Connect to Literacy™

ELD Solutions for Ohio

Summit K12’s Connect to Literacy™ (C2L) is a cutting-edge, online supplemental curriculum designed to accelerate English language proficiency and ELPA21 success for English Learners (ELs) in Ohio

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A Research-Informed Path to English Proficiency

Summit K12’s Connect to Literacy™ program is designed to revolutionize the way English is taught in Ohio. Our innovative, engaging, and hands-on practice and instruction is here to support educators and students with the most advanced English resources available.

Guaranteed Growth

ELs gain at least one proficiency level per year on ELPA21—or your money back*.

Accelerate Reclassification

Supports students on the path to Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP), including Long-Term English Learners (LTELs).

Comprehensive Newcomer Support

Written and audio instruction in 30+ home languages for multilingual learners.

Higher ELPI Scores

Enables districts and schools to achieve Very High (>65%) ELPI levels.

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Summit K12 Ohio ELD: Connect to Literacy

Connect to Literacy™ (C2L) is a cutting-edge solution designed to enhance English language proficiency by leveraging the strengths of an online supplemental curriculum.

Tailored specifically to meet ELPA21 standards and differentiated by six grade bands, C2L provides students with targeted practice and formative assessments modeled after the 10 ELP Standards and language skills in English language arts, math, and science standards, ensuring students receive research and evidence-based English Language Development year-round.

A supportive online environment designed to fast-track English language learning, aid in quicker reclassification and vocabulary growth, and accelerate speaking, listening, reading, and writing development.

Supporting Every Stakeholder in English Language Development

Our Connect to Literacy™ program is designed to provide targeted support for educators, administrators, students, and families, ensuring all ELs achieve measurable growth.

Teachers
Administrators
Students
Families

Explicit and Systematic Instructional Resources

Provides structured, research-backed lessons to ensure students develop strong language skills.

Differentiated and Scaffolded Instruction

Designed for small groups and individuals, adapting to students’ varying proficiency levels.

Comprehensive Progress Monitoring and Reports

Gives educators real-time insights into student performance and growth.

AI Auto-Scoring for Speaking and Writing

Automatically evaluates responses to streamline scoring and feedback. Learn more about our AI Auto-Scoring.

Scope and Sequence for Year-Round Instruction

Provides a clear instructional roadmap to support consistent language development.

Comprehensive Progress Monitoring and Reports

Tracks student progress with data-driven insights for informed decision-making.

Practice and Assessments Modeled After ELPA21

Prepares students with test-aligned tasks to improve performance.

Support for Long-Term ELPAC Growth Targets

Helps districts achieve and maintain high proficiency levels over time.

Guaranteed Proficiency Growth

Ensures all ELs gain at least one proficiency level per year, backed by a money-back guarantee.

Reliable Predictor of Student Outcomes

Uses validated assessment data to project ELPA21 success.

Video Lesson Models, Guided Practice, and Assessments

Engaging instructional materials provide students with interactive learning experiences.

Content Differentiated to Grade Level Bands

Ensures appropriate challenges based on each student’s proficiency level.

Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)

Targets individual student needs in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Student Progress Reports and Parent Letters

Available in 30+ languages to keep families informed about student growth.

Family Access Logins for Learning Support

Allows parents and guardians to participate in English learning alongside students.

Family Engagement Workshops (Spanish/English)

Provides interactive sessions to support multilingual learners at home.

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How We Prepare Students for ELPA21 Success

Connect to Literacy™ (C2L) is designed to help students achieve strong ELPA21 results by closely aligning with the test’s structure. One key way we do this is by modeling our practice items after the ELPA21 task types.

Progress Monitoring

Up to three ELD progress assessments per year that generate Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) aligned to support language growth.

Specific Task Type Practice

Lessons and assessments are based on the most frequently tested ELPA21 question types across all domains.

AI Auto-Scoring

AI evaluates 112 linguistic speaking dimensions and thousands of teacher-rated writing responses for accurate, automated feedback.

