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A Guide to Evaluating Your District’s ELA Purchases

April 18, 2025

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Compare ELA resources with the priorities that drive literacy growth

Use this resource to organize your review of content quality, learner support, literacy practice, assessment, and district implementation needs.

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Move from literacy priorities to an informed purchasing decision

The guide helps your team review district needs, evaluate resource quality, document findings, and organize next steps.

Review

Clarify district literacy goals and learner needs

Identify the curriculum requirements, instructional priorities, and student needs your ELA resources must support.

Evaluate

Examine the qualities of effective ELA resources

Review content depth, differentiation, skills practice, assessment, curriculum alignment, and instructional support.

Reflect

Document strengths, gaps, and open questions

Capture evidence about where each resource aligns with district priorities and where more information is needed.

Plan

Turn your findings into purchasing next steps

Use the completed review to guide team discussion, vendor questions, implementation planning, and final decisions.

All Resources Guides

A Guide to Evaluating Your District’s ELA Purchases

ELA evaluation guide

Evaluation guide preview

Compare ELA resources with the priorities that drive literacy growth

Use this resource to organize your review of content quality, learner support, literacy practice, assessment, and district implementation needs.

Audit Preview

Move from literacy priorities to an informed purchasing decision

The guide helps your team review district needs, evaluate resource quality, document findings, and organize next steps.

Review

Clarify district literacy goals and learner needs

Identify the curriculum requirements, instructional priorities, and student needs your ELA resources must support.

Evaluate

Examine the qualities of effective ELA resources

Review content depth, differentiation, skills practice, assessment, curriculum alignment, and instructional support.

Reflect

Document strengths, gaps, and open questions

Capture evidence about where each resource aligns with district priorities and where more information is needed.

Plan

Turn your findings into purchasing next steps

Use the completed review to guide team discussion, vendor questions, implementation planning, and final decisions.

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