Ready to Advance (c)2022
Core Code Alignment
Elementary / Early Childhood
Early Childhood (PreSchool)
22040000001: Early Childhood (Pre-K)
Early Childhood (PreSchool)
22040000001: Early Childhood (Pre-K)
Recommendation
Recommended Primary
Evaluation
Ready to Advance is a comprehensive, research-based preschool curriculum aligned with Utah’s Early Learning Core Standards. It emphasizes developmentally appropriate, evidence-based instruction through a balanced approach of teacher-led and child-directed, play-based learning. The program supports the whole child—addressing physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional domains—through engaging, multisensory lessons and differentiated scaffolds for diverse learners. Assessments are embedded to monitor progress, and materials meet ISTE and VPAT compliance standards. Free from bias, advertising, and sensitive content, Ready to Advance upholds all Utah codes while providing an inclusive, high-quality early learning experience for preschool children.
Educators Using These Materials
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Material Categories
Comprehensive
Rubric : Generic
Review Complete. Final Score: 38 / 39 possible points (97%)
Compliance with State Law (Required)
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission 53G-10-103, R277-628 | Does not violate law | N/A | N/A | May violate law | ||
| All instructional materials are age-appropriate, academic, and focused on early learning and skill development. The curriculum fosters a safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environment consistent with Utah’s legal and educational standards. | ||||||
| Prohibited discriminatory practices 53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118 and 67-27-107 | Does not violate law | N/A | N/A | May violate law | ||
| Ready to Advance fully complies with Utah’s nondiscrimination laws, ensuring equitable access and representation for all students. The curriculum is inclusive and respectful of diverse cultures, family structures, languages, and abilities. It contains no bias or discriminatory content and promotes fairness, belonging, and equal opportunity for every learner. | ||||||
| Maintaining constitutional freedom in the public schools. 53G-10-202 | Does not violate law | N/A | N/A | May violate law | ||
| The curriculum focuses solely on academic and developmental learning outcomes, ensuring that instruction respects the rights and freedoms of all students and families. It provides inclusive, unbiased educational experiences appropriate for public school settings. | ||||||
| Free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | ||
| Ready to Advance is entirely free from advertising, product placement, commercial branding, or political content. All materials are instructional and designed solely to support early learning and skill development. The curriculum maintains a neutral, educational focus consistent with Utah’s public school standards. | ||||||
Content
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alignment | The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade-level core standards and is current, well-researched and referenced from reliable sources. | The content of this resource aligns with most grade-level core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the objectives for this course. | The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level core standards for a portion of the course. | The content of this resource does not align with standards and objectives for this course. | ||
| Ready to Advance is fully aligned with Utah’s Early Learning Core Standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. The curriculum content is current, well-researched, and based on developmental learning progressions by Dr. Karin Hess, ensuring instruction is both rigorous and age-appropriate. Lessons are supported by reliable research and best practices in early childhood education. | ||||||
| Navigation | Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels, assist all students in enhancing conceptual understanding, and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and assist students in enhancing conceptual understanding. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. | Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners. | ||
| Ready to Advance provides strong scaffolding supports that engage learners across a wide range of skill levels. Lessons include differentiated pathways—Build Foundations, Teach Concepts and Skills, and Extend Learning—that deepen conceptual understanding and promote active participation. Students are encouraged to explore ideas, share thinking, and connect new learning through guided discussion and hands-on experiences. | ||||||
| Instructional Support | Students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. | The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate material. | The material may be used with direct educator support but lacks clear instructions. | The instructions in this material are unclear, and navigation is difficult. | ||
| Ready to Advance provides clear, consistent instructional routines and visuals that make navigation easy and predictable for preschool learners. While the curriculum is primarily teacher-directed, students can engage with familiar structures and activities with growing independence. Directions and supports are developmentally appropriate, ensuring smooth transitions and understanding with educator guidance. | ||||||
| Assessments | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | ||
| Ready to Advance includes comprehensive assessment tools that monitor progress and inform instruction. The curriculum provides progress-monitoring checklists for ages 36–48 months and 48–60 months, aligned with each unit and weekly objective. These formative assessments, observation guides, and performance tasks help teachers track growth, adjust instruction, and support individual learning needs effectively. | ||||||
| Ethnic Studies Ethnic studies in core standards and curriculum should be a narrowly tailored incorporation of age-appropriate opportunities that naturally arise through education without pretextual effort in courses, programs, or activities where ethnic studies is not a primary focus. The material should incorporate a curriculum of people and cultures that reflect the state’s various demographics without commentary that seeks to violate the neutrality standard established in codes: 53B-1-118, 53G-2-103, 53G-2-104, 53G-2-105, 67-27-107, | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | ||
| Ready to Advance appropriately integrates representation of diverse people, families, and cultures in authentic, age-appropriate ways that reflect Utah’s demographics. Cultural diversity is presented naturally through stories, illustrations, and classroom discussions without bias or commentary that violates neutrality standards. The curriculum promotes inclusion, respect, and understanding while maintaining compliance with Utah Codes. | ||||||
| Shared Values and Character Traits | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | No criteria provided. | ||
| Ready to Advance intentionally fosters positive character traits and shared values such as kindness, cooperation, respect, and responsibility. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons, songs, and storybooks help children practice empathy, self-regulation, and problem-solving in age-appropriate ways. The curriculum promotes a sense of community, belonging, and citizenship consistent with Utah’s shared values and early learning expectations. | ||||||
Material Characteristics
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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| Physical Characteristics | This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by incorporating modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals. | In physical terms, the material is interactive and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. | The material offers limited or low-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for students, but it is reusable. | The content either has low audio-visual quality or is not intended for reuse. | ||
| Ready to Advance offers high-quality, interactive materials with vibrant, modern visuals and engaging tactile components. Both print and digital resources include songs, movement, and multimedia experiences that capture young learners’ attention and support multisensory learning. The materials are durable, visually appealing, and designed for repeated classroom use across diverse learning environments. | ||||||
| Technical Standards | This material surpasses the content outlined in "Adequate" by ensuring the safeguarding of student data privacy and easy installation or access without technical assistance. Furthermore, any licensing information is clearly stated in the description. | The materials meet all the requirements of federal and state laws, as well as accepted technical standards such as ISTE Standards and VPAT Compliance. Additional technical specifications and limitations, including hardware requirements, bandwidth demands, and software/web access restrictions, are clearly outlined in the description. The design of the materials allows for error-free installation or access without the need to purchase additional components. | The material is constrained by specifications that require additional materials, technical assistance, hardware, software, or infrastructure. Access to resources within the material expires after a trial period. | Student data privacy is at risk. | ||
| Ready to Advance meets and exceeds all technical standards for educational materials. It is fully compliant with ISTE and VPAT accessibility requirements and ensures the protection of student data privacy in accordance with federal and state laws. The program is easy to access and install without additional hardware or technical support, with clear licensing and usage information provided for educators. | ||||||
| Adaptability | The material is currently relevant and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or group instructional settings across multiple content areas. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners. | Educators or students can utilize the material, but it may not be customizable for the needs of diverse learners. | The material has limited options to address adaptability for the needs of diverse learners. | The material is not suitable for different educational settings with diverse learners. | ||
| Ready to Advance is highly adaptable for diverse classroom settings and learning needs. Lessons are structured with built-in differentiation and flexible pacing to support whole-group, small-group, and individualized instruction. Teachers can easily modify activities and scaffolds to meet the needs of multilingual learners, children with disabilities, and varying developmental levels across multiple content areas. | ||||||
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