Welcome Indiana literacy educators!
Amplify ELA is built specifically for the needs of middle school teachers and students. This blended curriculum is designed to help teachers implement the Indiana Academic Standards for ELA by delivering a structured yet flexible instructional approach grounded in the Science of Reading.
Looking for core instruction for Grades K–5? Click here.
Designed to prepare Indiana middle schoolers for high school and beyond
After watching the Amplify ELA 6–8 video to the left, scroll down to learn even more, download resources, and access a demo.
What is ELA?
Amplify ELA is a core program for Grades 6–8 that delivers:
- A unique, research-based approach designed to get all students reading grade-level text together.
- An instructional design that inspires students to read more deeply, write more vividly, and think more critically.
- A rich combination of dynamic texts, lively discussions, and interactive Quests that truly engages middle schoolers and inspires them to participate in learning.
How ELA works
Amplify ELA lessons follow a structure that’s grounded in regular routines, yet flexible enough to allow for a variety of learning experiences. You can find more information in our ELA Program Guide.
What students explore
Amplify ELA provides everything you need to deliver a full year’s worth of instruction.
Each grade level of Amplify ELA consists of six multimedia units. Four or five of the units are focused on complex literary texts and one or two are collections based on primary source documents and research. Each grade also provides a dedicated story-writing unit, a poetry unit, and two or three immersive learning experiences called Quests.
Download the Unit Overview and explore a model lesson below to learn more.
Science of Reading
Watching students mature into adolescents? Inspiring. Knowing how to engage and motivate their changing brains? Science.
The middle school years are marked by a period of tremendous growth and change—physically, emotionally, and socially. Amplify ELA understands and embraces these changes, and delivers instruction specifically designed to tap into adolescents’ natural inclinations toward collaboration, exploration, and autonomy.
Differentiation
We believe all students are capable of reading grade-level text together.
Amplify ELA ensures all students have access to the same text. With six distinct levels of differentiation, every student is supported or challenged in a way that meets their unique needs. This includes English learners at the Developing, Expanding, and Bridging levels, as well as students needing substantial support or an extra challenge.
Assessment
Amplify ELA not only includes captivating content, but also provides clear and actionable measurement data about student performance.
Our embedded formative and summative assessment tools maximize teaching time, while allowing teachers to make confident, data-driven decisions about the instruction and support students need to grow continually as readers and writers.
Indiana ELA resources to support your review
Get access
Ready to explore as a teacher? Follow these instructions:
- Visit learning.amplify.com.
- Select Log in with Amplify.
- Enter your provided teacher username and password.
- Select ELA.
Ready to explore as a student? Follow these instructions:
- Visit learning.amplify.com.
- Select Log in with Amplify.
- Enter your provided student username and password.
- Select ELA.
Contact us
Support is always available. Our team is dedicated to helping you every step of the way. Contact your dedicated Indiana representative here for program access, samples, and additional information.
Elizabeth Sillies Callahan
Southern IN
(513) 407-5801
Janet Barry
West/Northwest IN
(630) 777-6923
John Lash
East/Northeast IN
(260) 318-5729
Paige Lawrence
District enrollment below 1200
(980) 421-2608