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Welcome to the new 2023/24 Educational Epiphany Curriculum and Services Catalog!
We are excited to share this comprehensive listing of our products and services, each created with deep admiration and understanding of the nuanced challenges today’s educators, students, families, and communities face. We know it is more critical than ever for schools and districts to have dedicated partners who listen, understand, and remain flexible in order to meet unique challenges.
As you consider researching new instructional materials and virtual and/or in-person professional development services, we’d like to extend an offer of unparalleled support to your schools, districts, or organizations in 2023/24 and beyond. Our work at Educational Epiphany is truly unique in that not only are we an educational publisher, but our offerings are adaptable across all K–12 grades and content areas. We also have a reputation for being a deeply committed and long-term partner that will remain dedicated to improving student outcomes in the most effective and practical ways possible.
- Professional development services
- K–12 standards-based instructional resources
- Professional books
- Coaching and strategic planning services
- Leadership development
- Classroom anchor charts, posters, and other resources
To learn more about how we can support your goals, feel free to call us directly at 410-258-6443 or email us at epiphanynews458@gmail.com today!
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ELA/Early (Pre-K–2) and Continuing (3–12) Literacy
Educational Epiphany’s Pre-K–12 instructional resources not only meet the requirements of the Science of Reading but also provide students, teachers, and parents unfettered access to resources that effectively integrate research-based practices that directly align to the art and science of teaching reading. Our resources ensure that students have access to teaching and learning opportunities characterized by all six levels of cognitive demand: remembering, understanding, application, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.
Our resources address:
- Print concepts
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonological awareness
- Decoding/Phonics
- Encoding/Spelling
- Fluency
- Vocabulary development
- Background knowledge
- Oral language
- Comprehension
- Tier 2 ESSA requirements
Literacy Kit (Pre-K–12)
Educational Epiphany’s Literacy Kit will help all students understand the relationship between the 26 letters, 44 graphemes, and 144 phonemes and internalize the 30 most commonly used prefixes, root words, and suffixes that make up the vast majority of the unfamiliar words they will encounter while they read.
Our K–12 Literacy Kit supports teachers in making it possible for all students to:
- Decode (pronounce words) fluently
- Develop a full understanding of the relationship between the smallest unit of writing and sound
- Create meaning and understanding of what they’ve decoded
- Decode and create meaning with similar levels of success and intensity
Each Literacy Kit includes:
- 44 phoneme/grapheme cards
- 30 prefix cards
- 30 root word cards
- 30 suffix cards
- Digital implementation guide
- Convenient packaging
Universal Language of Literacy Kit (K–12)
Educational Epiphany’s K–12 Universal Language of Literacy cards will help all students deepen their understanding of the 36 universal terms that live in every content area across all grades (K–12), build capacity and deepen their understanding of the texts they’ve read, and achieve reading proficiency.
Our K–12 Universal Language of Literacy cards support teachers in providing students access to:
- The 36 universal terms and definitions that live inside the English language
- Essential Tier II academic language
- Resources that will help students achieve reading proficiency and beyond—in all content areas
Each Universal Language of Literacy card set includes:
- A snapshot card that provides a summary of all 36 terms and definitions
- 36 double-sided cards with both the terms and definitions
- Convenient packaging
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Critical Literary Language Cards (K–12)
The Educational Epiphany Critical Literary Language Kit was designed to promote deep conceptual understanding of terms and devices associated with reading, analyzing, critiquing, and composing literary texts.
Support teachers in providing students access to:
- Conceptual understanding of literary concepts with attention to mastery and transfer
- A sturdy access bridge to literature across genres
- Craft and structure considerations made by authors of literary texts
- Knowledge and skills necessary to become the next generation of literary authors
Each Critical Literary Language Card Set Includes:
- Snapshot Cards that provide a summary of all 176 terms and definitions
- 176 Double-Sided Cards with literary terms and definitions
- Convenient packaging
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $399 to $11,599.
Dolch Sight Word Kits (Pre-K–3)
The Dolch Sight Words list is the most commonly used set of sight words. Educator Dr. Edward William Dolch developed the list in the 1930s and ’40s by studying the most frequently occurring words in children’s books of that era. The list contains 220 “service words” plus 95 high-frequency nouns. These words comprise 80% of the words you would find in a typical children’s book and 50% of the words found in writing for adults. Once children know this list of words, it makes reading much easier, because they can then focus their attention on the remaining words.
