Curricular Resources Annotated Reviews

In Louisiana all school systems are able to purchase instructional materials that are best for their local communities. The Louisiana Department of Education led an online review of instructional materials listed on this page to determine the degree of alignment with state content standards to support school systems with these decisions. Each local school system should determine if their use is appropriate to meet the educational needs of their students.

Tier 1 - Exemplifies Quality:

Meets all non-negotiable criteria and scored the best possible on all indicators of superior quality.

Tier 2 - Approaching Quality:

Meets all non-negotiable criteria and some indicators of superior quality.

Tier 3 - Not representing Quality:

Does not meet non-negotiable criteria.

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Tier 1


Early Childhood Education

FileDownload
Abrams Learning Trends - DIG Develop. Inspire. Grow.ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Children's Literacy Initiative - Blueprint for Early Literacy, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Frog Street Press - Frog, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Frog Street Press - Frog Street Pre-K, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Frog Street - Frog Street Threes ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Great Minds - Eureka Math, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Big Day for Pre-K, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Kaplan Early Learning Company - Learn Every Day, The Program for Infants, Toddlers and Twos, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
KinderCare Education LLC - Early Foundations Infant-Toddler, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Pearson Education, Inc. - Opening the World of Learning OWL, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Robert-Leslie - Little InvestiGators, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Robert-Leslie - InvestiGators Club Preschool, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Teaching Strategies, LLC - The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, 3rd Ed., ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Teaching Strategies, LLC - The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Voyager Sopris Learning, Inc. - We Can Early Learning Curriculum, ECE 3-4 Download

 
ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
American Reading Company - ARC Core ELA Grades K-2 Download
American Reading Company, Inc. - IRLA Foundational Skills Toolkit, Grades K-2 (Foundational Skills, Small Group Only) Download
Amplify - Core Knowledge Lang. Arts 2nd Edition, ELA Grades K-5 Download
Core Knowledge ELA Grade 3 Download
Core Knowledge ELA Skills Strand, Grade 3 Download
Core Knowledge ELA Skills Strand, Grades K-2 Download
Great Minds - Wit & Wisdom, ELA Grades K-2 (without Foundational Skills) Download
Great Minds - Wit & Wisdom, ELA Grades 3-5 Download
Great Minds - Wit & Wisdom, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
HMH Collections ELA Grades 9-12 Download
LearnZillion, Guidebooks, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
Open Up Resources - EL Education, ELA Grades K-2 Download
Open Up Resources - Guidebooks, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
Pearson Education - myPerspectives, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
Pearson Education - myPerspectives, ELA Grades 9-12 Download

 
Mathematics

FileDownload
Agile Mind Educational Holdings, Inc. - Agile Mind Louisiana Mathematics, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Download
Agile Mind Educational Holdings, Inc. - Agile Mind Mathematics, Grades 6-8 Download
Curriculum Associates, LLC - Ready Louisiana Mathematics, Grades K-5 Download
geometrycommoncore.com - Geometry Common Core, Math Grade 10 Download
Great Minds - Eureka Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Great Minds - Eureka Math, Grades 9-11 Download
Great Minds - Eureka Math, Grades K-5 Download
JUMP Math - JUMP Math Grades 6-8 Download
Jump Math - Jump Math Grades K-5 Download
LearnZillion - Illustrative Mathematics Grades 6-8 Download
Open Up Resources - Illustrative Mathematics Middle School Math, Grades 6-8 Download
The College Board - Springboard Math, Grades 9-11 Download
The Math Learning Center - Bridges in Math, Grades K-5 Download
The Math Learning Center - Number Corner Math, Grades K-5 Download
Zearn, Inc - Zearn Math, Grades 1-5 Download


Science

FileDownload
Great Minds - PhD Science Grade 4 Download


Social Studies

FileDownload
The DBQ Company dba The DBQ Project - Mini-Qs (select units), SS, Grades 4-5 (Supplemental) Download
The DBQ Company dba The DBQ Project - Mini-Qs and DBQs (select units), SS, Grades 6-7 (Supplemental) Download
The DBQ Company dba The DBQ Project - Mini-Qs and DBQs (select units), SS, Grades 9-12 (Supplemental) Download
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Teaching with Documents, The Twentieth Century, 1946-2001, U.S. History (Supplemental) Download
The Choices Program-Brown University, SS Grades 9-12 (Integrated, Supplemental) Download
Studies Weekly, Inc. - Studies Weekly Social Studies, Grades K-2, 4-5 Download

 
ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
iSTEEP - Advanced Literacy Assessment ELA Grades 4-5 Download
iSTEEP - Advanced Literacy Assessment, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
iSTEEP - Advanced Literacy Assessment, ELA Grade 9 Download
Achievement Network - ELA Interim Assessments, Grades 3-5 Download
Achievement Network - ELA Interim Assessments, Grades 6-8 Download


Mathematics

FileDownload
Achievement Network - Math Interim Assessments, Grades 3-5 Download
Achievement Network - Math Interim Assessments, Grades 6-8 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, Math Grades 3 and 5 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, Math Grade 8 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, Math Algebra 1 Download

Tier 2


Early Childhood Education

FileDownload
Core Knowledge Language Arts ECE, Ages 3-4 Download
HighScope Educational Research Foundation - Tender Care and Early Learning, Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Child Care Settings, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Success for All Foundation - Curiosity Corner 2nd Edition, ECE Ages 3-4 Download

 
ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
Core Knowledge ELA Grades K-2, 4-5 Download
Engage ELA, Grades 3-5 Download
Engage ELA, Grades 6-8 Download
Engage ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
HMH Collections ELA Grades 6-8 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Common Core Code X, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Paths to College and Career in ELA, Grades 6-8 Download
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Paths to College and Career in ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
Pearson Literature, Grades 6-8 Download
Pearson Literature, Grades 9-12 Download
SpringBoard ELA Grades 6-8 Download
SpringBoard ELA Grades 9-12 Download
Success for All Foundation - KinderCorner 2nd Edition Plus, ELA Grade K Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Collections, ELA Grades 6-8 Download

 
Mathematics

FileDownload
CPM Educational Program - Core Connections Algebra, Grade 9 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Math Expressions, Grades K-5 Download
Pearson Digits, Grades 6-7 Download


ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, ELA Grades 3-5 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, ELA English II Download


Mathematics

Tier 3


Early Childhood Education

FileDownload
Brattle Publishing Group LLC - LEAP Into School! Language Enrichment Activities for Preschool, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC - The World at their Fingertips ECE Ages 0-3 Download
Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC - The World at their Fingertips for Preschool ECE Ages 3-4 Download
CM Marketing - PreschoolPalace.org Program A ECE Ages 3-4 Download
CM Marketing - PreschoolPalace.org Program B ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Experience Early Learning - Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Episcopal Children's Services - Links to Early Learning ECE Ages 3-4 Download
FunShine Express - Buttercups, ECE Ages 0-3 Download
FunShine Express - Fireflies, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
HighScope Educational Research Foundation - The HighScope Preschool Curriculum, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Kaplan Early Learning Company - Connect4Learning The Pre-K Curriculum ECE Ages 3-4 Download
KinderCare Education LLC - Early Foundations Prekindergarten ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Kaplan Early Learning Company - Learn Every Day, The Preschool Curriculum, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Starfall Education Foundation - Starfall PreK4 Curriculum, ECE Ages 3-4 Download
Third Sector New England (TSNE) - Tools of the Mind ECE Ages 3-4 Download
TPS Publishing Inc. - TPS STEAM Early Years Foundation Program 0 - 3 Years.ECE Ages 0-3 Download
TPS Publishing Inc. - TPS STEAM Early Years Foundation Program 3 - 5 Years ECE Ages 3-4 Download

 
ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
Apex Learning - English 9 Common Core, ELA Grade 9 Download
Bedford, Freeman, & Worth - Advanced Language and Literacy, ELA Grade 10 Download
Edgenuity-ELA, Grades 6-8 Download
Edgenuity-ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
Edmentum ELA, Grade 6 Download
Edmentum ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
EMC Mirrors and Windows ELA, Grades 6-8 Download
EMC Publishing - Mirrors and Windows ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
HMH - HMD Literature, Grades 6-8 Download
HMH - HMD Literature, Grades 9-12 Download
HMH Journeys, Grades K-6 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Journeys ELA Grades K-5 Download
MGH Reading Wonders, Grades K-6 Download
Odysseyware - English I-IV CCSS, Grades 9-12 Download
Pearson Common Core Reading Street, Grades K-6 Download
Pearson Education Inc - ReadyGEN ELA, Grades K-5 Download
Schoolwide Fundamentals, Grades 1-3 Download
Shurley Instructional Materials ELA, Grades 3-6 Download
Success for All Foundation - Reading Roots 4th Edition, ELA Grade 1 Download
Teacher Created Materials Teaching Through Text Sets, ELA Grade 3 Download
Teacher Created Materials Time for Kids, ELA Grade 5 Download


Mathematics

FileDownload
Big Ideas Learning - Big Ideas Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Big Ideas Learning - Big Ideas Math, Red Accelerated and MS Alg. 1, Grades 7-8 Accel. Download
Big Ideas Learning - Big Ideas Math High School, Grades 9-11 Download
Carnegie Learning Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Carnegie Learning Math Grades 9-11 Download
CORD Communications, Grades 8-11 Download
CPM Educational Program - Core Connections Geometry and Algebra 2, Grades 10-11 Download
Discovery Education - Math Techbook, Grades, 6-8 Download
Discovery Education - Math Techbook, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Grades 9-11 Download
Edgenuity Common Core Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Edgenuity Common Core Alg 1, Geometry, Alg 2, Grades 9-11 Download
Edmentum Math, Grades 6-7 Download
Edmentum Math, Grades 9-10 Download
Glencoe Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Glencoe Algebra I Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMD with Explorations in Core Math, Grades 9-11 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Analyze Connect Explore, Alg 1 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH GO Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH GO Math, Grade 7 Accelerated Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Grades 9-11 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH GO Math, Grades K-6 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Math in Focus, Grades K-5 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Saxon Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Saxon Math, Grades K-5 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Math in Focus Courses 1-3, Grades 6-8 Download
Kendall Hunt - Math Trailblazers, Grades K-5 Download
MGH www.aleks.com Math, Grades 3-5 Download
MGH www.aleks.com Math, Grades 6-8 Download
MGH www.aleks.com Math, Grades 9-11 Download
McGraw-Hill Cinch Learning Math, Grades 9-11 Download
McGraw-Hill My Math, Grades K-5 Download
ORIGO - Stepping Stones Core Math, Grades K-5 Download
Pearson Digits, Grade 8 Download
Pearson enVision Math, Grades K-6 Download
Odysseyware - Mathematics CCSS, Grades 7-8 Download
Odysseyware - Mathematics CCSS, Grades 9-11 Download
Pearson Education, Inc. - enVisionmath2.0 Gr K-5 Download
Pearson Education - Investigations in Number, Data, and Space, 3rd Edition, Math Grades K-5 Download
Pearson Math, Grades 9-11 Download
The College Board - SpringBoard Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Perfection Learning Corporation - AMSCO Math, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Grades 9-11 Download
TPS Creative Core Curriculum Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Star Shine Learning - PARCC Made Easy, Grades 3-5 Download
Star Shine Learning - PARCC Made Easy, Grades 6-8 Download
TPS Creative Core Curriculum Math, Grades K-5 Download
TPS Publishing Inc. - Creative Math Curriculum with STEM, Literacy and Arts, Grades K-5 Download
TPS Publishing Inc. - Creative Math Curriculum with STEM, Literacy and Arts, Grades 6-8 Download


Science

FileDownload
Bedford, Freeman, & Worth - Living by Chemistry 2nd Ed, Science Download
Delta Education LLC - CPO Foundations of Physical Science and Physics Download
Studies Weekly - Studies Weekly Science Grades 4-6 Download


Social Studies

FileDownload
AKJ Books - Cicero Kids, SS Grades K-5 Download
AKJ Books - Cicero, History Beyond the Textbook, Grades 6-8 Download
AKJ Books - Cicero, History Beyond the Textbook, SS Grades 9-12 Download
American Book Company - Louisiana End-of-Course, U. S. History (Supplemental) Download
American Book Company - Louisiana iLEAP-LEAP in Social Studies, Grades 3-5 (Supplemental) Download
American Book Company - Louisiana iLEAP-LEAP in Social Studies, Grades 6-8 (Supplemental) Download
Cengage Learning, Inc. - National Geographic World History, Grade 6 Download
Cengage Learning, Inc. - World Cultures and Geography, Grade 9 Download
Clairmont Press - Louisiana, Our History, Our Home, SS Grade 8 Download
Colonial Williamsburg dba Nystrom Education - The Idea of America, SS U.S. History (Supplemental) Download
Gibbs M Smith Inc - The Louisiana Experience, SS Grade 8 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Social Studies World Civilizations, U. S. History, Grades 6-7 Download
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - HMH Social Studies American History, Modern World History, Grades 11-12 Download
McGraw-Hill School Education, LLC - Discovering Our Past, Grades 6-7 Download
McGraw-Hill School Education LLC - Social Studies, Grades 9-12 Download
Pearson Education, Inc. - American History, Survey, Grade 7 Download
Pearson Education, Inc. - Civics, U.S. History, World History, Grades 10-12 Download
Pearson Education, Inc. - myWorld Social Studies Grades K-5 Download
Studies Weekly, Inc. - Studies Weekly Social Studies, Grade 6 Download

 
ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
Edmentum Study Island ELA Assessments, Grades 3-5 Download
Edmentum Study Island ELA Assessments, Grades 6-8 Download
Edmentum Study Island ELA Assessments, Grades 9-12 Download
Measured Progress ELA, Grades 3-5 Download
Measured Progress ELA, Grades 6-8 Download
Measured Progress ELA, Grades 9-12 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, ELA Grades 3-5 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, ELA Grades 6-8 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, ELA Grades 9-12 Download
Voyager Sopris Learning DIBELS Assessment, Grades 3-5 Download
Voyager Sopris Learning ELA DIBELS Assessment, Grades 6 Download


Mathematics

FileDownload
Edmentum Common Core Math Test Pack, Grades 4-5 Download
Edmentum Common Core Math Test Pack, Grades 6-8 Download
Edmentum Study Island Common Core Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Edmentum Study Island Common Core Math, Grades 9-11 Download
Edmentum Study Island Common Core Math, Grades K-5 Download
Measured Progress Math, Grades 3-5 Download
Measured Progress Math, Grades 6-8 Download
Measured Progress Math, Grades 9-12 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, Math, Grades 6-8 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, Math, Grades 9-12 Download
NWEA - MAP Assessments, Math, Grades K-5 Download
Scantron Math Assessments, Grades 6-8 Download
Scantron Math Assessments, Grades K-5 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments Grades 6-7 Download
TE21, Inc. - CASE Benchmark Assessments, Math K-2 and Grade 4 Download
Total Assessments: Math-Full Curriculum-Algebra 1 Benchmarks Forms-Grade 9 Download


Small-Group Reading


ELA/Literacy

FileDownload
Achieve3000 - KidBiz3000, ELA Gr 2-5 Download
Achieve3000 - TeenBiz3000, ELA Gr 6-8 Download
Achieve3000 - Empower3000, ELA Gr 9-12 Download
American Book Company - Common Core in ELA, Gr 3-5 Download
American Book Company - Common Core in ELA, Gr 6-8 Download
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