comprehension and memorization, and how to shift the mindset among your teaching colleagues to help them understand comprehension.

Join Science of Reading: The Community to connect with fellow educators.

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Mockup Episode 14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

Season 9, Special Episode

Unlocking reading: Comprehension strategies vs. knowledge building, with Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert welcomes back researcher and author Daniel Willingham, Ph.D., to discuss reading comprehension. With only so much instruction time in the day and research supporting both comprehension strategies and knowledge building, it can be tough to know what to prioritize in the classroom. Daniel holds nothing back in outlining exactly where educators should focus their time. Together, he and Susan explore the limitations of comprehension strategies, the place for critical thinking skills in relationship to knowledge, and how to recognize when messaging around knowledge has gone too far.

Join Science of Reading: The Community to connect with fellow educators.

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Transcripts and additional resources:

Access free, high-quality resources at our new professional learning page!

Read: Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival, multiple authors

Read: Raising Kids Who Read, Daniel Willingham

Read: The Reading Mind, Daniel Willingham

Listen: “The basic science in reading instruction, with Daniel Willingham”

Listen: “Deconstructing the Reading Rope: Background knowledge, with Susan Neuman”

Listen: “Research, comprehension, and content-rich literacy instruction: Sonia Cabell”

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Connect with Susan Lambert

Meet Our Guest(s):

Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

Daniel Willingham, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. Today, all of his research concerns the application of cognitive psychology to K–16 education. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Why Don’t Students Like School? and, most recently, Outsmart Your Brain. His writing on education has appeared in 23 languages. In 2017 he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Board for Education Sciences.

Meet our host, Susan Lambert

Susan Lambert is Chief Academic Officer of Literacy at Amplify and host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Throughout her career, she has focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Lambert is a mom of four, a grandma of four, a world traveler, and a collector of stories.

As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Lambert explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. A former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, she’s dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.

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Quotes

“Your brain is really good at only bringing out the information from long-term memory that is relevant for the context. All of that's happening outside of awareness.”

—Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

“When reading is really humming, when it's really working well, it's like visual perception. You're just enjoying the view and you're oblivious to all of the cognitive machinery in the background that's letting you see.”

—Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

“Expecting that knowledge-rich curriculum is going to solve all problems… that's [not] what a reading program is. No, a reading program is multifaceted and needs to have lots of components.”

—Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

“Knowledge accrues slowly and it's going to take a while. You need to be patient.”

—Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

Amplify CKLA Skills becomes first ELA foundational skills program to earn all-green scores from EdReports

(Brooklyn, NY – January 12, 2021) Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that EdReports.org, the independent, nonprofit curriculum reviewer, gave Amplify CKLA Skills for grades K-2 an all-green rating—the only all-green rating in the ELA foundational skills category. Green represents EdReports’ highest ranking, indicating that the program meets expectations for every gateway of the EdReports rigorous, teacher-led review process.

Amplify CKLA Skills is a foundational skills program built on the latest research on how children learn to read. The program is designed for teachers to use as a supplement to core ELA instruction, with a systematic scope and sequence that offers the explicit skills instruction needed to support all students in becoming confident readers. Decodables with dynamic stories and characters make learning to read rewarding and help educators teach all 44 sounds and their 150 spellings in a logical sequence that builds student independence.

“Our team here at Amplify is honored to receive an all-green report from EdReports for Amplify CKLA Skills,” said Susan Lambert, chief academic officer, elementary humanities at Amplify. “In a year when it’s especially critical to get reading instruction right, Amplify CKLA Skills can be worked into any classroom—whether it’s remote, hybrid, or in person. Based on the science of reading, Amplify CKLA Skills supports new and experienced teachers alike to teach foundational skills in a systematic and explicit way that will support all their students in becoming confident readers.”

Amplify CKLA Skills is often used by teachers in conjunction with Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (Amplify CKLA), the comprehensive core curriculum that brings a proven, systematic approach to foundational skills together with knowledge-rich reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities.

In addition to Amplify CKLA Skills, Amplify’s core literacy programs—Amplify CKLA (grades K–5) and Amplify ELA (grades 6–8) also received all-green scores on EdReports—as did Amplify Science for grades 6–8.

More information about Amplify CKLA Skills can be found here.

About Amplify
A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products turn data into practical instructional support to help all students build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide teachers with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves seven million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.