YOUR ONE-STOP Solution for
English
Language
Development
For 50 years, Ballard & Tighe has provided engaging and effective materials for
assessing and instructing English.
Instructional Materials
Assessments (screeners, placement, progress monitoring)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Newcomers • LTELs • SLIFE • All levels
- Core and supplemental programs provide highly-structured, systematic, and explicit language teaching
- Complete teacher toolkit with detailed lesson plans, vocabulary cards, theme pictures, sentence frames, and more
- Integrated skills approach: reading, writing, listening, and speaking
- Emphasis on oral fluency with targeted language practice using sentence frames
- Content-based instruction
ALL LEARNERS
LANGUAGE INTERVENTION
Systematic grammar and vocabulary development for all students to address language gaps.
Book time to learn more.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
ASSESSMENTS & SCREENERS
Data-driven assessments that support instructional decisions for English learners
- Multiple uses: proficiency screeners, program placement, progress monitoring
- Diagnostic reports that provide instructional recommendations
- Affordable & flexible: use credits across tests/languages/grades; no yearly license fee commitment
- Unlimited support and free training/inservice
ASSESSMENTS THAT GUIDE INSTRUCTION
Individual Student Diagnostic Reports
Identifies Language Gaps
Provides Intervention Recommendations
DUAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS
Get a complete language profile of your students in both English and Spanish
- Student language profile for listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Individual student reports provide targeted recommendations for English-only or English learner time
EARLY LITERACY SCREENERS
Give young learners a head start with a strong literacy foundation
- Specifically designed for younger learners (K-1)
- Quick and accurate group administered paper tests
- Diagnostic information for program planning
- Monitor progress to see which students need additional help and which students are ready to move forward
- Placement information for instructional programs
COMING SOON!
ONLINE EARLY LITERACY TESTS FOR K-1 (ENGLISH & SPANISH)
If you’re interested in piloting our online Early Literacy tests, click here for more information.
Science-Based Academic Skill Building
Bring project-based learning & content-based instruction to all students
With One Step, students in grades 4–12 embark on a global expedition to discover innovative solutions to current environmental challenges. Through aweinspiring videos highlighting real-life
problems and solutions, students learn scientific concepts, while developing systemic thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and leadership skills.
PERFECT FOR:
SCIENCE CLASSES • GATE • PROJECT-BASED LEARNING • INDEPENDENT LEARNING • SCIENCE PROJECTS • SCIENCE CLUBS • AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS • VIRTUAL ACADEMIES • INT-ADV ELs
ENGLISH LEARNER STORIES
Champion of Ideas does a great job of providing structure while also covering important academic content areas that integrate skills across listening, writing, and speaking.
— Joey Connell,
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal
