AVID curriculum

What is in the avid curriculum?

Across all content areas, AVID’s research-based strategies and curriculum develop students’ academic skills such as: reading, writing, and critical thinking. Academic behaviors, including organization, time management, and goal setting, are also taught as part of the AVID System.

​The AVID curriculum was developed by elementary, middle, and high school educators in collaboration with college professors. Driven by the WICOR method, and based on rigorous standards, AVID’s curriculum supports high levels of academic achievement for all students and aligns to state and national content standards.

What is w.i.c.o.r?

WICOR is an acronym for strategies used in AVID classroom. The letters stand for Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading. This edition AVID focuses on Inquiry. Inquiry refers to the asking and answering high level questions.