Material Review Resources
Evaluation Rubrics
“This rubric is a tool for evaluating reading/language arts instructional materials for grades K-5. Based on rigorous research, the rubric can be used by state-, district-, and school-level practitioners…who review instructional materials.”
Download the full rubric
Download the companion tool
The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Tool provides educators with the do’s and don’ts for reviewing instructional materials.
Colorado Department of Education
Scroll to the Part II section of this webpage to download the rubrics for core, supplemental, and intervention programming. Each rubric will download as a Microsoft Excel file.
Rhode Island Department of Education
“This tool is used to identify strengths and weaknesses of foundational reading skills within Tier 1 curriculum.”
Learn more about Rhode Island’s curriculum adoption process here
Review Sources
The What Works Clearinghouse is an arm of the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. WWC reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. Its goal is to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.
EdReports is a nonprofit that provides comprehensive reviews of instructional materials, focusing on alignment to the college and career ready standards and other indicators of high quality as recommended by educators, including usability, teacher support and differentiation.
Evidence for ESSA exists to support educators in the identification of evidence-based instructional materials that meet the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
National Center on Intensive Intervention
The National Center on Intensive Intervention provides tool charts for academic and behavior interventions. The charts summarize the research base for a wide variety of intervention materials.
