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Program Components

Discover how McGraw Hill Literacy California transforms learning with resources for teachers, students, and whole classrooms.

Teacher Resources

  • K–5

    Emerge! California Essentials

    This professional learning resource includes research, pacing, implementation support, and more.

  • K–5

    Teacher’s Edition

    Access explicit and systematic lessons, embedded routines, and support for data-informed instruction.

  • K–5

    English Language Development Teacher’s Edition

    Help multilingual learners access core texts and develop English language competencies with explicit instruction. 

  • 2–5

    Extended Writing Teacher’s Edition

    Provides explicit instruction for genre writing through all stages of the writing process as well as grammar and writer’s craft minilessons.

  • K–5

    Focus Group Lessons

    Meet students where they are with explicit small-group instruction independent of grade-level scope and sequence. 

  • K–5

    Digital Teacher Experience

    Explore a wealth of content, student data, tailored recommendations, and professional learning resources.

Student Resources

  • K–5

    Student Companion

    Provide students with authentic literature, decodables at K–2, daily writing, and opportunities to engage with texts.

  • K–5

    Write-On/Wipe-Off Response Board

    Help students practice applying foundational skills routines.

  • K–5

    Digital Student Experience

    Offer students a centralized hub for content, activities, and data.

Classroom Resources

  • K–1

    Literature Big Books

    Increase students’ listening comprehension and print awareness.

  • K–5

    Independent Reading Guide

    Provides guidance for independent reading and the use of decodable and authentic texts.

  • K–1

    Read Aloud Cards

    Engage students with read alouds that develop listening comprehension and build knowledge.

  • K–5

    Sound-Spelling Cards

    Support phonics instructional routines for all sound-spellings.

  • K–2

    Photo Cards

    Identify words containing specific sound-spellings with brightly colored pictures.

  • K–5

    High-Frequency Word Cards

    Support orthographic mapping and comprehension of high-frequency words.

  • Manuscript: K–2; Cursive: 3–5

    Handwriting Cards

    Provide instruction for forming uppercase and lowercase letters.

  • K–5

    Visual Vocabulary Cards

    Develop vocabulary for concept words and target words.

  • K–5

    Practice Printables

    Meaningful student practice for key foundational skills, vocabulary, and grammar.

Teacher Resources

  • K–5

    ¡Emerger juntos! California Essentials

    This professional learning resource includes research, pacing, implementation support, and more.

  • K–5

    Guía del maestro / Teacher’s Edition

    Access explicit and systematic lessons, embedded routines, and support for data-informed instruction.

  • 2–5

    Guía del maestro para la escritura extensa / Extended Writing Teacher’s Edition

    Provides explicit instruction for genre writing through all stages of the writing process as well as grammar and writer’s craft minilessons.

  • K–5

    Building Biliteracy Essentials

    Outlines instructional routines, and shares the research behind our biliteracy supports, as well as suggestions for leveraging the program to best support bilingual learners.

  • K–5

    Lecciones para Grupos de enfoque / Focus Group Lessons

    Meet students where they are with explicit small-group instruction independent of grade-level scope and sequence.

  • K–5

    Digital Teacher Experience

    Explore a wealth of content, student data, tailored recommendations, and professional learning resources.

Student Resources

  • K–5

    Libro del estudiante / Student Companion

    Provide students with authentic literature, decodables at K–2, daily writing, and opportunities to engage with texts.

  • K–5

    Tableros de respuestas / Write-On/Wipe-Off Response Board

    Help students apply and practice phoneme awareness, phonics, word structure, spelling, and high-frequency word skills.

  • 2–5

    Student Companion ELA Supplement

    Builds powerful cross-linguistic literacy skills and bicultural experiences by bringing authentic Spanish texts into the English time block.

  • K–5

    Digital Student Experience

    Offer students a centralized hub for content, activities, and data.

Classroom Resources

  • K–1

    Set de superlibros de literatura / Literature Big Book Sets

    Increase students’ listening comprehension and print awareness.

  • K–1

    Tarjetas de lectura en voz alta / Read Aloud Cards

    Engage students with read alouds that develop listening comprehension and build knowledge.

  • K–5

    Imprimibles: Práctica / Practice Printables

    Meaningful student practice for key foundational skills, vocabulary, and grammar.

  • K–5

    Afiches de lectoescritura / Literacy Support Cards

    Enhance syllable-based learning in Spanish by addressing key areas, such as syllable formation and affixes, to help students develop the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in Spanish.

  • K–5

    Tarjetas de vocabulario / Visual Vocabulary Cards

    Develop vocabulary for concept words and target words.

  • K–5

    Tarjetas de fonética / Sound-Spelling Cards

    Support phonics instructional routines for all sound-spellings.

  • K–2

    Tarjetas de palabras de uso frecuente / High-Frequency Word Cards

    Support orthographic mapping and comprehension of high-frequency words and aid cross-linguistic connections.

  • 3–5

    Tarjetas de apoyo a la ortografía / Spelling Support Cards

    Support Spanish literacy in Grades 3–5 by developing advanced skills in phonics, word structure, and spelling to enhance reading and fluency skills.

  • K–2

    Tarjetas de fotos / Photo Cards

    Identify words containing specific sound-spellings with brightly colored pictures.

  • Manuscript: K–2; Cursive: 2–5

    Tarjetas de caligrafía / Handwriting Cards

    Provide instruction for forming uppercase and lowercase letters.

  • 6–12

    Two-Volume Student Edition Textbook

    These student-facing ELA materials provide standards-aligned instruction with built-in scaffolds.

  • 6–12

    Two-Volume Teacher’s Edition Textbook

    Mirroring the Student Editions, this teacher support resource includes model responses, exemplars, and differentiation strategies.

  • 6–12

    Digital Experience

    Explore a wealth of content, student data, tailored recommendations, and professional learning resources.

  • 6–12

    Getting Started Guide

    A quick-launch overview—which includes the scope and sequence and at-a-glance standards—that explains the program’s design, structure, and best practices for effective implementation. 

  • 6–12

    Reteach and Extend Activities

    Lesson-aligned activities that offer focused support or enrichment while maintaining instructional pace and rigor.

  • 6–12

    Data-Informed MTSS Guide

    A comprehensive guide for using program content and assessments to inform a multi-tiered system of support.

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