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2015 ELA/ELD Adoption

Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on November 4, 2015. Information is organized by program types: Basic Grade-Level, and Intervention.

These Programs Are Adopted

Program 1 Basic ELA
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

Amplify Education, Inc.

Amplify ELA: California Edition

6–8

EMC Publishing, LLC

Mirrors & Windows: Connecting with Literature

6–8

McGraw-Hill School Education

Reading Wonders

K–6

McGraw-Hill School Education

StudySync

6–8

Pearson Education, Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall

CA Pearson System of Courses

K–8

The College Board – SpringBoard

SpringBoard, English Language Arts

7–8


Program 2 Basic ELA/ELD
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)
Amplify Education, Inc. Amplify ELA: California Edition and Amplify ELD: California Edition
6–8
Benchmark Education Company Benchmark Advance
K–6
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Journeys ©2017
K–5
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Journeys-Collections ©2017
K–6
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Collections ©2017
6–8
McGraw-Hill School Education Reading Wonders
K–6
McGraw-Hill School Education StudySync
6–8
National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning Reach for Reading
K–6
The College Board – SpringBoard SpringBoard, English Language Arts & English Language Development
7–8

Program 3 Basic Biliteracy
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

Benchmark Education Company

Benchmark Adelante

K–6

McGraw-Hill School Education

Lectura Maravillas

K–6


Program 4 Intensive Intervention
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

McGraw-Hill School Education

FLEX Literacy

4–8

National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning

Inside

4–8

Pearson Education, Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall

CA Pearson iLit

4–8

HMH Intervention Solutions (formerly Scholastic, Inc.)

California Read 180 Universal System

4–8

Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc.

LANGUAGE! Live California

4–8


Program 5 Specialized ELD
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Escalate English ©2017

4–8

Pearson Education, Inc., p.a. Scott Foresman and Prentice Hall.

CA Pearson iLit ELL

4–8

HMH Intervention Solutions (formerly Scholastic, Inc.)

California English 3D Course A and Course B System

4–8


These Programs Are Not Adopted

Program 1 Basic ELA
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

Amplify Education, Inc.

Core Knowledge Language Arts: California Edition (CKLA CA)

K–5

The College Board – SpringBoard SpringBoard, English Language Arts
6

Program 2 Basic ELA/ELD
Publisher Program Title Grade Level(s)

Amplify Education, Inc.

Core Knowledge Language Arts with Language Studio: California Edition (CKLA/LS CA)

K-5

The College Board – SpringBoard

SpringBoard, English Language Arts & English Language Development

6

Questions:   Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division | CFIRD@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0881
Last Reviewed: Thursday, September 11, 2025
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