Welcome, Arkansas educators!
Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is the Arkansas-approved HQIM program built on the Science of Reading research.
Backed by Tier I ESSA Evidence and using a fundamentally different approach to language arts, Amplify CKLA sequences deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills for PreK—5.
Amplify CKLA received green ratings across all EdReports gateways—Text Quality, Building Knowledge, and Usability.
A correlation of the new Arkansas English Language Arts Standards to CKLA now available!
Program overview
Amplify CKLA inspires curiosity and drives results, empowering all students with rich background knowledge.
Foundational skills instruction that makes a difference
Amplify CKLA offers a research-based approach to teaching foundational skills.
- Explicit.
Learning isn’t left to chance. All 44 sounds and their 150 spellings in the English language are taught, practiced, and mastered, with ample opportunity to encounter each sound-spelling in diverse settings. - Sequential.
By moving in a sequence from easier to more complex in phonics and foundational reading skills, students master concepts before moving forward and gradually become more independent - Rewarding.
Learning to read should be fun. Decodabe chapter-books that feature dynamic plots and characters make kids want to read more. Engaging stories include children who discover fossils and a grandmother who flies hang gliders.
Background knowledge drives results for Arkansas students
Following the proven Core Knowledge Sequence, Amplify CKLA’s approach to building knowledge is:
- Content-specific.
Clearly-outlined content objectives are specific and support the development of knowledge in history, science, literature, culture, and the arts. - Cumulative.
Topics and vocabulary connect within and across grades, allowing students to extend knowledge and revisit topics in increasing depth in later grades. - Coherent.
When curriculum is fragmentary and disconnected, students face repetitions as well as gaps that can hinder learning. An intentional design ensures the curriculum fits together as a whole.
Materials
The program provides engaging print and multimedia materials designed to provide a robust literacy-rich foundation in every classroom.
Teacher Materials
Research-based lessons integrate foundational literacy skills and cross-curricular content knowledge.
- Teacher Guides
- Projectable lesson components
- Quests for the Core for Grades 3–5 (immersive, problem-based learning)
Student materials
Engaging student resources include dynamic decodable chapter books and content-rich, cross-curricular Readers.
- Student Readers
- Activity Books
- Formative Assessments
- Poet’s Journal and Writer’s Journal (write-in Readers for Grades 4–5)
Multimedia resources
Access the program’s online resources anywhere, anytime, from any device.
- Teacher and student materials
- Knowledge Builder animated videos
- Sound Library songs and videos
- Differentiation and enrichment guides
- Real-time program support via email, live chat, and phone
- Professional learning videos, webinars, and self-driven modules
Hands-on phonics materials
Multisensory phonics and foundational skills resources give students the opportunity to practice key skills using diverse, fun approaches that build independence.
- Big Books
- Large and Small Letter Cards
- Spelling Cards
- Vowel and Consonant Code Flip Books
- Chaining Folders
Amplify CKLA In Action
Amplify CKLA in action
Take a peek inside a classroom, spotlight experiences on knowledge and foundational skills and hear fellow educators and students discuss the power of Amplify CKLA
See Amplify in Action
