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Need More Help?English Language Arts
Our research-based and award-winning K12 ELA curriculum is cultivated for teachers, by teachers, empowering students to reach new heights!
Proven Methods, Real Results
A Science of Reading Approach
Curriculum that’s intentionally designed and standards-aligned.
Built on the Science of Reading’s five pillars and Scarborough’s Rope principles, the K12 ELA program helps students gain foundational reading skills through a clear learning progression. The curriculum empowers students to read purposefully and make meaning out of the world around them.
Award-Winning
As an industry leader with more than two decades of experience, our K12 curriculum incorporates online components based on empirically sound principles embraced by professional organizations. We continue to innovate and evolve our curriculum to serve students best. And it shows.
American Business Awards
6 Product and Event Stevie Awards® 2024
People’s Choice Stevie® Award 2023
Gold Award for Education Technology
Made by teachers with students in mind
Student-Centric Curriculum
Key ways K12’s ELA program supports the depth of knowledge required by today’s academic standards:
Research-Backed Methodology
ELA courses follow the principles of Science of Reading, where learning opportunities build the knowledge and skills students need to master learning objectives.
Engaging Videos
Available for all grade levels, educational videos enrich student learning experiences with systematic, multisensory instruction that builds early literacy skills.
Get Ready, Learn It, Try It Components
Get Ready activities orient students to the lesson, while Learn and Try It activities build knowledge, introduce vocabulary, and review reading strategies.
Core Programs
Offering a seamless progression from kindergarten through high school-level courses, K12 ELA curriculum provides the right amount of challenge at the right levels.
Elementary (K–5)
K12 ELA curriculum integrates phonics, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and handwriting taking a well-balanced approach to literacy.
· Combination of teacher-led instruction and independent practice
· Reading, writing, and word study workshops
Middle School (6–8)
Students gain essential language arts skills they’ll need throughout their academic careers while further developing comprehension and analysis of informational and fictional texts. 100% digital curriculum and reading materials.
· Skills recovery
· Intensive reading courses
High School (9–12)
Students build and reinforce foundational reading and writing while exploring a range of engaging and interactive ELA offerings. 100% digital curriculum and reading materials.
· Credit recovery
· Intensive reading courses
· Honors courses
A Leader in Online Learning
3M+
Students have chosen K12-powered education
100+
Collective years of education experience of K12’s subject-matter curriculum development experts
20+
Years K12 has been developing high-quality curriculum aligned with state academic standards
Fun Games = Serious Learning
Through game-based learning, course-aligned games help kids practice grammar skills, complex syntax, and reading comprehension. Playable on mobile or desktop, they’re ideal for warm-up, review, and practice.
Elementary (K–5)
Grammar Glider
Dodge obstacles, collect items, and fly toward the elusive golden egg, all while practicing your adverbs.
English Escape
Find rare gems, uncover secret passages, and collect hidden keys to escape the labyrinth as you practice frequently confused words.
ELA Village
Visit Lex the Dragon and navigate the map to access K12’s minigames Grammar Glider, English Escape, and Tower of Tense.
Middle School (6–8) and High School (9–12)
Iliad Illuminated
Bring classic literature to life in an immersive reading experience aligned to middle school ELA standards.
Handwriting Instruction
The innovative handwriting curriculum fosters foundational skills and inspires confidence in K–5 students. This curriculum combines research-based techniques, interactive tools, and creative strategies to make handwriting instruction effective and enjoyable.
Digital Literacy Technologies
K12 ELA courses provide opportunities for students to practice additional skills using adaptive remediation tools or complete additional reading fluency benchmarks based on individual needs.
Skills Arcade
These games are arcade-style, adaptive remediation tools that can be sprinkled into ELA courses or assigned separately. Teachers select skills for students to work on and receive real-time student data.
Online Library & Reading Fluency Tool
Students have 24/7 access to texts and e-books. Fluency tools inform lessons and dynamically adjust to student reading abilities. Teachers review key data on class benchmarks and student performance.
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