How Does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys Support the Common Core?

Common Core

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys supports the Common Core by emphasizing explicit, systematic instruction in the areas of reading, fluency, writing, speaking and listening, and language. The program provides ample practice and application of these skills, using a variety of meaningful resources and activities suited to different types of learners to reinforce instruction and learning.


Journeys Common Core Teacher Materials

Journeys Common Core Materials
  • Journeys Suggested Weekly Planners provide daily Common Core Standards Correlations and planning for Extending the Common Core Lessons.
  • Teacher and Student Routines for use throughout the year integrate the Common Core State Standards into daily classroom instruction.
  • Journeys Common Core tabs provide Professional Development Support and Weekly Common Core Correlations

Journeys Common Core Student Materials

To strengthen and extend students' mastery of the Common Core, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys includes Reading Adventures Magazines, a set of materials for use at the end of each unit. Reading Adventures is designed to consolidate and extend the instruction in the core Journeys lessons.

High-quality literature, informational texts, and instructional content offer students a wealth of opportunities to learn and master the Common Core State Standards.

Journeys Common Core Materials

Reading Adventures Magazines highlight informational text and build in Common Core response opportunities.