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Board approves five-year purchase of Amplify CKLA ELA curriculum after yearlong pilot and data review
Summary
After piloting multiple reading programs, the board approved a five-year contract for Amplify CKLA for ELA instruction, with K–2 phonics to be addressed via a separate skills program and ongoing progress monitoring and professional development.
The Berwick Area School District board voted to approve purchase of the Amplify CKLA English language arts curriculum under a five-year arrangement after administrators and teachers piloted multiple programs this year.
District staff said the curriculum was chosen because it aligns with the science of reading and provides a knowledge-based approach that integrates social studies and science content with vocabulary development. The district piloted UFLI (phonics) and two reading programs (Bookworms and Amplify CKLA) and concluded Amplify best met the district’s instructional goals, administrators…
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