CKLA Resources

General Program

These materials will help you understand the research basis for and design of the Core Knowledge Language Arts program.

• Webinar: CKLA Preschool Overview
• Preschool Visual Component Guide
• Webinar: CKLA K–3 Overview

Planning and Pacing

CKLA can be manipulated to suit your classroom and students' needs, and these resources offer baseline planning and pacing information.

• Kindergarten ½ Day Pacing Guide
• Planning for Success within the Listening & Learning Strand

Demonstrations by a Master Teacher

Diane Tureski, a former New York City public schools reading coach who participated in the CKLA pilot program, leads you through a variety of lesson types in these demonstration videos.

• Basic Code Lesson
• Tricky Spelling Lesson
• Tricky Words Lesson
• Spelling Alternatives Lesson

CKLA and the Common Core

Representatives from the Core Knowledge Foundation were involved with the development of the CCSS from beginning to end. CKLA not only meets the CCSS, it exceeds them. The resources above clearly demonstrate the alignment between the CCSS and CKLA. For even more on the CCSS, please visit the Common Core section of our website.

• Annotated Listening & Learning Lesson
• K–2 Alignment of CKLA to CCSS
• K–2 Alignment of CKLA to the CCSS Publisher's Criteria
• Grade 3 Alignment of CKLA to CCSS

Third-Party Resources

These third-party resources have been reviewed by the Core Knowledge Foundation, and may be helpful to you as you implement CKLA.

• American Reading Company CKLA Trade Book Sets
• Netflix Academy: High-Quality Video Resources