ELA: Amplify CKLA

Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is a language arts program that combines a multi-sensory approach to phonics with rich texts carefully sequenced to build content knowledge-– so that students learn to read and read to learn at the same time.  CKLA is a comprehensive program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 

Skills will concentrate on Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

Knowledge will focus on listening comprehension, language building, and comprehension

This series is based heavily in using the scientific reading approach and the belief that language and learning are connected.

The Five Components of Reading

• Phonics. Phonics is the process of mapping the sounds in words to written letters. ...

• Phonemic awareness. Children develop phonemic awareness by learning about sounds (phonemes), syllables and words. 

• Vocabulary

• Fluency

• Reading comprehension