The results are in! Amplify ELA received a PERFECT SCORE by the independent review group in categories of text quality, building knowledge, and usability. Read the full review from EdReports.
Amplify ELA
Perfect score
All-green rating on EdReports
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Rigor that's rewarding
Bring great literature to life while reflecting Akron's portrait of a graduate.
Amplify ELA features high-quality lessons grounded in great books, with powerful tools to immerse young adolescents in reading, writing, and speaking.
Engage and inspire
Middle school students begin to read, write and speak powerfully as they learn to articulate their values.
Make it relevant
Classics connect to what middle school students care about most.
Rich Media
Powerful multimedia brings students into great works in fresh ways.
Designed for today’s world
Inspire next-level engagement with a digitally forward program.
Multimedia lessons are grounded in the standards–and designed for the way Akron middle schoolers learn today.
Immersive apps
Students learn about unreliable narrators by storyboarding “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Multicultural literature
Five Hispanic sisters set out on their own odyssey--a universal journey that is immersed in their culture.
Videos of poetry readings
Poetry becomes real and immediate, with a poet’s own words about a beloved place.
Amplify Library
Students have access to over 700 titles, including poetry, rhetoric, and Spanish selections, to download and read offline.
Differentiation with the click of a button
Provide APS students the individualized support they deserve.
Differentiated instruction with the click of a button and instant feedback tools allow you to give each student the support they need.
Differentiated writing prompts
Core instruction is based on UDL principles. Five additional levels of support bring the rest of your students into the same text—whether they’re ELLs, below or above grade level.
Personalized and fun Vocab App
Students begin the day with vocabulary work grounded in literature and differentiated for their needs—including multilingual glossaries for ELLs.
Homework on the go
Students can complete their Solo work in class, at home, or even via mobile devices—and you can check on their progress at any time.
Insights at your fingertips
Every time you log in, you’ll see how each class is doing—and who might need to hear a quick word from you today.
More time teaching, less time grading
Next-generation assessments take the headache out of grading.
With intelligent feedback tools and embedded assessments, Amplify ELA makes it easy to monitor student progress and intervene where needed—no matter where teaching and learning is taking place.
Daily Exit Tickets
Keep close track of student learning by checking in quickly at the end of each class.
Autoscored student writing
This teacher favorite assesses focus, use of evidence, and conventions—so you can spend time on more substantial remarks.
Clarify and Compare performance tasks
Students learn from great literature--then apply what they’ve learned to fresh reads
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Daily Exit Tickets
Keep close track of student learning by checking in quickly at the end of each class.
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Autoscored student writing
This teacher favorite assesses focus, use of evidence, and conventions--so you can spend time on more substantial remarks.
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Clarify and Compare performance tasks
Students learn from great literature--then apply what they’ve learned to fresh reads
Key differentiators
What sets Amplify ELA apart for Akron Public Schools
- 1. Top-rated by EdReports and helps students Akron's commitment to college and career readiness
- 2. Engaging fiction and non-fiction literature with instruction geared specifically towards the way middle schoolers learn
- 3. Next-level engagement through immersive multimedia resources
- 4. Five levels of differentiation to keep all students on the same page
- 5. Embedded assessments mean more time teaching, less time grading