Resources for Educators

This instructional guide offers a powerful and accessible routine to refine your students’ mathematical skills and ignite their curiosity and skepticism.

CORE Learning has identified six conditions that districts should focus on developing for a successful high-quality instructional materials implementation.

Download our free math materials evaluation rubric to examine instructional materials.

CORE’s Standards for Mathematical Practices rubric was developed to assist teachers and instructional leaders in effectively implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) to build mathematical proficiency while students are learning math content (concepts and skills). It is intended to serve as a guide to assist administrators, coaches, and classroom teachers in understanding key instructional […]

Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, Revised 2nd Edition provides a collection of tests for the comprehensive assessment of skills related to reading. These assessments can help identify why a student is having reading difficulty, determine what the next step in instruction should be to remediate that difficulty, and monitor progress throughout the course of instruction. We […]

This study guide may be used as you navigate through the Teaching Reading Sourcebook, 3rd Edition. It will assist you to focus your attention on critical and highly useful components. DOWNLOAD THE STUDY GUIDE

The California Dyslexia Guidelines were published in August, 2017 in response to Assembly Bill 1369, Statutes of 2015, in order to assist regular education teachers, special education teachers, and parents in identifying, assessing, and supporting students with dyslexia. This Infographic highlights major points from these Guidelines. CORE can support your district’s efforts to address dyslexia […]

This rubric was developed to assist teachers and administrators in effectively implementing a research-based English/Language Arts instructional program. The criteria attached are consistent with Teaching Children to Read (the Report of the National Reading Panel, 2000), Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth (2006), the Common […]

This rubric was developed to assist teachers and administrators in effectively implementing a research-based mathematics instructional program. The criteria attached are consistent with the Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008), the Common Core State Standards, and the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The online Prep Time with 1 to 9 quizzes are designed to activate key prior knowledge and are provided to accompany each activity. The quizzes are a combination of information, questions, and hints that guide students through a step-by-step process to help prepare them to work on the related challenge activity in corresponding Spend Some […]

Coaches are a powerful force in helping ensure effective reading instruction throughout a school. Below are resources you can use to support your coaching practice. Elementary Reading Coach Job Description Generic description for an elementary reading coach position. DOWNLOAD PDF Literacy Coach: Effectiveness Rating Checklist of effective coach behaviors that can be used as a […]

This lesson, from the Teaching Reading Sourcebook, 2nd Edition, is designed for teaching adolescents how to use selected Greek roots to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. DOWNLOAD PDF

Response to Intervention (RtI) was intended to provide a way to quickly identify students needing extra support and then provide it within the general education setting, instead of deferring identification and assistance until a student has been formally identified as qualifying for special education. DOWNLOAD PDF

Spend Some Time with 1 to 9 was designed by teachers, for teachers. These supplemental math activities fuse the latest in lesson design theory with practical classroom experience. The problem sets are designed to build fluency and number sense while requiring students to think about mathematical relationships. Give these samples a try! DOWNLOAD K-8 SAMPLER […]

This free guide will help teachers identify the level or depth of knowledge they are working with in math, and see where they can go next. The included chart has specific math examples, question stems, and descriptions for each level. DOWNLOAD GUIDE