New! Written to meet the
North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
Measuring Up to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Grades 3–8

Measuring Up offers standards-based instruction to meet student needs.

  • supplement your curriculum
  • intervention, before-school or after-school programs, and summer school
  • progress-monitoring or benchmarking
North Carolina Standard Course of Study-Driven Achievement
  • Introduce concepts by connecting what students will learn; to what they may already know; to real-world examples.
  • Provide key academic vocabulary in context.
  • Scaffold learning with guided instruction, questions, hints, and checklists at point of learning.
  • Apply learning independently with questions that prepare students for the NC EOG assessments.
  • Measure mastery with Exit Tickets.
  • Motivate students to master the North Carolina Standard Course of Study with checkpoints, hints, turn and talk, think about it and other prompts.

The robust Teacher’s Edition offers:

  • Instruction to incorporate the real-world lesson goal
  • Differentiation for struggling, advanced, and English language learners
  • Scoring rubrics, checklists, and graphic organizers.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Standards-based literacy instruction features:

  • Foundational and word knowledge skills to academic vocabulary building
  • Language conventions and writing composition
  • Informational text and literature of varying text types, genre and complexity
  • Integration of knowledge and ideas
  • Building knowledge drawing upon previously read or known information
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MATHEMATICS

Lessons lead to mastery of mathematical concepts with:

  • Broad written and verbal interactions
  • Making connections between and among concepts
  • Multi-step complex problem solving
  • Procedural skills and fluency
  • Integrated mathematical practices
  • Various problem-solving solutions
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