The Dolch words are commonly divided into groups by grade level, ranging from pre-kindergarten to third grade, with a separate list of nouns. There is a total of 315 Dolch Sight Words.
Each K–3 Dolch Sight Word Kit includes:
- 315 double-sided Dolch Sight Word cards organized by grade level
- Snapshot cards featuring a summary of all terms
- Convenient packaging
Dolch | Additional Information on Dolch Words | |
Year | 1930s-1940s | The Dolch word list is made up of 220 “service words” (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs), plus 95 high frequencey nouns. Most can be learned through the use of pictures. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules and therefore must be learned as sight words. |
Quantity | 315 | |
Percentage of Words | 80% of Words in Children’s Books 50% of Words in Writing for Adults | |
Grade Band | Pre K-3 |
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $299 to $8,599.
Fry Sight Word Kits (Grades 3–9)
The Fry Sight Words list is a more modern list of words than the Dolch list and was extended to capture the most common 1,000 words. Dr. Edward Fry developed this expanded list in the 1950s (and updated it in 1980) based on the most common words to appear in reading materials used in Grades 3–9. Learning all 1,000 words in the Fry list would equip a child to read about 90% of the words in a typical book, newspaper, or website.
The Fry words are listed by the frequency with which they occur and are often broken down into groups of 100. So the first 100 Fry words are the 100 most frequently occurring words in the English language.
Each Grades 3–9 Fry Sight Word Kit includes:
- 1,000 double-sided Fry Sight Word cards organized by grade level
- Snapshot cards featuring a summary of all terms
- Convenient packaging
Fry | Additional Information On Fry Words | |
Year | 1950s and 1980 | The Fry Sight Words list is a more modern list of words than the Dolch and was extended to capture the most common 1,000 words. Dr. Fry developed this expanded list in the 1950s (and updated it in 1980), based on the most common words to appear in reading materials used in Grades 3–9. Learning all 1,000 words in the Fry list would equip a child to read about 90% of the words in a typical book, newspaper, or website. |
Quantity | 1,000 | |
Percentage of Words | 90% of words in a typical book, newspaper, or website | |
Grade Band | 3–9 |
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $499 to $14,599.
Classroom Libraries (Pre-K–2)
This unique Pre-K–2 classroom library features one-of-a-kind titles to present children with a variety of engaging informational texts, stories, and high-quality imagery. Reflecting many different topics and perspectives, these books are designed specifically to teach critical foundational skills.
Our Pre-K–2 Dr. Dickey’s Decodables support teachers in providing access to:
- Engaging teaching and learning opportunities through pre-decodables (for Pre-K and K) and decodable readers (for Grades 1 and 2)
- High-quality targeted foundational skills instruction aligned with the science of teaching reading
- Unique illustrations that all students will enjoy in each decodable reader/book
Each Classroom Library includes:
- 30 decodable texts (30 copies each, 900 books per grade)
- A 148-page teacher’s guide for each grade-level set
- 50% fiction and 50% nonfiction across all Pre-K–2 grade levels
Available in print from $3,999
Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for ELA (K–12)
Our Interpretation and Resource Guides for English/Language Arts (ELA) are aligned with the pedagogical shifts required by the standards as they provide:
- Balanced exposure to historical, scientific, and technical informational texts across eras, topics, and perspectives
- Balanced exposure to literary texts across authors, genres, traditions, eras, and themes Succinct interpretations of expectations embedded in the standards
- Learning targets and performance-based objectives consistent with how students will be assessed
- Operational definitions of Tier II and Tier III concepts that comprise the standards
- Graphic organizers designed to promote the gradual release of responsibility
- Guiding questions linked to the demands of the standards to facilitate differentiation, tiered support, and acceleration
- Complex texts aligned with the quantitative, qualitative, and reader and task measure of text complexity
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $12,500 to $18,750.
Standards-Based Glossaries for Informational and Literacy Reading Opportunities (K–12)
Our Standards-Based Instruction and Glossaries for Informational and Literacy Reading Opportunities support teachers in making it possible for all students to:
- Conceptually understand critical informational and literary terms
- Build capacity to think critically, reason, and compose well-constructed written responses
- Achieve reading proficiency and digital literacy
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $375 to $1,499.
Classroom Posters and Resources
Educational Epiphany’s wide variety of classroom posters features engaging designs to inspire a collaborative learning environment while ensuring that all students and teachers have access to critical literacy concepts.
