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The Knowledge-Based Literacy Solution
Nurture Growth and Success in All Students
Impact & Recognition
Award-Winning, Research-Driven, Teacher-Approved
Aligned with Science of Reading research, Benchmark Advance and Adelante are core language arts programs that provide a cohesive structure for the development of literacy skills and content knowledge.
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Third-Party Endorsements
Validated by independent reviewers and used by students and teachers across the United States, Benchmark Advance provides the tools to nurture success.
Rivet Education Certified Provider
Following rigorous evaluation of content and HQIM expertise, Benchmark Education joins Rivet’s vetted list of best curriculum-based, HQIM-aligned professional learning services in the country.
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EdReports All-Green Rating
Independent, nonprofit curriculum reviewer EdReports rated Benchmark Advance ©2022 K–5 “green” in all three Gateways: Text Quality, Building Knowledge, and Usability.
Read the Press Release →Prestigious Awards
Award-winning curriculum supports high expectations and achievement for every learner.
SIIA CODiE Award
Best English Language Arts Solution for PK–8
Tech & Learning Award
Back to School – Primary Education
Tech & Learning Award
Best of — Primary Education
The most comprehensive, well-designed ELA program that I had the privilege of evaluating.
Proven Results
One nationwide study shows students using Benchmark Advance had 2.5x growth in proficiency, including sustained gains for English Learners and students facing economic hardships.
All Students
English Learners
Benchmark Education Company (BEC) Districts
Non-BEC Districts
Grades 3–6 student results in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Minnesota districts: growth in percent of students reaching proficiency using Benchmark Advance vs. students using other instructional materials.
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Hear what teachers, assistant principals, and principals have to say about the impact of Benchmark Advance in their classrooms.
In the News
See the impact that Benchmark Advance is making in schools and communities across the United States.
Instruction
Impactful, Research-Based Instructional Design
Aligned with the latest in Science of Reading research, Benchmark Advance takes an integrated approach to language arts instruction.
Purposeful Scope & Sequence
Research-based scope and sequence that moves students through a systematic progression of skills with spiral review.
Explicit Instruction with Meaningful Practice
Effective daily instruction across word recognition and language comprehension skills provides opportunities for students to apply learning to real reading and writing experiences.
Built-In Differentiation
Whole-group and small-group instruction and materials support a wide range of learner needs for effective and efficient use of instructional time.
Build Knowledge
Build deep knowledge across grades through vertically aligned topics and essential questions. Students explore connected concepts, vocabulary, and text sets that develop comprehension, inquiry skills, and academic language — ensuring year-over-year growth and understanding.
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Develop Strong Foundational Skills With Systematic, Explicit, Spiraled Instruction
Strengthen Comprehension and Critical Thinking with Complex Text Sets
Text sets for each unit include above-grade level read-aloud texts, grade level complex texts for whole group, and knowledge-building libraries and reader’s theater for small group and independent practice.
Meet the Needs of All Students
Teach to Reach Each Learner
Reach every learner with scaffolded lessons, access keys for formative assessments, and a variety of small group supports. Intervention lessons provide targeted instruction around specific skills to meet individual needs, and formative and summative assessments provide valuable data for instructional next steps and developing individualized learning plans.
Integrated ELD
Ensure language development of Multilingual Learners through integrated, Point-of-use supports for every lesson. iELD precisely supports the most linguistically challenging part of each lesson, while embedded Language Transfer Supports, multilingual glossary, and contrastive analysis charts provide additional multilingual scaffolding.
Connected Solutions
Maximize Impact Across Tiers and Instructional Settings
Build confidence, eliminate skill gaps, and increase retention and transfer of learning with cohesive, multi-tiered systems of support that meet students’ specific needs.
Connected Solutions are built with intentional consistency to foster success:
- Shared scope and sequence
- Shared content knowledge-building vertical alignment
- Consistent teaching routines
- Aligned student expectations
Biliteracy
Parallel, Cohesive ELA and SLA Programs
Benchmark Advance and Benchmark Adelante share the same program framework, features, and components to promote biliteracy and include tools to support any dual language model.
