General Info

Benchmark Education, based in Pelham, N.Y., develops a wide range of programs to help all learners read and write better. Each program provides direct and explicit instruction for modeling essential skills that teachers can implement easily and effectively. Benchmark s books are thematically linked to curriculum topics so teachers can effectively impart science and social studies lessons. All science, math and social studies title includes teacher s guide with step-by-step directions for applying specific literacy skills to particular topics. Benchmark s products and services include fiction and nonfiction big books, leveled texts for introducing content-area concepts to students and customized professional development, including demo lessons, one-on-one coaching and Web-based learning.