Epiphany Anchor Chart Collection (K–12)
Educational Epiphany’s Anchor Chart posters are designed to help teachers calibrate knowledge and language around important literacy concepts.
Our K–12 Anchor Chart posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- Calibrated understanding of important literacy concepts that transcend content area teaching, learning, and assessment opportunities (K–12)
- Engaging designs to inspire a collaborative learning environment
Price ranges from $199 and up.
Decoding + Creating Meaning Classroom Posters (K–12)
Educational Epiphany’s posters help all students understand the relationship between the 26 letters, 46 graphemes, and 144 phonemes and internalize the 30 most commonly used prefixes, root words, and suffixes that make up the vast majority of the unfamiliar words that students will encounter while they read.
Our K–12 Word Part Posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- Essential decoding and creating meaning resources
- The 44 phonemes (sounds) and 144 graphemes (ways to write those sounds) on four 24 x 36-inch posters
- The 30 prefixes, root words, and suffixes on four 24 x 36-inch posters
- Engaging designs to inspire a collaborative learning environment
Each classroom poster pack includes four 24 x 36-inch color posters.
Prices range from $49 and up.
Individual Universal Language of Literacy Posters (K–12)
Our Universal Language of Literacy classroom posters give teachers and students easy access to the most commonly occurring Tier II terms that transcend grade levels and content areas. This resource can be paired with our Universal Language of Literacy cards.
Our individual literacy posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- Each individual term and definition
- Essential Tier II academic language
- Engaging designs to inspire a collaborative learning environment
Each individual poster pack includes 36 individual 11 x 17-inch posters.
Prices range from $79 and up.
K–12 Universal Language of Literacy Snapshot Posters
Our K–12 Universal Language of Literacy Snapshot Posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- 36 universal terms that transcend core content reading and assessment opportunities
- Calibrated teaching and learning opportunities
Each snapshot poster pack includes four 24 x 36-inch color posters.
Prices range from $79 and up.
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Critical Literary Language Posters (K–12)
These posters give teachers and students easy access to the most commonly occurring Tier II and Tier III terms necessary for students to access, analyze, critique, and ultimately compose original literary texts.
Our individual Critical Literary Language Posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- Conceptual understanding of literary concepts with attention to mastery and transfer
- A sturdy access bridge to literature across genres
- Craft and structure considerations made by authors of literary texts
- Knowledge and skills necessary to become the next generation of literary authors
Each individual poster pack includes 176 individual 11 x 17-inch color posters.
Prices range from $349 and up.
K–12 Universal Critical Literary Language Snapshot Posters
Our K–12 Universal Critical Literary Language Snapshot Posters support teachers in providing students access to:
- Conceptual understanding of literary concepts with attention to mastery and transfer
- A sturdy access bridge to literature across genres
- Craft and structure considerations made by authors of literary texts
- Knowledge and skills necessary to become the next generation of literary authors
Each snapshot poster pack includes four copies of one 24 x 36-inch color poster.
Prices range from $49 and up.
Mathematics (K–Geometry)
Educational Epiphany’s Critical Concepts Mathematics Resource Guides are designed to influence the quality and depth of daily instruction by providing teachers with student-centered tools for facilitating instruction inextricably aligned with state standards. These resources can help teachers simultaneously promote procedural fluency and conceptual understanding of the mathematical concepts and skills to be assessed. They leave nothing to chance.
Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for Mathematics (K–Geometry)
Our Mathematics Critical Concepts Resource Guides are aligned with the pedagogical shifts required by the standards as they:
- Promote a focus on mastery of mathematical concepts Promote new learning as a coherent extension of skills that students have mastered
- Build procedural fluency on a finite number of foundational mathematics-related skills
- Promote conceptual understanding rather than a focus on algorithms or mnemonics
- Provide context-rich opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of mathematical concepts
- Structure learning for students to have opportunities to both do and understand math
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $15,000 to $18,750.
Science (K–12)
Educational Epiphany believes that science instruction should produce the next generation of US scientists. Our instructional tools provide common knowledge, language, and tools so educators can do just that.
With our unique science resources, teachers will be able to:
- Provide students with rigorous standards-aligned science instruction
- Demonstrate an understanding of the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) model for planning and delivering science instruction
- Integrate literacy development opportunities into science instruction
Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for Science (K–12)
Our Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for Science are aligned with the pedagogical shifts required by the standards as they:
- Promote a focus on mastery of scientific concepts through inquiry
- Align daily instruction with crosscutting concepts
- Align daily instruction with science and engineering practices
- Provide context-rich opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of scientific concepts
- Structure learning for students so they have frequent opportunities to conduct science activities
Available in print and digital.
