Burlington Core
A standards-based, blended curriculum developed especially for adult ESL students. Burlington Core meets federal and state funding requirements and integrates important life skills, digital literacy, EL Civics, and workforce readiness to ensure WIOA success.
Transform Your Classroom
Course Components
Course & Lesson Planner
General Course Information
- Comprehensive course overview including Scope and Sequence
- Correlations to CCRS, ELPS, CASAS Reading Standards, and CASAS Competencies
- Best Teaching Practices
Lesson Plans
- Detailed Lesson Plans with correlations, pacing guidelines, and lesson wordlists to support teaching with the In-Class Lessons
- Warm-up and optional expansion activities for every lesson
- Audio and Video Scripts
In-Class Lessons
- Projectable, interactive, standards-based lessons for face-to-face instruction in any learning environment – on-site, online, or hybrid
- Engaging videos and authentic audio recordings prepare students for real-life interactions in English
Worksheets
- ICL Worksheets reinforce and enhance In-Class Lessons
- Expansion Worksheets with additional communicative activities expand lessons
- Fillable and printable Module Tests for every level
Module Tests
- Online Module Tests support ongoing assessment and promote student success
- Easy for teachers to assign in the online platform
- Automatically scored and accessible on any device
Student Lessons
- Online independent lessons complement and reinforce the content of the In-Class Lessons
- Accessible on all devices, anytime, anywhere
- Immediate feedback promotes student persistence
Vocabulary Practice
- Additional vocabulary practice to enrich instruction and enhance students’ independent study
- Translations, example sentences, audio, and games
- Individualized pronunciation feedback and error correction with the unique SpeechTrainer
My Portfolio
- Digital personal portfolio for students
to store, edit, and print their writing activities - Teachers can view and leave comments on students’ work
Progress
- Monitor class and individual student usage, scores, and completion for each module and lesson
- Data helps guide classroom instruction and student goal setting
- Students can track their time, scores, and completion
Cover all levels at all stages
Beginners
Intermediate
Advanced
A variety of lesson types cover all four skills, grammar, and life skills
Students practice speaking through realistic conversations related to daily life and workplace situations
Improve students' listening comprehension through podcasts, presentations, and classroom discussions
A rigorous approach to reading teaches students to cite evidence, use academic language, and think critically
Students learn to analyze texts, generate pre-writing, and practice writing with a variety of text types
Students practice grammatical structures through receptive and productive activities
Students broaden their knowledge and develop essential life skills to communicate effectively in their daily lives
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