Collaborative Classroom in Georgia

Aligned with Georgia Standards, Trusted by Educators

Explore Georgia-aligned early childhood and K–5 programs designed to support evidence-based instruction. Download sample lessons, hear from Florida educators, view upcoming events, and connect with our team to discuss partnerships, pilots, and implementation support.

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

Every Child Ready fully aligns with Georgia’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.

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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. 

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Being a Reader: Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Approved by the Georgia State Board of Education

The Georgia State Board of Education reviewed K–3 core reading programs to ensure alignment with the structured literacy components outlined in Georgia HB 538. As a result, the Being a Reader™ curriculum has been approved as a recommended program on its High-Quality Instructional Materials (K–3) Advisory List.

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 

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Aligned with Being a Writer

For a Comprehensive K–5 ELA Solution

Being a Writer is the only research-based K–5 program that integrates essential components of
comprehensive writing instruction and explicit social skills development.

Being a Writer:

• Ensures equity in writing instruction
• Creates a community of writers
• Strengthens the connection between reading and writing
• Employs the writing process for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Integrates instruction of the conventions of writing and grammar
• Provides guidance specifically tailored for multilingual learners

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Aligned with SIPPS, K–12

For a Multi-Tiered System of Support

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 can also help students who are found to have reading difficulties through the required universal screener in the Georgia Early Literacy & Dyslexia Act (HB 307).

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