Aligned with Ohio Standards, Trusted by Educators
Explore Ohio-aligned early childhood and K–5 programs designed to support evidence-based instruction. Download sample lessons, hear from Ohio educators, view upcoming events, and connect with our team to discuss partnerships, pilots, and implementation support.
Every Child Ready – Comprehensive Early Childhood Curriculum
Designated as a Step Up To Quality–approved curriculum for preschool by the Ohio Department of Children & Youth.
The Ohio Department of Children & Youth has designated Every Child Ready as a Step Up To Quality–approved curriculum for preschool, recognizing its alignment with Ohio’s standards for high-quality early learning programs. This designation reflects Every Child Ready’s research-based, developmentally appropriate approach to supporting early language, literacy, and learning in preschool and pre-K classrooms.
Collaborative Literacy + SIPPS
Comprehensive ELA Core Curriculum + Intervention Materials Approved by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
Collaborative Literacy — Comprehensive Literacy Instruction (K–5)
Comprised of two dynamic programs—Being a Reader and Being a Writer.
While each program can be taught on its own, when used together, a deep connection between reading and writing is formed.
Being a Reader
Being a Writer
SIPPS, Fourth Edition
Evidence-Based Reading Intervention
Every new and striving reader deserves effective, evidence-based, and differentiated instruction in word recognition and fluency that puts them on the path to grade-level reading success.
SIPPS is an evidence-based foundational skills program for grades K–12 that is proven to help new and striving readers, including multilingual learners and students identified with dyslexia, quickly develop the accuracy and automaticity needed for fluent, independent reading.
SIPPS is nationally recognized for its structured, differentiated, and age-appropriate approach to teaching foundational skills.
SIPPS + Being a Reader
Aligned for a Multi-Tiered System of Support
Thanks to an aligned scope and sequence, common routines, and similar lesson structure, students can move between the two programs seamlessly.
What Ohio Educators Say About SIPPS
The routines in the SIPPS curriculum are predictable, so after a few lessons, the students automatically knew what to do and did not need a lot of instructions.
– Jennifer McCafferty, Title 1 Reading Tutor for Fairview City Schools, Ohio
I appreciate that Collaborative Classroom has a variety of ways to meet the needs of teachers as learners, whether they are brand new or very experienced like me. Access to physical teacher materials, the online teacher portal, and knowledgeable Collaborative Classroom staff who provide ongoing face-to-face or Zoom Professional Development is critical to successful implementation.
– Carolyn Helmers, Maddux Elementary School (K–6), Forest Hills School District, Cincinnati, Ohio
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