Articles Tagged with “ELA / Literacy”
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Immersing in Vocabulary
How to develop vocabulary in an effective and meaningful way
Why Teaching Justice Through Reading & Writing Cannot Wait
How teachers can enact change and combat racism through purposeful discussions and literary curricula
You Have a List of Culturally Diverse Texts. Now What?
Guidance on facilitating classroom lessons and discussions that push student thinking
Digital Coaching Menus Bring the Professional Learning Principles To Life
Designing effective coaching sessions that reflect teacher needs
Class and Family Book Tasting During Distance Learning
Designing reading activities to engage K-12 students at home
3 Recommendations for Supporting Early Elementary Students Remotely
A kindergarten teacher shares strategies and advice
What to Consider if You’re Adopting a New ELA/Literacy Curriculum
Recommendations for how to search for a new ELA/literacy program
Top 5 Resources for Learning Online
Free, standards-aligned resources to facilitate remote learning
How Does Education Research Relate to My Practice?
Is your reading program working? What can you do to improve it?
My Experience with Teachers College Units of Study
A veteran teacher explains the strengths and weakness of the program based on her experience
Tidying Up
Instructional Routines for Whole-Class Reading and Writing
For the Love of Learning
How a focus on building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction can enrich ELA instruction and engage learners
I See Me
Building a diverse classroom library with the help of First Book Marketplace
What Makes a High-Quality Diverse Text and How to Get These Texts Into Your Classroom
Resources and guidance for educators
A New Way to Consider Cognitive Demand in ELA Assessments
A Framework for Text Complexity in ELA and Reading
Laying a Solid Foundation of Literacy
Building Teacher Capacity with the Reading Foundational Skills
Creating Choice Boards to Meet the Needs of Every Student
FAQs about using choice boards
Professional Learning Design 101
How to Craft a Meaningful Professional Learning Experience for a Room Full of Strangers
Professional Learning is Personal
Learning Requires Trust, Especially for Teachers
Quality Instructional Materials or Quality Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers?
Support for educators serving English Learners
Strong Materials in the Hands of Great Teachers
A year of school visits highlights what makes curriculum work
On Curriculum: How Pinterest and TpT Exacerbate Inequity
The danger of fragmented materials and the power of a cohesive, knowledge-building ELA curriculum
Press Play
Using Podcasts and Documentaries to Supercharge Background Knowledge and Bolster Reading Comprehension
On Your Side to Beat the Summer Slide
Ways to Partner with Your Local Public Library
Kids Gift Us with Their Time
Increase Achievement, Motivation, and Connection with Students Through Classroom Games
Three Simple Steps to Empowered Word-Learning
Using morphology, context clues, and outside resources to help students decipher word meanings
Using Data Binders to Increase Student Independence
A tool for fostering intentional and purposeful learning
Part 1
Using Exit Tickets Strategically
Educators share how they've made exit tickets a powerful tool for supporting students
Part 3
Providing Feedback on Student Writing
Strategies to deliver positive, focused feedback to improve all aspects of student writing
Giving Students a Choice with Their Learning
Using academic choice boards to build metacognition
Classroom Strategies, Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
Top Blog Posts of 2018
Here are our top 25 most-visited posts of 2018.
We’re Bullish on Bookworms
A reflection on the free Bookworms ELA curriculum for K-5
Choosing Text Excerpts for Close Reading
A teacher's recommendations for how to select text excerpts that make students love reading
Effective Reading Instruction
Why a text-centered approach, instead of a strategies-based approach, is more effective
Part 2
Designing High-Quality Writing Tasks
Three steps for creating an effective writing assignment
Part 3
Wit & Wisdom: Implementation Dos and Don’ts
Lessons learned from teachers who've implemented the curriculum
Encouraging a Growth Mindset through Art
Strategies for moving beyond "follow-the-leader" style art projects and developing an art curriculum that supports student learning across subjects
Observing Reading Foundational Skills Instruction
Introducing a new tool to observe the components of foundational skills instruction
Using Content and Language Objectives to Help All Students in Their Learning
Strategies from an English Language Learner Specialist
Part 1
Addressing Common Challenges with Student Writing
Why aren’t students successful writers and what can teachers do to help?
