As an answer to the problems posed by the traditional grade level approach to language arts study, the continuous progress program is centered on specific areas of instruction, with courses or blocks within each area especially designed to provide for students' individual differences. This document consists of an explanation of the program, a chart depicting the course arrangement for six subject areas (reading, spelling and vocabulary, speech, composition, literature, and special courses), a description of the organizational pattern of the program, a list of criteria for placement in the program, and a curriculum guide. The curriculum guide includes a course description and a list of course objectives for each of the various instructional blocks within the six subject areas. (JM)