Demo Redbird Language Arts & Writing
Welcome to our Redbird Language Arts & Writing demo experience! Redbird Language Arts & Writing provides students with a richly personalized learning path, delivering precisely what each individual needs to become a fluent writer and accelerate learning forward.
Begin Redbird Language Arts & Writing Demo Experience
STEP 1
Take an interactive, hands-on tour using the Student Demo. Experience the interactive instruction and practice, error-specific feedback on sentence and paragraph compositions, skill-based games, and Writing Reviews (essay writing!) just as your students would. This tour highlights examples from a 3rd grade unit.
STEP 2
After taking the hands-on tour, we invite you to interact with specific program features at the grade level of your choice.
STEP 3
Finally, check out an overview of the data-driven reporting available within Redbird Language Arts & Writing.
Grade Specific Activities
An Integrated Approach to Language Arts and Writing
Redbird Language Arts & Writing helps students build strong foundational writing skills. Our integrated approach to Language Arts and writing interweaves instruction and rigorous practice in grammar, writing, and reading. Reading is incorporated into each unit because research shows that students often struggle to learn and master English Language Arts skills when those skills are taught in isolation. With our integrated approach, students can experience the connection between the different language domains as they read passages related to the skills they’re learning in grammar and writing.
Course Structure
Each grade level of content has 9–10 units that focus on a form of writing or reading. Units are divided into lessons that include instruction (lectures) and practice (item sets), skill-building games, and Writing Reviews

Lessons are structured to expose students to reading, parts of speech, paragraph analysis, sentence composition, and sentence structures. Some lessons cover new concepts, while others provide practice with concepts already introduced. This content variation provides an engaging and rich continuous experience for students.
Grade 2
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feedback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 1: Simple Sentences
Lessons
- Instruction
- 2.1.1 Nouns — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 2.1.1 Nouns — Parts of Speech
- 2.1.1 Writing — Sentence Structure
- 2.1.2 Fables — Reading: Prediction
- 2.1.2 Fables — Reading Vocabulary: Long A
- 2.1.3 Proper Nouns — Parts of Speech
- 2.1.3 Fables — Reading: Reflection
- Composition Item Sets
- 2.1.3 Composition — Sentence Composition
Grade 3
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feedback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 5: Reading about Science
Lessons
- Instruction
- 3.5.3 Adverbs — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 3.5.1 Introduction to Science Reading — Reading: Prediction
- 3.5.2 Punctuation with Commas — Sentence Structure
- 3.5.2 Introduction to Science Reading — Reading Vocabulary: Affixes
- 3.5.3 Adverbs — Parts of Speech
- 3.5.4 Introduction to Science Reading — Reading Analysis
- 3.5.5 Writing — Lead Sentence
- Composition Item Sets
- 3.5.3 Composition — Sentence Composition
Grade 4
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feedback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 2: Different Kinds of Myths
Lessons
- Instruction
- 4.2.1 Spelling Past Tense — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 4.2.1 Spelling Past Tense — Parts of Speech
- 4.2.1 Narrative Myth — Reading: Prediction
- 4.2.2 Future Tense — Parts of Speech
- 4.2.3 Narrative Myth — Reading: Analysis
- 4.2.4 Possessive Nouns — Parts of Speech
- Composition Item Sets
- 4.2.2 Composition — Future Tense Sentence Composition
- 4.2.4 Composition — Possessive Nouns
Grade 5
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feeback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 5: Informative and Historical Writing
Lessons
- Instruction
- 5.5.2 Helping Verbs — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 5.5.1 Historical Speech — Reading: Prediction
- 5.5.1 Historical Speech — Reading Vocabulary: Affixes
- 5.5.1 Writing — Main Idea: Informative Paragraphs
- 5.5.3 Helping Verbs — Parts of Speech
- 5.5.3 Historical Speech — Reading: Analysis
- 5.5.3 Historical Speech — Reading: Reflection
- Composition Item Sets
- 5.5.4 Composition — Personal Pronoun Sentence Composition
Grade 6
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feedback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 6: Poetry and Drama
Lessons
- Instruction
- 6.6.3 Writing Opinions — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 6.6.1 Prepositional Phrases — Parts of Speech
- 6.6.1 Reading Poetry — Reading Vocabulary: Noun Modifier
- 6.6.2 Noun Modifier Phrases — Parts of Speech
- 6.6.3 Reading Poetry — Reading: Analysis
- 6.6.7 Writing — Commas
- Composition Item Sets
- 6.6.3 Composition — Sentence Composition
- 6.6.7 Composition — Supporting Sentence Composition
Grade 7
Explore these links to gain a better understanding of Redbird Language Arts & Writing unit components, including instructional videos, multi-modal practice exercises, and writing composition activities with error-specific feedback. Each unit includes an integration of reading, language (grammar and vocabulary), and writing lessons.