Doing Better: Aligned Instructional Practice
An overview of the Instructional Practice Guide suite of tools
Building A Culturally Responsive Classroom
Why building a culturally responsive classroom matters for the success of ALL students
Engaging Students with #BookSnaps
Reinventing how your students discuss text within the classroom
Making the Connection Between Materials and Instruction
Why instructional practice should be at the heart of all instructional materials decisions
Seeing College- and Career-Ready Standards through Instruction
Exploring the updates to the Instructional Practice Guide
Creating and Sequencing Text-Dependent Questions to Support English Language Learners
Strategic selection and organization of questions can be a scaffold that helps English learners grapple with highly complex questions.
Considering Reading Instruction with the End in Mind
Meet students not only where they are, but also where they're going.
Formative Assessments and Feedback in the Digital Age
How implementing Pear Deck changed my classroom.
Inspiring Writers
A process for supporting writing practice with K-2 English Language Learners
Part 2
To Write or Not to Write? There is No Question! Part 2
Activities to support the connection between reading and writing
Part 1
To Write or Not to Write. There is No Question!
The benefits of integrating reading and writing practice
The Role of Educators in Summative Assessment: The Life Cycle of a Question
An inside look at the development of summative assessments
Compelling Digital Lessons for English Learners
How to use the free WriteReader app to support English Language Learners
Part 2
The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven (Part 2)
A technology integrationist introduces digital tools to support collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.
Part 1
The 3 R’s + 4 C’s = 7th Heaven
A Technology Integrationist’s Guide to 21st Century Learning (Part 1)
Part 4
How much time do you need to create a foundation for literacy?
One coach’s reflection on increasing the foundational skills block
English Language Arts Practices
How do we determine that students are increasing their literacy skills as they progress across grade levels?
A Visit to Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School
Though this literacy program uses leveled readers, it focuses on building knowledge through topic-based units and ensures students are not limited to a single reading level
Welding Literacy into Scientific Instruction
An experienced educator provides a literacy protocol for interpreting scientific complex texts.
Part 3
Adding Fun to Your Phonics Block
Incorporating strategies to make phonics time the best time of day
The Digital Coaching Menu: Four Reasons Why You Need One
Providing teachers with content-focused options for coaching support
Understanding vocabulary standards: Building students’ skills
Differentiation between the vocabulary standards in the Reading and Language Strands
Part 2
Using Curriculum to Send Essential Messages to Students
How Wit & Wisdom Supports English Language Learners
Part 2
Supporting Our Youngest Readers: Teaching the Skills of Reading
Why using decodable readers can be powerful
Part 1
Inside Implementation of Wit and Wisdom
Bringing complex content and instruction into a high-needs school district
Materials Alignment Quick Check
Introducing a new evidence catcher to facilitate instructional materials decisions
Three APPS to Support Students with Special Needs
Helping All Kids Grapple with Grade-Level Content
Creating Student Empowerment Through Your Garden-Variety Graphic Organizer
How I use graphic organizers in my classroom to promote student independence
A Five-Course Meal Complete with Strategies for Assessment
Concrete strategies to help classroom educators get involved with assessment design
The Many Positive Uses for Assessment
Three ways to use assessment for good
3 Steps to Engage Students in Research Writing
A high school teacher shares concrete suggestions for sparking curiosity and stimulating quality research questions
Don’t be afraid to ask…
Advice for where to ask--and find answers--to your education questions
Designing Effective Homework
Best practices for creating homework that raises student achievement
High-impact strategies for teaching writing with evidence at the high school level
An interdisciplinary PLC develops common strategies and rubrics to support student writing.
Instead of…Try This
Avoid common pitfalls in the ELA classroom with these strategies
Materials Adaptation, Research and Reflections, Standards-Alignment Information, Tools and Resources
The Instructional Practice Toolkit: An Introduction
Learn how the Instructional Practice Toolkit can help teachers make connections between planning, instruction, and student outcomes.
Assessing Grammar and Language Convention Skills
New guidance explains how to assess writing skills through embedded-error passages and multiple-choice items
Creating a Feedback Culture
Using effective feedback to help students master their learning goals
Blended Learning: The Station Rotation Model
Find out how a blended learning station-focused model can help you differentiate instruction and give ALL students the support they need to tackle grade-level work
There has got to be a better way to do this! How to start an interdisciplinary PLC.
Insights on the value of interdisciplinary PLCs and how to create one in your school
Supporting Excellence: Real Support for Teachers Starts With the District’s Curriculum
A new framework for developing and implementing clear district-wide support for teaching and learning
