Approved Core Instructional Programs for Grades K-3 (Virginia Department of Education, VDOE)

Description:

The Approved Core Instructional Program Guide (PDF) provides an overview of the approved core instructional programs. To compile this guide, VDOE partnered with Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) at the University of Virginia School of Education to facilitate reviews of core instructional programs. The Core Instructional Review Process is unique to Virginia and consists of two phases, each with discrete rubrics for each grade band. Rubrics were produced by VLP and reviewed by national experts, Virginia higher education partners and Virginia educators, and posted online. Reviews were conducted by outstanding Virginia educators including administrators, reading specialists, and teachers from all eight regions. This review process was also designed to align with Virginia’s textbook adoption process. The list is the final result of a rigorous, multi-month, process to identify best-in-class K-3 core instructional programs.