Unit 1: Working with Autobiographies
Lessons
- Instruction
- 7.1.4 Verb and Verb Phrases — Video Instruction
- Practice Item Sets
- 7.1.1 Starting a Narrative — Parts of Speech
- 7.1.1 Autobiography — Reading: Prediction
- 7.1.3 Autobiography — Reading: Analysis
- 7.1.4 Verb and Verb Phrases — Parts of Speech
- 7.1.5 Autobiography — Reading: Prediction
- Composition Item Sets
- 7.1.2 Composition — Sentence Composition
- 7.1.5 Composition — Supporting Sentence Composition
Writing Reviews

At three points in each grade level, students write a multi-paragraph essay, or Writing Review, which is specifically structured to encourage students to apply foundational grammar and language skills. Each Writing Review builds on grade-level content and program placement so that students are appropriately guided through:
- Comprehension of success criteria for the genre
- Analysis of an expert model in the genre
- Planning the essential components for a strong essay
- Composition of each paragraph one-at-a-time, with error-specific feedback
- Self-assessment with opportunities to edit prior to publishing
Narrative | Informative | Opinion | Argument
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | |
Narrative | • | • | • | • | • |
Informative | • | • | • | • | • |
Opinion | • | • | • | ||
Argument | • | • |
Looking for grade 2? Students working at grade 2 content are primarily working on developing language skills and understanding basic grammar as a foundation to strong sentence construction. At grade 3 and up, they move from building sentences to paragraphs and, eventually, to multi-paragraph essays. Writing Reviews are purposely introduced at grade 3 to align with student readiness for multi-paragraph composition.
Themes:
Success Criteria & Composition Skills
Each Writing Review is centered around a real-world theme, which provides students the opportunity to connect writing to their own life experiences.
First, get acquainted with Writing Reviews by clicking on each of the “Theme” tabs to your left to learn about the themes, success criteria, and composition skills focused on in each Writing Review, by genre and grade level.
Explore:
Narrative Writing Review | Grade 4
Then, take an interactive tour of Writing Reviews by clicking on the “Explore” tab to your left.
Narrative | Grades 3–7:
Students complete one Narrative Writing Review in grades 3–7. Below are the themes, success criteria, and composition skills of focus.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | |
Write a narrative essay about... | A Day at the Playground | A Day at the Amusement Park | A Class Trip to Famous Landmark or Museum | Creating a Work of Art | First Day at a New School |
Success Criteria | Students will...
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Students will...
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Composition Skills | Characters & Setting Sensory Details Action |
Characters & Inference Sensory Details Plot |
Informative | Grades 3–7:
Students complete one Informative Writing Review in grades 3–7. Below are the themes, success criteria, and composition skills of focus.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | |
Write an informative essay about... | Staying Healthy | The Five Senses | Service Dogs | The Night Sky | The Role Citizens Play in Our Government |
Success Criteria | Students will...
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Students will...
