Odell Education High School Literacy Program

Name: Odell Education High School Literacy Program
Brand: Odell Education

by Odell Education

ElaGrades 9–12

About This Curriculum

A comprehensive, student-centered language arts program for grades 9-12 that empowers students with literacy skills for college, careers, and civic life through authentic texts, inquiry-based learning, and collaborative learning communities.

What makes it unique: Student-centered, inquiry-based approach emphasizing agency and choice; built on four core principles (Knowledge, Agency, Perspective, Inquiry); earned EdReports' highest 'All Green' ratings across all three gateways; includes Spanish language support tools.

Odell Education High School Literacy Program: Inquiry-Based High School ELA

The Odell Education High School Literacy Program is a comprehensive, student-centered ELA curriculum for grades 9-12 that emphasizes inquiry-based learning and collaborative communities. The program aims to develop literacy skills for college, careers, and civic engagement through authentic texts and text-dependent questioning.

Best for

High school teachers seeking an inquiry-based ELA curriculum that emphasizes collaborative learning and authentic texts for grades 9-12

Evaluation Criteria

3 strengths · 1 concern · 5 insufficient evidence

Knowledge RichStrength

The program meets expectations for building knowledge through texts according to EdReports evaluation.

EdReports Gateway 2 specifically evaluates 'Building Knowledge — whether the curriculum builds knowledge through texts' and rates it as 'Meets Expectations'

Text ComplexityStrength

The curriculum meets expectations for grade-level text complexity and demands.

EdReports Gateway 1 evaluates 'alignment to grade-level text demands' and rates the curriculum as 'Meets Expectations'

Teacher TrainingStrength

The curriculum meets expectations for teacher support and usability.

EdReports Gateway 3 evaluates 'teacher support' among other usability factors and rates the curriculum as 'Meets Expectations'

Direct InstructionConcern

The curriculum emphasizes inquiry-based and student-centered approaches rather than direct instruction.

Program is explicitly described as 'student-centered' with 'inquiry-based learning' and 'collaborative learning communities' as core pedagogical approaches

Retrieval PracticeInsufficient Evidence

No specific information available about retrieval practice or spaced review implementation.

Review evidence does not mention specific instructional strategies related to retrieval practice or spaced review

Systematic PhonicsInsufficient Evidence

Not applicable for high school grades 9-12 curriculum.

This curriculum targets grades 9-12, where systematic phonics instruction is typically not a primary focus

Vocabulary BuildingInsufficient Evidence

Limited specific information about vocabulary instruction approaches.

While the curriculum aims to develop 'literacy skills' broadly, no specific details about vocabulary building strategies are provided in the review evidence

Writing InstructionInsufficient Evidence

The curriculum aims to develop comprehensive literacy skills but lacks specific details about writing instruction structure.

The program description mentions developing 'literacy skills for college, careers, and civic life' but provides no specific information about writing instruction approaches

Whole Books Vs ExcerptsInsufficient Evidence

The curriculum uses authentic texts and meets expectations for text quality and complexity according to EdReports.

EdReports notes the curriculum meets expectations for 'range and quality of texts' and uses 'authentic texts' as described in the program overview

Sources: edreports.org

Review Sources

edreports

EdReports Panel

Gateway 1 Alignment:Meets Expectations

Gateway 2 Alignment:Meets Expectations

Gateway 3 Alignment:Meets Expectations

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Key Facts

GradesGrades 9–12

SubjectEla

PedagogyInquiry Based

Faith-BasedNo

FormatDigital + Physical

PricingFree online. Print materials available through distribution partners (XanEdu, Open Up Resources, Education Elements, Kiddom); contact for quotes.

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