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Kennewick staff recommend Amplify CKLA for K–5 ELA after 18-month review and pilot
Summary
District curriculum staff recommended Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for K–5 reading and ELA instruction after an 18‑month review and classroom pilot, citing alignment with the science of reading and positive pilot feedback.
Kennewick School District staff told the board they plan to recommend Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) as the district’s K–5 English language arts curriculum after a year-and-a-half review and a classroom pilot.
Jen Jordan, identified in the presentation as the district’s K–5 content specialist who led the review, described the process: staff issued a request for proposals, rated materials against research-based criteria (including the “science of reading”), pilot-tested two finalists in classrooms and solicited feedback from pilot teachers, parents and the community. Jordan said the…
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