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Connect California Bridges California

Language, Literacy, Content Specialized ELD Series

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Connect & Bridges California are part of Vista’s specialized ELD series for grades 4–8 that engages multilingual learners with age‑appropriate, standards‑aligned content and meaningful practice in all four language domains.

Unit 1

Themed units build background and content knowledge while growing students' literacy, academic language, and foundational skills.

Teacher and students

Clear lesson guidance, assessment tools, and embedded scaffolds help teachers accelerate students’ progress toward grade‑level proficiency and reclassification.

What to Expect with Connect and Bridges California

Aligned to California guidance

Built for California teachers, students, and standards

Integrates CA ELD standards and the ELA/ELD framework’s main themes within a clear scope, sequence, and pacing.

Explicit, systematic supports

Accessible scaffolds to grade-level text and content

Provides an intensive ELD pathway with purposeful supports, routines, and multiple print and digital practice opportunities toward grade‑level proficiency and reclassification.

Differentiated, data driven instruction

Differentiated, data driven instruction

Offers flexible activities and grouping options for whole class, small groups, and individual students, supported by monitoring and proficiency assessments and guidance for data based decisions.

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Integrated foundational skills and language development

Combines phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, and morphology with authentic, grade‑appropriate texts that build oral language, academic vocabulary, and disciplinary knowledge.

Print Components

Print Components

  • Student Book
  • Practice Book
  • Phonics Essentials Worktext
  • Thematic Readers (Connect A and B)
  • Teacher’s Edition
  • Phonics Essentials Teacher's Guide
  • Assessment Program
  • Vocabulary Cards (Connect A and B)
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Supersite Online Components

  • vtext Interactive Student Edition
  • Get Ready! Resources for Newcomers
  • Phonics Essentials for Foundational Literacy
  • Assignable Student Activities
  • Teacher Edition
  • Assess to Learn
  • AI-Assisted Grading