Benchmark Advance ©2026  is a comprehensive core K-5 content-based English Language Arts (ELA) program that is rooted in and responsive to science of reading research. Each three-week unit includes explicit literacy instruction in phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and word study, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, language, and writing. The K-5 vertical alignment of 10 knowledge-building units per grade integrate science, social studies, and literary content, and include a cohesive balance of informational and literary complex texts. Students have multiple opportunities to read, discuss, and analyze texts and vocabulary. Students respond orally and in writing to text-specific questions, encouraging deeper comprehension of vocabulary and concepts, and application of text evidence to support claims.    

The program's intentional scope and sequence includes a spiraling of skills and strategies, with built-in systematic and cumulative review. Benchmark Advance ©2026 seamlessly integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills aligned to ELA Standards. The skills and strategies addressed in each unit work together to support students while they build knowledge across the 10 vertically aligned knowledge strands, so students can understand the complex texts they encounter and can express and transfer that understanding.  

Each unit is supported by a topic-aligned set of grade-level complex texts, an essential question, and a set of knowledge goals to focus discussion and text analysis. All lessons follow a gradual release approach of explicit teacher modeling, guided practice with corrective feedback, and partner or independent practice to apply taught skills and strategies.  

Benchmark Advance ©2026 includes a variety of assessments designed to monitor student progress and inform instruction. The Benchmark Advance Reporting Suite on Benchmark Universe provides data-driven insights to help educators track student progress, inform instruction, and personalize learning. It includes multiple reporting tools designed to analyze student performance at individual, class, and school-wide levels.

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