Crack the code with literacy skills instruction that works.
The Amplify CKLA Skills program is grounded in Science of Reading research and helps establish strong reading foundations in your K–2 classrooms. Students practice reading and communicating every day. Their literacy skills grow alongside their confidence.
Perfect for any literacy block.
Use the powerful foundational literacy skills in Amplify CKLA Skills to supplement your core English Language Arts (ELA) program with focused lessons that fit any literacy block.
Interested in the full curriculum, including knowledge building? Explore the comprehensive Amplify CKLA program.
Our approach
Starting with sounds, students practice their phonemic awareness, handwriting skills, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. They become aware of the connection between reading and writing, building confidence along the way.
Explicit, systematic instruction that works for students and teachers
Amplify CKLA Skills’ research-based scope and sequence progresses from simple to more complex skill development, starting with phonological and phonemic awareness. Instruction guides you in explicitly teaching the 150 spellings for the 44 sounds of English, with an intentional progression and review of skills to set your students up for success.
Daily 60-minute lessons cover all skills standards.
Instruction includes print and phonological awareness, sound-letter patterns, decoding and encoding, writing mechanics, and writing structure and processes. Ready-made presentation slides help you effectively deliver each lesson.
Decodable readers help students crack the code.
Amplify CKLA readers are 100 percent decodable, which means they include only words with letter-sound correspondences that have been explicitly taught. The readers are colorful fiction and nonfiction chapter books that kids love! In Grades K–1, visual supports such as underlined and bolded text scaffold students, while Big Book versions may be used for teacher modeling. Readers are also available as audio-enhanced e-books.
What’s included
Amplify CKLA Skills includes a wide range of resources to support teaching and learning.
High-quality teacher materials
Amplify CKLA Skills teachers effectively deliver instruction with print and digital resources, including:
- Take-Home Pages to extend learning beyond the classroom.
- Teacher Guides with embedded differentiation.
- Formal and informal assessments.
- Ready-made and customizable Teacher Presentation Screens for every lesson.
- Teacher resources and on-demand professional development.
Immersive student resources
Amplify CKLA Skills students stay engaged with a variety of print and digital resources, including:
- A digital Sound Library with recordings, animated videos, and fun karaoke-style songs.
- Original decodables and read-aloud Big Books, also available as audio-enhanced e-books.
- Student Activity Books with embedded assessments.
Hands-on phonics materials
Multisensory phonics and foundational skills resources help students practice key skills using fun, varied approaches that build independence.
- Sound Library (K–2, digital)
- Chaining Folder and Small Letter Cards (K)
- Large Letter Cards (K–1)
- Sound Posters and Cards (K)
- Blending Picture Cards (K, digital only)
- Code Posters and Spelling Cards (1–2)
Robust digital experience
Engage your students and save time with a comprehensive platform.
- Skill-building practice games
- Real-time insights into your students’ progress
- LMS integration
- Professional development website
- Support via email, live chat, and phone
- eReaders
- Sound Library
Grade 3 Skills supplement
Reinforce and build on K–2 instruction with the Grade 3 Skills supplement. This flexible resource comes included with the purchase of a core Amplify CKLA Grade 3 Complete Classroom Kit, and can be used to support core lessons or serve as an intervention, depending on your students’ needs. Instruction follows a familiar sequence and offers flexibility: It can be taught in two 15-minute sessions or one 30-minute session.
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