Endorsed by Leading Third-Party Authorities
Our core English Language Arts program is rated all-green in Grades K-5 by EdReports, having met the independent organization’s current rigorous expectations. Benchmark Advance ©2022 received “all-green” ratings in Gateways 1, 2, and 3 for Grades K-5 from expert evaluators, who measured the program in the areas of Text Quality, Building Knowledge, and Usability.
Nurturing Growth and Success in All Students
Benchmark Advance©2022 is a knowledge-based program that aligns with standards and Science of Reading research and provides a cohesive structure for the development of literacy skills and content knowledge. It is designed to empower students to build skills within and across grades, to expand both general and academic vocabulary in support of reading, writing, and constructive conversation, and to provide equitable resources that reach the needs of each learner and ensure cultural inclusivity.
Benchmark Adelante©2023 is also available as a parallel and fully equitable program alongside Benchmark Advance©2022.
EdReports’ Evaluation of
Benchmark Advance © 2022
Grades K–5 At a Glance
| Grades | Gateway 1 Text Quality |
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
Alignment | Gateway 3 Usability |
| K | 52/58 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| 1 | 52/58 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| 2 | 52/58 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| 3 | 38/42 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| 4 | 38/42 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| 5 | 38/42 |
28/32 |
Meets |
24/25 |
| Grade K | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
52/58 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
|
| Grade 1 | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
52/58 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
|
| Grade 2 | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
52/58 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
|
| Grade 3 | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
38/42 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
|
| Grade 4 | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
38/42 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
|
| Grade 5 | ||
|
Gateway 1 Text Quality |
38/42 |
|
|
Gateway 2 Building Knowledge |
28/32 |
|
| Alignment | Meets |
|
|
Gateway 3 Usability |
24/25 |
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Praise from Educators Using Benchmark Advance
These students are reading texts that three years ago, five years ago, I never would have believed that they would have been able to read.
-Bryan Golujuch
Grade 4 Teacher
I've been teaching quite a long time, and this is the first program I've seen that is actually challenging [for students].
-Martha Zalik
Grade 2 Teacher
I love that the units correlate, they’re vertically aligned with other grade levels, so my kids coming in next year from first grade, they're going to be prepared and they're going to have a better understanding.
-Jessica Garcia
Grade 2 Teacher
The collaborative conversations have increased because Benchmark provides just a perfect tool for it.
-Brittney Mabe
Resource Teacher
The kids are engaged in all of the topics. They want more. They don't want me to stop sometimes, and I’m like, ‘I have to do other stuff, I have to teach other things!
-Angelica Sandoval
Grade 5 Teacher
