Virginia

Aligned with Virginia Standards, Trusted by Educators

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


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

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

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.

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. 


Collaborative Classroom’s SIPPS, Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets, and Being a Writer have met the requirements of the Virginia Literacy Act and are recommended by the Virginia Department of Education.


SIPPS

Intervention for Grades K–8

SIPPS is a research-based intervention program for grades K–12 that provides a structured literacy approach to foundational skills through explicit instructional routines.

Over the past decade, nearly a quarter of Virginia’s divisions have invested in SIPPS as their literacy intervention of choice. Many of these divisions have implemented the program as the primary resource for their division-wide foundational skills intervention programming.

Their investment has also included science of reading professional learning experiences that have helped to develop stronger teachers of reading across the Commonwealth.

Number of SIPPS Implementations Since 2010.

SIPPS, Fourth Edition

Approved for grades K–5 in 2024

SIPPS, Fifth Edition

Selected as the preferred option for intervention for grades 6–8 in 2025


Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets

Supplemental Instruction for Grades K–2

Each student brings a unique set of skills, knowledge, and experiences to the classroom. Not all core reading programs come with the essential, targeted small-group instruction that ensures all students are being met at their point of need. To address this, Being a Reader Small-Group Reading Sets for grades K–2 provides an easy-to-use supplement to any whole-class reading program.

The program provides targeted, differentiated reading instruction for building and practicing phonics and foundational skills, improving language comprehension, and developing independent thinking. The small-group design enables teachers to observe and monitor student progress and make informed instructional decisions.


Being a Writer

Comprehensive Writing Instruction for Grades, K–5

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

  • 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 instruction

Upcoming Events in Virginia

Independent School Educators Collaborative Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/15, 12/1, 2/23, 5/18, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.

Adolescent Literacy Collaborative: Supporting Older Readers Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/16, 12/2, 2/24, 5/19, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.

Early Childhood Education Collaborative Virtual Series (2026-27 school year)

9/17, 12/3, 2/25, 5/20, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Online, Washington D.C.