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!

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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
Amplify CKLA teacher resources home page

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

 

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