A must-read orientation to the Grades 3-6 ELA curriculum: the big picture of how the modules were designed, how they address the Common Core shifts, and how critical it is to understand the logic of the "backward design" before considering any adaptations.

(Please note that as of June 2018 we have discontinued the first edition of our Grades 3-5 ELA curriculum. However, this document is still relevant to support the implementation of the Grades 6-8 ELA curriculum published in 2012.

To learn more about the EL Education K-5 Language Arts Curriculum, including the 3-5 Language Arts (Second Edition), please visit our website Curriculum.ELeducation.org/Tools.)