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English Language Arts

Our ELA Approach

Fishtank ELA is a high-quality, knowledge-building English Language Arts curriculum designed to help your students develop into critical readers, writers, and thinkers as they engage with authentic texts that affirm their experiences and expand their perspectives.

Fishtank ELA Guiding Principles

ELA guiding principles

Dive Deeper

Explore the foundations of Fishtank ELA, including our research base, standards progression, and more information about the ELA guiding principles.

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Bring Fishtank to Your School

School adoption ensures your teachers and students have engaging, high-quality curriculum and the support they need to make the most of it.

Read Our Independent Reviews

The Reading League

The Reading League

Fishtank Plus ELA K-5: View The Reading League's Curriculum Navigation Report

EdReports

EdReports

Fishtank Plus ELA K-2: View the findings from EdReports

EdReports

EdReports

Fishtank Plus ELA 3-5: View the findings from EdReports

EdReports

EdReports

Fishtank Plus ELA 6-8: View the findings from EdReports

More than 600 schools and 300,000 students use Fishtank ELA. See it in action.

Fishtank School Spotlight: I.S. 229 Middle School

With the help of Fishtank ELA, teachers at I.S. 229 have boosted engagement, simplified their prep, and helped students achieve more. Dive into this School Spotlight to see what teachers and leaders had to say about the impact of Fishtank on their classrooms. 

Fishtank School Spotlight: P.J. Kennedy Elementary School

Learn how teachers at P.J. Kennedy Elementary School have been making ELA engaging and accessible for all students with Fishtank. 

We Handle Materials So You Can Focus on Students

We Handle Materials So You Can Focus on Students

We've got you covered with rigorous, relevant, and adaptable ELA lesson plans for free