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Composition Skills | Topic Detail Main Idea |
Topic Detail Conclusion (emphasis: Inference) |
Opinion | Grades 3–5:
Students complete one Opinion Writing Review in grades 3–5. (In grades 6 and 7, students complete an Argument Writing Review instead of Opinion.) Below are the themes, success criteria, and composition skills of focus.
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Write an opinion essay about... | Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling | ||||
Success Criteria | Students will...
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Composition Skills | Opinion Reason Details |
Argument | Grades 6–7:
Students complete one Argument Writing Review in grades 6 and 7. (In grades 3–5, students complete an Opinion Writing Review instead of Argument.) Below are the themes, success criteria, and composition skills of focus.
Grade 6 | Grade 7 | ||||
Write an argument essay about... | What Type of Animal is Best for a Classroom Pet | Which Invention Has Had the Greatest Impact in History | |||
Success Criteria | Students will…
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Composition Skills | Claim Reason Evidence |
Narrative Writing Review | Grade 4
Throughout each genre and grade, Writing Reviews are structured the same to encourage students to see the consistency in foundational writing skills.
Diverse and engaging themes within the grade-level content, however, gives students the opportunity to focus and practice the foundational skills without feeling repetitive.
Let’s take a closer look at Grade 4 to see how foundational writing skills are both consistent and engaging within Redbird Language Arts & Writing:
- Introductory Video: Writing a Narrative
- Success Criteria and Expert Model
- Explore the Theme and Build Background
- Plan Your Essay
- Write Your Essay
- Self-Evaluate and Publish
Writing Reviews complement and support what educators are teaching in the classroom. Though direct teacher input isn’t required for students to complete the essays, teachers can give additional feedback at any stage to further improve student learning.
Data-Driven Reporting
Overview
Redbird Language Arts & Writing provides robust reporting capabilities that empower educators to personalize instruction and accelerate learning. All reports are real-time and accessible online in the click of a button. With data that is easy to understand, teachers can immediately:
- Track progress of the entire class in one dashboard
- Use data to inform their instructional planning
- Share results with parents to improve transparency
District-level reports help administrators easily see how often the program is being used and how schools within the district are performing. While Redbird Language Arts & Writing offers a robust suite of reporting capabilities, these are the key reports you won’t want to miss.
Standards Proficiency Report
Shows student progress and proficiency against Common Core State Standards* at the class level. This report helps teachers pinpoint where individuals or groups of students may be struggling or progressing giving them the opportunity to provide the appropriate support or encouragement where students need it most.
*Select state-specific standards proficiency reports are also available.
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Classroom Overview
Provides a detailed report including time spent on task, correct first attempts, lesson pace, lesson location, and activity breakdown. These key metrics help teachers determine how well students are progressing and identify which students need teacher attention.
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News Feed
View Student History
- Filter by specific alert type (or view All) by selecting the Filter buttons.
- You can sort the list by date or student by selecting Group buttons.
- Notifications appear for last seven (7) days and are not dependent on when you were online.
- Notification tiles are grouped by Date first (with Today at the top).
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Student Snapshot
Sequence of every attempt at a skill, including a heat map showing student progress by calendar day. Enables teachers to review progress, discuss understandings, and improve effective use of Redbird.
Correct First Attempt
Correct Second Attempt
Incorrect Second Attempt
Student Replay
Keystroke-by keystroke replay of every student action including instruction and open ended responses. Enables teachers to review and discuss areas where a student struggles.
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Provides data by school, with a rollup across all classes within the district. Easy color coding helps administrators see at a glance how often the program is being used and if the program is being used with fidelity. Usage is reported out in three ways:
- Average number of minutes in program per week
- 60-90 min/week is recommended
- Average number of student lessons completed per week
- 2+ lessons completed/week is the target
- Average number of precursor lessons completed
This report is available at both the district level (top image) and school level (bottom image).
NOTE: The District Benchmark report is visible only to administrator-level Redbird accounts.
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