Prices range from $15,000 to $18,750.
Summer Reading Kit (K-12)
Welcome to Educational Epiphany’s K-12 Summer Reading Kit! This ground-breaking take-home resource supports all students with exciting tools to help them overcome the possibility of summer reading loss. Each kit is chock-full of interest-based reading, thinking, and writing opportunities for children to enjoy all summer long!
Each Summer Reading Kit includes:
- Engaging Fiction and Nonfiction texts (Grades K-12)
- Graphic Organizers (Grades 3-12)
- Easy-to-follow Family Guides (Grades K-12)
- Summer Reading Backpack
- Pencils and Highlighters
Summer Reading Kit (K-12)
Our Summer Reading Kits are based upon the Science and Art of Reading and are built to:
- Provide open access to rigorous, developmentally appropriate reading, thinking, and writing opportunities – all summer long
- Promote the joy and excitement of reading for all children through engaging fiction and nonfiction titles
- Support children’s literacy development through easy-to-use resources for caregivers and families
Available in print.
Contact us for pricing and customization for your school or district.
Professional Books and Discussion Guides
Educational Epiphany’s line of high-impact professional books features proven models for improving academic outcomes across grade bands and content areas. These high-interest books are not programs; they are strategies and practices that support educators at all levels to conceptualize, plan, deliver, and support instruction for all learners. If you are ready to get your school or distinct humming with the evidence and attitude of accomplishment, look no further!
The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement
The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement takes into account recent shifts in public education while drawing from Dr. Dickey’s experience as a principal and district-level leader responsible for the schooling experience of hundreds of thousands of children. The formula for improving student outcomes remains providing high-quality instruction that is aligned to the nuanced expectations of the standards, delivered in an environment fully conducive to the process of teaching and learning.
Book and discussion guide prices range from $49.99 to $199.
New! Mitigating Curricular Chaos
In our latest professional book, Dr. Dickey shares his game-changing framework on effectively aligning curriculum and instruction. Get your team motivated with innovative ideas on teaching and learning! Mitigating Curricular Chaos features:
- Ideas on teaching and learning proven to transform instruction
- The 10 elements of gold-standard curriculum that can profoundly impact student achievement
- Guidance for constructing and procuring core content curricula that will address and mitigate the achievement gap and the opportunity gap
Book and discussion guide prices range from $49.99 to $199.
Professional Video Library
Our Educational Epiphany digital video library consists of over 25 high-impact videos of Dr. Dickey introducing and elaborating on each of Epiphany Instructional Practices 1 through 4 and much more. If you are looking to capture the knowledge and excitement of seeing Dr. Dickey’s keynote in person and share it with your entire staff, this library is for you!
Our highly engaging and effective videos include:
- Balancing Exposure to Informational and Literary Texts
- Composition from Sources
- Conceptual Understanding of Academic Language
- Developing Conceptual Understanding
- Getting to the Proficiency Finish Line
- Gradual Release of Responsibility
- Linking Citing Textual Evidence to Student Outcomes
- Linking Foundational Skills to Higher Order Thinking and Literacy Concepts
- Linking Informative Writing from Sources to Text Structures
- The Power of Performance-Based Objectives
- The Purpose of Teaching General and Domain Words
- The Qualitative Measure of Text Complexity
- The Value of Exposure to Complex Texts
Video library access is $999.
Science of Reading
Educational Epiphany’s Pre-K–12 instructional resources not only meet the requirements of the Science of Reading but also provide students, teachers, and parents unfettered access to resources that effectively integrate research-based practices that directly align to both the art and the science of teaching reading.
Our resources ensure that students have access to teaching and learning opportunities characterized by all six levels of cognitive demand: remembering, understanding, application, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.
Download the brochure today!
Social Studies (Custom Request K–12)
Educational Epiphany understands that social studies is an important content area. To that end, we have developed customized resources designed to help teachers provide students with equitable access to standards-informed social studies instruction.
With our Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guide for Social Studies. teachers will have the resources necessary to:
Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for Social Studies (Custom Request K–12)
Our Critical Concepts Interpretation and Resource Guides for Social Studies are aligned with the pedagogical shifts required by the standards as they:
Available in print and digital.
Contact us for pricing and customization for your state.