Bring the world to students with a proven PreK–5 literacy curriculum
¿ì²¥app Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is the leading early literacy curriculum grounded in the Science of Reading. By combining knowledge-building and research-based foundational skills, our instruction guides educators in developing strong readers, writers, and thinkers.
With a powerful online platform and a parallel Spanish language arts curriculum, ¿ì²¥app CKLA provides a comprehensive solution for PreK–5 educators and students. Para la versión en español, haga clic ²¹±ç³ÜÃ.
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Independently and rigorously reviewed
¿ì²¥app CKLA is among the few curricula that is both recognized by the Knowledge Matters Campaign—for its excellence in intentionally building knowledge—and rated all-green on EdReports, earning green scores across all gateways.
Our approach
Grounded in the Science of Reading and following the Core Knowledge approach, the ¿ì²¥app CKLA PreK–5 curriculum combines rich content knowledge in history, science, literature, and the arts with systematic, research-based foundational skills instruction.
Grounded in the Science of Reading
As the first publisher to build a curriculum based on the Science of Reading, we put research into action with explicit systematic foundational skills instruction alongside a proven knowledge-building sequence. In collaboration with education experts and practitioners, we provide powerful resources that drive real results. Explore our Science of Reading success stories.
Developing foundational skills with explicit, systematic instruction
¿ì²¥app CKLA’s research-based scope and sequence progresses from simple to more complex skill development, starting with phonological and phonemic awareness. Instruction guides you in explicitly teaching the 150 spellings for the 44 sounds of English, with an intentional progression and review of skills to set your students up for success.
Following a proven knowledge-building approach
Following the Core Knowledge Sequence–a content-specific, cumulative, and coherent approach to building knowledge–students dig deeper and make connections across content areas to build a robust knowledge base for comprehending complex texts. See how the Core Knowledge curriculum is proven to improve reading scores and eliminate achievement gaps.
Built in partnership with the Core Knowledge Foundation
¿ì²¥app CKLA is the premier high-quality instructional materials offering for elementary language arts, built in partnership with the Core Knowledge Foundation to help students effectively develop deep content knowledge and foundational skills.
Learn more about the Core Knowledge FoundationCultivating biliteracy with parallel English and Spanish programs
¿ì²¥app Caminos is the perfect Spanish language arts partner to ¿ì²¥app CKLA. The aligned programs combine rich content knowledge with systematic foundational skills instruction grounded in the Science of Reading that follows biliteracy principles, and supports multiple teaching models.
