Benchmark Advance, Grade 6
2018

Benchmark Advance, Grade 6

Publisher
Benchmark Education Company
Subject
ELA
Grades
6
Report Release
03/16/2018
Review Tool Version
v1.0
Format
Core: Comprehensive

EdReports reviews determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to college and career-ready standards. This rating reflects the overall series average.

Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating reflects the overall series average.

Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations
Key areas of interest

This score is the sum of all points available for all foundational skills components across all grades covered in the program.

The maximum available points depends on the review tool used and the number of grades covered.

Foundational Skills
NC = Not Claimed. The publisher does not claim that this component is addressed in the materials.
NC
Building Knowledge
28/32
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Summary of Alignment & Usability: Benchmark Advance, Grade 6 | ELA

ELA 6-8

The Benchmark Advance materials for Grade 6 meet expectations of alignment. The materials include speaking and listening, writing, and reading tasks that are connected to appropriately rigorous texts over the course of the school year.  The instructional materials support the building of knowledge through repeated practice with appropriate grade-level complex text organized around a topic. Academic vocabulary is addressed in each module. There is partial evidence of the materials providing coherently sequenced questions and tasks to support students in developing literacy skills, although some teacher supplementing and reorganizing may be needed. Culminating tasks often require students to read, discuss, analyze, and write about texts while students participate in a volume of reading to build knowledge. Grade 6 materials meet the expectations for usability. Materials are well-designed and include support for implementation over the course of a school year. The materials reviewed meet the expectations for usability. Materials are well-designed and include support for implementation over the course of a school year. Materials include clearly labeled navigation and support to aid teachers. They include materials to support students’ personalized learning via navigable online platforms. The digital platform offers opportunities to enhance student learning as well as opportunities for both student and teacher collaboration.​

Gateway 1

Text Quality

33/36
0
17
32
36

EdReports reviews determine if a program meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations for alignment to college and career-ready standards. This rating reflects the overall series average.

Alignment (Gateway 1 & 2)
Meets Expectations
Gateway 3

Usability

31/34
0
23
30
34

Materials must meet expectations for standards alignment in order to be reviewed for usability. This rating reflects the overall series average.

Usability (Gateway 3)
Meets Expectations