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REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2015ELA/ELD ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher / Program / Grade Level(s)
HMH Intervention Solutions (formerly Scholastic, Inc.) / California English 3D Course A and Course B System / 4–8

Program Summary:

California English 3D Course A and Course B System(Program 5) includes: Assessment, Data & Reporting, Issues Book Course A (IB, Course A), Issues Book Course B (IB, Course B), Language & Writing Portfolio, Course A (Portfolio, Course A), Language & Writing Portfolio Course B (Portfolio, Course B), Teaching Guide Course A (TG Course A), Teaching Guide Course B (TG Course B), English 3D California Standards Alignments Course A (Standards Alignment, Course A), English 3D California Standards Alignments Course B (Standard Alignment, Course B), Independent Reading Library (Independent Reading), Instructional Resources (Instructional Res.), Planning and Pacing Guide, Course A (PPG, Course A), Planning and Pacing Guide, Course B (PPG, Course B), Research Foundation & California Efficacy Data (Research & Efficacy), Standards Map.

Recommendation:

California English 3D Course A and Course B System(Program 5)is recommended for adoption because the program includes content as specified in the CA ELD Standards, meets all identified subset of standards in Criterion 2fully, and meets all the Criteria in Category 1 with strengths in Categories 2–5. Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed on the last page of this document under the “Edits and Corrections” section.

Criteria Category 1: ELA/ELD Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supportsteaching to the subset of CA ELD Standards identified in Appendix 12-B: Matrix 2, and covers all of the evaluation criteria in Category 1.

Citations:

  • Criterion #2: Some Exemplars of Standards: PI.4.1.Ex: Portfolio, Course A, Volume 1, p. 46, TG Course A, Volume 1, p. 46E; PI.5.12.Br, Portfolio, Course A, Volume 1, pp. 14–15, TG Course A, Volume 1,pp. 14–15; PI.7.12.Ex/Br, Portfolio, Course B, Volume 2, p. 33; PI.8.6.Ex, Portfolio, Course B, Volume 1, p. 16; PI.8.6.Br, Portfolio, Course B, Volume 2, p. 153; PII.4.6.Br, Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, pp. 42–43, TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. 42–43; PII.6.1.Ex, Portfolio, Course B, Volume 2, pp. 98–99, TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. 98–99, TG Course B, Volume 1, p. 46.
  • Criterion #9b:Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, pp. 26, 66; IB, Course A, Volume 1, pp. 28–30.
  • Criterion #15: Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, p. 104; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. 29, 80.
  • Criterion #23c: TG Course I, Volume 1, pp. T146–147; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. 8C–8D.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materials supportinstruction and learning of the CA ELD Standards.

Citations:

  • Criterion #8: TG Course A, Volume 2, p.80; TGCourse B, Volume 2, p. 134.
  • Criterion #9: TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. 32–34; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. 42, 84; TG Course B, Volume 2, T62–94.
  • Criterion #12a: TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. 143–181; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. 164–201;Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, pp. 144–183.
  • Criterion #12b: TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. 28–29; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp.122–123; Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, pp.12–13.
  • Criterion #14: TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. T196–207; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp.136a–136d; Portfolio, Course A, Volume 1, pp.2–3.

Criteria Category 3:Assessment

The instructional materials provide teachers with assistance in using assessments for planning instruction, strategies for meeting the instructional needs of students, and measuring the effectiveness of instruction through progress monitoring.

Citations:

  • Criterion #1a: TG Course A, Volume 1, p. T101.
  • Criterion #2: TG Course B, Volume 1, pp.T124–125.
  • Criterion #3: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. T108–109.
  • Criterion #5: TG Course B, Volume 1, pp.T131–133; Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, pp. 90–91, 142–183.
  • Criterion #6: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. T104–105, T113, T120–125.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Program materials ensure universal and equitable access to high-quality curriculum and instruction for students so they can meet or exceed the expectations as described in the CA ELD Standards and provide teachers with the necessary content and pedagogical tools to help English learners to achieve proficiency with the CA ELD Standards.
Citations:

  • Criterion #3a: TG Course A, Volume 1, p. T159; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. T152–156.
  • Criterion #3b: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. T156–160; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. T148–149.
  • Criterion #3d: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. T64–98; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. T62–94.
  • Criterion #6: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp.T140–141;TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. T140–141; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. T136–137; TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. T136–137.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning and Teacher Support

The instructional materials contain a clear road mapfor teachers to follow when planning instruction and are designed to help teachers provide effective standards-based instruction and ensure opportunities for students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified in the CA ELD Standards.

Citations:

  • Criterion #1: PPG, Course A; PPG, Course B.
  • Criterion #2: TG Course A, Volume 1, T67–95; TG Course A, Volume 2, T67–95; Course B, Volume 2, T67–95; TG Course B, Volume 2, T67–95.
  • Criterion #5: Standards Alignment, Course A, pp. 32–35; Standards Alignment Course B, pp. 46–47.
  • Criterion #6: TG Course B, Volume 2, pp. 64–65; TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. 66c–66f.
  • Criterion #7: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. 6–8d; Portfolio, Course A, Volume 2, 6–7.
  • Criterion #25: TG Course A, Volume 1, pp. T178–193; TG Course A, Volume 2, pp. T178–193; TG Course B, Volume 1, pp. T174–178; TG Course B, Volume 2, T174–178.

Edits and Corrections:

The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.

  1. IB, Course A.Volume 2:Page 56, lower left – it saysmi amigos,but it should saymis amigos.
  2. TG Course A, Volume 1:On page 40 it says Present-Tense Verbs, and on page 78 it says past perfect tense verb; the use of the hyphen needs to be consistent.
  3. Course B, Volume 1:Page T160, in the directions for “Book Pass” the final sentence says “Continue until students have reviewed all of the books…” It should say previewed.
  4. Scholastic Central, online component:The section headers are formatted as if they are links, but theyare not. The section headers should be reformatted as plain text.
  5. TG Course A, Volume I:In Issue 3, Lesson 7, the multimedia Play symbol icon is missing.
  6. TG Course B, Volume 2:Page 127, the header says Close Watching & Listening, it should be Close Viewing & Listening.

California Department of Education

Updated November, 2015

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