CORE CURRICULUM / GRADES K–8
Imagine Learning EL Education
A research-backed, digital-forward core English language arts program that uses authentic, captivating content and the science of reading to nurture a lifelong love of literacy and cultivate 21st-century thinkers.
Imagine Learning EL Education’s content-based approach takes students from learning to read to reading to learn. It emphasizes mastery of knowledge and skills, developing high-quality student work, and building habits of character.
Imagine Learning EL Education Features & Benefits
Teaching reading? It’s science!
Driven by the science of reading, Imagine Learning EL Education is a content-based curriculum that combines systematic instruction focused on the five components of reading with compelling content, text, and knowledge building to support students in becoming 21st-century readers, writers, and critical thinkers.
Many stories, one platform
The digital platform makes planning easier and more accessible, with everything educators need available at point of use. Classroom-ready lessons allow educators to spend less time planning and more time connecting with students, engaging creatively, and customizing the curriculum to meet learners’ needs.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of literacy
Authentic knowledge-building texts teach real-world content, develop key literacy skills, and represent a range of multicultural perspectives. Students aren’t just learning to read and write. They’re making meaning, cultivating essential character traits, and acquiring the tools needed to navigate the world around them with confidence.
Habits of character
Woven throughout the curriculum are opportunities, protocols, and conversation cues to develop essential character traits — collaboration, respect, honesty, and compassion — helping students learn how to make ethical choices and, ultimately, contribute to a better world.
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Foundational literacy for K–2
Students in grades K–2 build foundations in phonics, phonemic and phonological awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through foundational Skills Block lessons found on the innovative digital platform.
ALL Block for 3–5
Daily ALL Block lessons — teacher-directed small group sessions based on students’ needs — complement module units and explicitly reinforce learning while providing additional literacy and language practice.
Module Lessons for 6–8
In grades 6–8, module lessons teach and formally assess reading comprehension, writing, speaking and listening, and language in 60 minutes of daily instruction, with additional English Learner instructional support.
Rated All Green by EdReports
Imagine Learning EL Education earned all green scores from independent reviewer EdReports, meeting standards for text quality, usability, and building knowledge.
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