Provides standards-based instruction in reading, writing, written and oral English language conventions, listening and speaking. Teaches students to identify, interpret, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, draw conclusions, compare and contrast, and classify. The resource manager provides lesson plans and identifies the standards taught with an icon. Units are grouped into literary elements, language and culture, and nonfiction with purpose. Units are focused on skills and include reading workshops, lessons, writing workshops, and assessment. Lessons are structured to focus and motivate, teach, practice and apply, and access and reteach. Universal access volumes meet the needs of advanced learners, English learners, strategic learners and students who use African American vernacular English. It provides print, transparencies, and technology resources. Texts include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and media examples.