Biliteracy & Bilingualism • Academic Achievement • Sociocultural Competence
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Parallel, Cohesive ELA and SLA Programs
Benchmark Advance and Adelante work in parallel, giving teachers consistent tools and structures in both languages. Grounded in the Science of Reading, this alignment helps students transfer skills seamlessly across English and Spanish, strengthening biliteracy and accelerating literacy growth.
Comprehensive Tools for Planning Language and Resource Allocation
Biliteracy Guide and Planners explicitly map instruction in Spanish & English to facilitate decision-making:
- Customizable options for dual language models
- Cross-linguistic transfer strategies and routines
- Suggestions to guide instructional integrity across languages
- Identification of transferable skills, cross-linguistic transfer points, and skills to teach explicitly in both languages
Supports the guiding Principles of Dual Language Instruction as recognized by the Center for Applied Linguistics.
Benchmark Dual Language Learner Students Outperform Monolingual Students
A Chula Vista school implemented Benchmark Advance and Adelante with 42 students in dual-language classrooms and 31 students in Benchmark Advance monolingual classrooms. After 2 years, dual language students significantly outperformed monolingual peers on the CAASPP ELA test, despite no differences at baseline.
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Dual Language vs. Monolingual (CAASPP ELA Mean Scale Score)
Digital Experience
All-in-One Digital Platform for Teaching and Learning
The award-winning digital platform supports planning, instruction, assessment, reporting, and student engagement.
- LTI Advantage Certified
- Compatible with ClassLink, Clever, and More
- Google Single Sign-On
- Google Classroom Integration
Plan, Customize, and Teach with Ease
Access all Benchmark Advance resources in one place. Teachers can design, customize, and deliver lessons directly from the platform with interactive digital texts, lesson plans, instructional slides, and more.
Personalize Digital Learning for Every Student
Assign eBooks, activities, and digital resources to individual students or groups. Interactive features support engagement and allow students to respond, annotate, and collaborate online.
Built-in Assessments and Actionable Reports
Standards-aligned assessments are built into Benchmark Universe, providing instant results and clear reports. Teachers and administrators can monitor progress, identify learning needs, and inform instruction with actionable data.
Now featuring the Benchmark Advance + Amira Learning Partnership – connecting
powerful AI assessment with high-quality instruction to help teachers move from data to action
in minutes.
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Personalize Pathways for Growth
Support growth through real-time feedback, including AI grading tools, and flexible student grouping. Teachers can personalize learning pathways and students can track their progress, keeping everyone connected to goals for success.
Professional Development & Support
Flexible, Sustained Professional Learning
Benchmark Education provides a continuous partnership for dynamic, curriculum-based, high-quality professional learning, as well as ongoing learning and development for teachers, coaches, and administrators across a range of essential topics.
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Flexible Options for Sustained Success
Prepare teachers, coaches, and administrators for implementation and ongoing training on a variety of topics.
- • On-Site
- • Virtual
- • Train-the-Trainer
Virtual Modules for Self-Directed Learning
On-demand, self-paced learning modules introduce the research-based instructional design and program components. These can be flexibly combined with live consultant training.
Hands-On Support for Effective Implementation
Sustained job-embedded training includes coaching, demonstration lessons, ongoing mentoring, and follow-up sessions to facilitate implementation and transfer learning into classroom practice.
Resources to Guide Teaching and Learning
Point-of-use tools to support instruction on Benchmark Universe:
- • How-To videos
- • Routine videos
- • Program Support Documents
- • Biliteracy Guide
- • Professional Guides
Caregiver Support
Bridge Connections Between School and Home
Benchmark Advance enhances communication between school and home. Through Benchmark Universe, families have 24/7 access on any device to all learning resources and texts.
Family support includes:
- Unit Welcome Letter – Available in multiple languages, these letters include fun, at-home activity suggestions that build vocabulary, comprehension, topic knowledge, and phonics and word study skills.
- Unit Take-Home Activity Calendar – Each unit includes three weekly activities designed to reinforce prior learning at home.
Check out the Benchmark Advance Family Support website, available in English and Spanish.
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