We are pleased to announce the release of enCORE Extended School Year (ESY) 2024!
ESY is a 4-week extended school year curriculum for K-12 students with moderate to severe disabilities. This year’s theme is Summer Around the World! Students will engage with rich content to learn about countries around the world.
For all grade bands:
After Week 1, the curriculum is flexible. You can use Week 1 to plan your adventure around the world and then have the ability to complete the other 3 topics in the order that you choose.
Each week includes newsletters, mini-lessons, printable worksheets, technology lessons, and a sample schedule. Instruction in each mini-lesson flows through the gradual release of responsibility, beginning with anchoring instruction to activate background knowledge and make connections to new learning. Then, teachers move through the I Do, We Do, You Do model.
ESY includes sample scripting for those who wish to use it while encouraging teachers to revise the script as necessary to fit the specific needs of their students. A sample script is shown below:
The ESY lessons and activities are available to use in multiple formats. Lessons can be
delivered via interactive whiteboards or tablets to individual or small groups of students
using the teacher-led technology lessons, individually to students via student-led technology lessons, and individually or in a group setting using the printed worksheets. Lessons and materials are adapted to meet the needs of your learners!
At the end of the first week’s mini lesson, there is a Suggested Reading List that includes multiple suggested titles per week. The literature selection represents a variety of genres and corresponding Lexile levels are included.
Here are a few titles on the suggested reading list for each of the grade bands:
These are just a few examples of many!
Like all of enCORE, ESY is designed to help students generalize the learning they experience in the classroom to their everyday lives. To help students extend and generalize the skills targeted throughout the week, teachers are instructed to use globes, maps, the local library, community resources, fliers, and more.
All active enCORE users enjoy ongoing access to current and previous years’ ESY curriculum for the duration of their subscription. You will always have enough adapted curriculum for ESY to support the learning needs of your students with significant disabilities.
We are proud to partner with you to deliver appropriately challenging and engaging instruction that is relevant to your students’ lives as they continue learning this summer.
Just like enCORE K-12, enCORE ESY is aligned to state and national standards, utilizes evidence-based instructional strategies, supports a blended learning model, and includes multiple levels of differentiation.
Our complete enCORE curriculum is designed to incorporate adapted grade-aligned content, high-quality, differentiated literature and integrated technology for teaching your students with moderate to severe disabilities. Learn more about enCORE today.