2017

ARC (American Reading Company) Core

Publisher
American Reading Company
Subject
ELA
Grades
K-12
Report Release
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09/17/2018
Review Tool Version
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v1.0
Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Usability (Gateway 3)
Key areas of interest
Foundational Skills
Building Knowledge
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Report Overview

Summary of Alignment & Usability: ARC (American Reading Company) Core | ELA

Product Notes

ARC Core K-8 was released on June 8, 2017. ARC Core 9-12 was released on September 17, 2018.

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ELA K-2

ARC Core for Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 fully meet the expectations of alignment to EdReports.org's Gateways 1, 2, and 3 criteria. Texts with which students engage are appropriately rigorous and rich and are accompanied by cohesive writing and speaking questions and tasks. The materials provide practice and production opportunities for students to grow their foundational literacy skills in multiple areas as they build knowledge as well. There are multiple opportunities for students to synthesize information by working with varied tasks and in growing research and critical thinking abilities. Materials are organized to support vocabulary development, writing instruction in multiple modes, and independent reading of complex texts over the course of the year. The materials also include support for educators to plan, implement, and differentiate the standards-based materials.

Kindergarten
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
1st Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
2nd Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations

ELA 3-5

ARC Core grades 3, 4, and 5 fully meet the expectations of alignment to EdReports.org's Gateways 1, 2, and 3 criteria. Texts with which students engage are appropriately rigorous and rich and are accompanied by cohesive writing and speaking questions and tasks. The materials provide practice and production opportunities for students to grow their foundational literacy skills in multiple areas as they build knowledge as well. There are multiple opportunities for students to synthesize information by working with varied tasks and in growing research and critical thinking abilities. Materials are organized to support vocabulary development, writing instruction in multiple modes, and independent reading of complex texts over the course of the year. The materials also include support for educators to plan, implement, and differentiate the standards-based materials.

Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations

ELA 6-8

ARC Core grades 6, 7, and 8 fully meet the expectations of alignment to EdReports.org's Gateways 1, 2, and 3 criteria. Texts with which students engage are appropriately rigorous and rich and are accompanied by cohesive writing and speaking questions and tasks. The materials provide practice and production opportunities for students to grow their literacy skills in multiple areas as they build knowledge as well. There are multiple opportunities for students to synthesize information by working with varied tasks and in growing research and critical thinking abilities. Materials are organized to support vocabulary development, writing instruction in multiple modes, and independent reading of complex texts over the course of the year. The materials also include support for educators to implement, plan, and differentiate the standards-based materials.

6th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
7th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
8th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations

ELA High School

ARC Core grades 9-12 fully meet the expectations of alignment to EdReports.org's Gateways 1, 2, and 3 criteria. Texts with which students engage are appropriately rigorous and rich and are accompanied by cohesive writing and speaking questions and tasks. The materials provide practice and production opportunities for students to grow their literacy skills in multiple areas as they build knowledge as well. There are multiple opportunities for students to synthesize information by working with varied tasks and in growing research and critical thinking abilities. Materials are organized to support vocabulary development, writing instruction in multiple modes, and independent reading of complex texts over the course of the year. The materials also include support for educators to implement, plan, and differentiate the standards-based materials.

9th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
10th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
11th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
12th Grade
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Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations