Setting the Standard for High-Quality K–12 Curriculum

Yes, all ARC solutions align to the science of reading. Resources provide explicit and systematic instruction in foundational reading skills, including print concepts, phonological awareness, advanced phonemic awareness, letter formation, phonics, word recognition, word study, spelling, morphology, and fluency. Products also intentionally build knowledge with content-rich texts and daily writing to practice skills and support learning. For more information, look here:Foundational Skills Scope & Sequence

Yes, ARC Core en español is available for grades K–5. ARC also offers the Evaluación del nivel independiente de lectura^® (ENIL^®), a developmental reading taxonomy for students. The ENIL parallels the Independent Reading Level Assessment (IRLA) while reflecting how the stages of learning to read differ between Spanish and English.ARC ENIL Foundational Skills Toolkits are intervention resources designed to support students that demonstrate a need for specific skills in reading in Spanish, grades K–2. Additionally, ARC boasts a 150,000-title database that includes both English and Spanish texts.

ARC has many resources designed to support both elementary and secondary students that need intervention, small-group instruction, or high-dosage tutoring. These resources range from support for early learners through explicit skills instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, encoding/decoding, word study, fluency, and spelling to support for secondary students through high-interest texts that build knowledge and reading skills.

ARC Core builds knowledge across four units throughout the school year. Students dig deeply into Science content like Marine Life, Social Studies content like U.S. States, and literature content like Traditional Tales. Students read, write, research, and analyze these topics through the course of each unit. They learn new information, develop vocabulary, and build expertise in a wide variety of disciplines. For instance, in the Animal Adaptations unit, students delve into specific adaptations of their chosen animals, supported by a wealth of related books.ARC Core has earned recognition by the Knowledge Matters Campaign as one of the few ELA curricula that build knowledge.

ARC Core is a writing-first curriculum. Students write every day in multiple forms for different audiences and on many topics. Tasks include on-demand writing in response to texts and extended writing pieces derived from deep research using high-quality texts. Check out some of our student authors!