Get Ready! is designed specifically for Newcomers and students at the very beginning levels of proficiency.  This curriculum is not intended for all English Learners.  Teachers should utilize the assessment resources provided by VHL, along with ACCESS 2.0 scores and the WIDA Can Do Key Use Descriptors to determine the appropriateness of this resource for a particular student.  

No.  Designated ELD should be delivered to students at grade level, following grade-level Common Core State Standards and English Language Development Standards.  While the Get Ready! curriculum provides lessons to support ELs at the beginning stages of English proficiency, teachers should view this resource as supplemental to their core curriculum, scaffolding and providing support to students based on levels of English proficiency.  

The two levels are identical in content.  Vista Higher Learning differentiates between the two curriculums with the images and graphics that are included within to most accurately reflect the student audience that each curriculum targets.  Please remember that the curriculum is intended to support students as they emerge in their English proficiency.  If used consistently, students should not engage in this curriculum year after year, but instead interact with the lessons for a a necessary period to gain foundational skills in the English language.   

Yes.  Printed materials were delivered to your site in July of 2021.  Please reach out to your site librarian for access to your site's resources.

Yes!  These were purchased for the 21/22 school year.  Check out the "Get Reading!" section of this page for more info.