Colorado READ Act

Every Child Ready: Aligned with Colorado’s Early Learning Standards

Every Child Ready fully aligns with Colorado’s Early Learning Standards to provide high-quality, developmentally appropriate instruction that ensures all children are healthy, successful, and ready for school.

EdReports

Every Child Ready was the only PreK curriculum with GREEN ratings for high-quality, developmentally appropriate content (Gateway 2) in the critical domains of Language and Literacy, Mathematics, and Social and Emotional Development.

READ THE EDREPORTS REVIEW

AIR Review

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted a rigorous review of Every Child Ready, finding that the curriculum met or exceeded expectations across all evaluated domains. 

READ AIR REVIEW SUMMARY

Core Instruction

Being a Reader, Second Edition

Being a Reader is the only comprehensive reading program that integrates rich literacy experiences with explicit social skills instruction and activities that foster students’ growth as responsible, caring, and collaborative people.

Being a Reader features:

• Integrated teaching of social skills to create a collaborative, respectful, and supportive learning community
• Explicit word recognition instruction that follows a systematic scope and sequence
• Robust reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction
• Diverse, high-quality fiction and nonfiction texts
• Embedded professional learning
• Targeted support for multilingual learners 

Aligned Intervention

SIPPS, Fifth Edition

Approved by CDE for the fourth time, SIPPS is an evidence-based K–12 program that provides a structured literacy approach to foundational skills through explicit instructional routines.

For students needing additional practice in developing phonics and decoding skills, SIPPS and Being a Reader offer an aligned scope and sequence, facilitating a seamless transition for students moving between tiers.

SIPPS features:

• A systematic scope and sequence
• A placement assessment for grouping students with similar needs in order to provide targeted small-group instruction
• Mastery tests for ongoing progress monitoring and instructional decision-making
• Age-appropriate texts for all readers, including older students who are reading at a first- or second-grade level
• Intensive multisensory instruction for students in need of additional support, including those with dyslexia

Professional Learning

Flexible Professional Learning Plans to Support Your Implementation

To support Colorado SIPPS and Being a Reader program implementation, we offer a variety of learning pathways that can be facilitated in-person, virtually, or led by lead teachers/coaches at your school or district.