This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission

or the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2015 ELA/ELD ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher Program Grade Level(s)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 6–8
California Collections© 2017

Program Summary:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Collections (Program 2) includes: Student Edition

(SE); Teacher Edition (TE); Close Reader Student Edition (CR SE); Close Reader
Teacher Edition (CR TE); Interactive Lessons: Writing, Speaking & Listening (IL);
California Standards Support and Enrichment (SSE); Language Workshop (LW); HMH
Decoding Power: Intensive Reading Instruction (DP); California Quick Start Pacing
Guide (QSPG); Performance Assessment Student Edition (PASE); Interactive
Whiteboard Lessons (IWB); Online Version/ebook.

Recommendation:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California Collections (Program 2) is recommended for

adoption because the program includes content as specified in the CA CCSS for ELA
and the CA ELD Standards, as appropriate for the program type, meets all identified
standards in Criterion 1 fully, and meets all the Criteria in Category 1 with strengths in
Categories 2–5.

Criteria Category 1: ELA/ELD Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports teaching to the CA CCSS for ELA and CA ELD Standards (as
appropriate to the program type), and covers all of the evaluation criteria in Category 1.

Citations:
 Criterion #1: Grade 6, RL.6.1, SL.6.1a: TE, pp. 12–13; Grade 7, RI.7.1:
TE, p. T45; Grade 8, RL.8.1: TE, p. 436a.
 Criterion #2: Grade 6, PII.6.1.Br: SE, pp. xlix–li; Grade 7, PI.7.1.Em-Ex-Br:
TE, p. 43; Grade 8, P1.8.6a.Ex: SE, pp. xlix–li.
 Criterion #7: Grade 8, TE, pp. T141–T207.
 Criterion #17: Grades 6–8: Online Version/ebook, “Student Model and
Rubrics”, IL, Writing Arguments; IL, Writing Informative Texts; IL, Writing
Narratives; IL, Using Textual Evidence.

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Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and design of the instructional materials provide structure for what
students should learn each year and allow teachers to teach the content efficiently and
effectively.
Citations:
 Criterion #1: Grade 6, QSPG, pp. 16–72; Grades 6–8, Online
Version/ebook, “MySmartPlanner,” ”Teacher Dashboard.”
 Criterion #3: Grade 8, QSPG, Weekly Pacing Guide, pp. 24–25.
 Criterion #7: Grade 6, CR SE, pp.101–114; Grade 7, CR SE, pp. 3–12.
 Criterion #12a: Grade 8, TE, pp. 68, 96–97, 202, 402.
 Criterion #14: Grade 6, SE, pp. xi–xxix.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials provide teachers with assistance in using assessments for
planning instruction, determining effective flexible grouping strategies, implementing
other strategies for meeting the instructional needs of students, and measuring the
effectiveness of instruction through progress monitoring.

Citations:
 Criterion #1: Grade 6, TE, p. 328, HMH Online Assessment Platform;
Grade 8, CR SE, pp. 12, 40, 48, 68, 88.
 Criterion #6: HMH Online Assessment Platform.
 Criterion #7: Grade 6, Lesson 5, p. 76, LW Online, Lesson 6, p. 94, LW
Online.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Program materials ensure universal and equitable access to high-quality curriculum and
instruction for all students so they can meet or exceed the expectations as described in
the CA CCSS for ELA and, when appropriate, the CA ELD Standards, and provide
teachers with the necessary content and pedagogical tools to teach all students the CA
CCSS for ELA and help all English learners to achieve proficiency with the CA ELD
Standards.

Citations:
 Criterion #3: Grades 6–8,
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections/resources
/professional_development_9780544089655/podcasts/text_analysis.html,
Text-Dependent Analysis: Online Version/ebook, Fiction (Podcasts); SE,
Online Version/ebook, “Student Model and Rubrics,” IL, p. 7, click Close
Read icon.
 Criterion #4: Grade 8, QSPG, TE, pp. 319, 442.

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  Criterion #7: Grade 6, TE, pp. 151, 321.
 Criterion #6: Grade 6, TE, pp. 73–88.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning and Teacher Support

The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when
planning instruction and are designed to help teachers provide effective standards-
based instruction and ensure opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills
and knowledge specified for in the CA CCSS for ELA and, where appropriate, the CA
ELD Standards.

Citations:
 Criterion #1: Grades 6–8, QSPG, Designated ELD, pp. 74–79.
 Criterion #5: Grade 6, SE, Online Version/ebook: Cross-Curricular
Connections, Olympic Glory.
 Criterion #7: Grade 7, TE, p. 3A.
 Criterion #8: Grade 6, TE, pp. 3B–3C.
 Criterion #25: Grades 6–8, QSPG, pp. A19–A30.

Edits and Corrections:

No Edits and Corrections.

California Department of Education

August 17, 2015