Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) will implement the Amplify Core Knowledge curriculum for English language arts in elementary grades, aligning with Indiana’s mandate for science-based reading instruction by 2024-25. The curriculum emphasizes foundational skills and background knowledge crucial for comprehension. IPS leaders view this transition as advancing equity and offering culturally representative texts like “Imani’s Moon” and “Long Walk to Freedom”. The district also adopts Scarborough’s Reading Rope model to integrate language comprehension and word recognition, essential for effective reading instruction from kindergarten through fifth grade.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2024/07/22/ips-gets-new-science-of-reading-curriculum
