The Knowledge Matters Review Tool helps educators understand how key research insights and practices are translated into curriculum design for K-8 ELA.

The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight non-aligned practices that may be present in the areas of: word recognition, language comprehension, reading comprehension, writing, and assessment.

A curated collection of text complexity resources, tools, and research aimed at supporting educators as they guide students learning to read and understand complex text.

Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for ELA require key instructional shifts in practice to support student achievement and the promise of the these standards.

Revised Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, Grades 3-12.

Utlize the Bridge document to determine how the EdReports reviews the support alignment to the Nebraska ELA standards and instructional shifts.

This tool allows instructional leaders to provide content-specific feedback to classroom teachers and/or professional learning communities* throughout cycles of observation. The purpose of the IPG is to determine trends in the implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) across grade levels. The core actions within describe the standards alignment and grade-appropriateness of content, teacher actions, and the depth of student ownership and engagement. This tool is not designed for the evaluation of teachers, nor should it replace an established system or framework for the assessment of educator effectiveness.

*The IPG should be used only if instructional leaders have received appropriate professional learning. Your region’s Educational Service Unit (ESU) may be able to provide support. You may also contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.