Implementation Supports
Implementation Supports
Learn how to prepare to teach Appleseeds, including preparing a unit, unpacking a lesson, and understanding the different components of each lesson that meet the key tenets of evidence-based foundational skills instruction through the resources on this page.
Appleseeds 101: Curriculum Origins and Overview
This video is an overview of the Appleseeds: Evidence-Based Foundational Skills for Massachusetts curricular materials. DESE is excited to be offering this high-quality, openly available reading foundational skills curriculum to all educators and stakeholders across the Commonwealth.
Appleseeds 101 Objectives and Supporting Resources
By watching this video, viewers will be able to:
Understand the role of equitable instruction in reading foundational skills in MA
Understand how Appleseeds came to Massachusetts
Identify the Appleseeds materials alignment with evidence-based instructional practices for the teaching of foundational skills in K-2
Understand the development and components of the Appleseeds instructional materials
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