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Gateway Ratings Summary
ELA 1st Grade Overview
The UFLI program meets expectations for foundational skills instruction in Grade 1, offering a clear, systematic scope and sequence that builds phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition, and fluency. Instruction is explicit and structured through consistent routines, supported by embedded assessments, flexible grouping tools, and technology that maintains engagement and lesson coherence. However, the program does not include explicit plans for repeated readings of decodable texts, provides minimal strategies for leveraging students’ home languages, and includes few references to varied backgrounds or experiences. Overall, the materials provide comprehensive foundational skills instruction with strong usability supports, with areas noted around language and cultural resources.