PersonalizedLearning Plans (PLP)

Each PLP is designed to focus on the specific concepts and skills that each student needs the most. Students can progress through their PLP assignments at their own pace. Every student receives a customized learning plan across four domains:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing

Each PLP includes:

  • Video lesson models, guided practice, assessments and model exemplars
  • Scaffolded and linguistically accommodated instruction
  • AI auto-scoring for Speaking and Writing item types
  • Comprehensive progress-monitoring and reports for teachers

AI Auto-Scoring for Speaking and Writing

  • Years of intensive research and development and the analysis of thousands of actual teacher-rated emergent bilingual short- and extended-constructed writing responses
  • Rates student responses by using artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Streamlines scoring of speaking and writing items
  • AI provides feedback and reasoning for its scoring
Learn more about our AI Scoring

Multilingual Approach to Language Foundations

C2L uses a Science of Reading-based approach designed for multilingual learners. Its asset-based instructional design helps learners listen, read, speak, and write at their current level while gradually increasing academic language complexity. By focusing on the purposeful use of language, C2L integrates language and code-based skills to strengthen overall proficiency.

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Real-Time, Data-Rich Reports

Alongside the PLPs, C2L provides 40+ reports useful to both teachers and administrators. Whether you need a high-level view of an entire district or details on a single student, C2L has you covered.

Reports provide teachers with real-time insights into students’ ongoing language growth. At-a-glance, see which proficiency level students are at, then drill down to learn in which areas students need additional practice and support.

Listening-Speaking Assessments & PLPs
Reading-Writing Assessments & PLPs

Newcomer Resources and Support

C2L provides comprehensive multilingual support with 30+ home languages to ensure accessibility for all learners. Throughout the course, students can receive written and audio directions as accommodations tailored for newcomers, helping them navigate lessons with ease. Student course overviews offer clear guidance on learning objectives, while ELD progress reports for parents keep families informed. Additionally, parent letters explain the C2L course and its benefits, fostering engagement and support at home.

List of languages currently supported
  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Armenian
  • Bengali
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Dari
  • Filipino (Tagalog)
  • French
  • German
  • Haitain Creole
  • Hindi
  • Hmong
  • Ilocano
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Myanmar (Burmese)
  • Nepali
  • Pashto
  • Persian (Farsi)
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Quechua
  • Russian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese

KnowledgeLinks™

Where Content, Language, and Literacy Spark Wonder

KnowledgeLinks™ is a knowledge-building curriculum that transforms language learning into a journey of discovery for Newcomer students.

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Professional Development for Educators, Leaders, and Multilingual Families

Our professional development is tailored to meet the diverse needs and challenges districts face during curriculum implementation. We offer a range of customizable training packages and sessions, including:

  • Initial training for teachers and school leaders on how to utilize
  • Connect to Literacy™ to support student learning
  • Coaching and feedback for teachers focused on effective use of C2L
  • Coaching and feedback for leaders on the enabling conditions and resources needed for a successful implementation of C2L
Meet our professional development team

Flexible

Our team offers professional development in a variety of formats for a variety of audiences. The options include synchronous training(either onsite or online) along with built-in asynchronous supports.

Contextualized

Our team delivers a tailored approach that aligns seamlessly with your district's unique context, ensuring that our support addresses your specific professional learning goals and priorities.

Actionable

Your success is our success. Our team encourages action and nurtures a collaborative partnership that builds capacity and fosters sustained growth and success.

Customer Support and Integrations

The Summit K12 customer support team provides all onboarding and continued support to teachers and administrators throughout the full school year. We proudly hire former K-12 classroom teachers who know first-hand what it's like to implement software solutions in the classroom. With over 40 collective years in the classroom, our team has the experience to help teachers and administrators through phone and email support.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Single sign-on for Summit K12 platforms plus SSO support for all major LMS and SIS platforms with SAML or oAuth.

  • ClassLink
  • Clever
  • Rapid Identity
Operating Systems & Compatibility
  • Accessible on all major devices: PCs, Chromebooks, Macs, and iPads.
  • HTML 5 compatible and WCAG 2.0 compliant.
Class Rostering and Secure Nightly Sync
  • OneRoster™ Rostering Protocol
  • Clever
  • Classlink
  • Encrypted CSV
Security and Privacy
  • End–to–end encryption for all district connections.

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