English-Language Arts Instructional Resources
Instructional Tools for the 21st Century English Teacher
Developing knowledgeable, thinking, and active citizens.
Resources
- English Companion - where English teachers go to help each other
- Kelly Gallagher - Building Deeper Readers & Writers
- Catlin Tucker - Blended Learning & Technology in the English Classroom
- Teachers College, Columbia University - Reading and Writing Project Resources
- Balanced Literacy Overview & Guide, (grades K-6), BCS
- Balanced Literacy Approach (grades 7-12), SCUSD
- EngageNY / Great Minds CCSS Curriculum
- ReadersWorkshop.org - How to set up Readers Workshop in your classroom
- Literacy Design Collaborative - free standards-based resources for grades 6-12
- Laura Candler - Teaching resources for Readers Workshop strategies
- Stanford's Performance Assessment Resources Bank - free Common Core aligned performance tasks (must create a Login to access tasks)
- From Common Core Standards to Curriculum Design - Five Big Ideas, Jay McTigue & Grant Wiggins
- What are Essential Questions? (The principle component to designing an inquiry-based, collaborative learning)
- Qualities of an Essential Question
- Best Resources for Close Reading (Ferlazzo)
- Achieve the Core: Basal Assignment Project - Hundreds of teacher developed, CCSS-aligned lessons
- Achieve the Core: Text Complexity
- Achieve the Core: Text-Dependent Questions
- Literacy Implementation Guidance for the ELA Common Core State Standards - Guidance on seven issues that have proven challenging in implementing the CCSS for ELA: use of challenging text, the foundational skills in the standards, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, disciplinary literacy, and diverse learners.
- Resources for Student-Centered Instruction in a Time of CCSS (NCTE)
- High-Interest Books for Ninth Graders
- High-Interest Books for Tenth Graders
- Essential Books for the Classroom Library
- High-Interest Non-Fiction Titles for Eighth Graders
- Poetry for Middle and High School Students
- 101 Sports Books for the Junior High School/Senior High School Classroom Library
- SCTE - Southland Council of Teachers of English
- CATE - California Association of Teachers of English
- NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English
Common Core Standards, Framework, Progressions, and Assessments
- Anchor Standards for Reading, Writing, Language, Speaking and Listening
- CCSS ELA Essential Skills, Concepts, Question Stems and Prompts (6th grade), (7th grade), (8th grade), (9-10 grade), (11-12 grade)
- ELA CCSS K-8 Continuum
- SBAC ELA/Literacy Summative Assessment Blueprint
- K-12 Sample Performance Tasks
- California CCSS for ELA & Literacy (2010)
- California ELA/ELD Frameworks (2014)
- Executive Summary of ELA Frameworks (2015)
- Key Shifts in CCSS ELA
- K-12 ELA CCSS Resources (North Carolina)
- K-5 ELA Standards (printable, 1 page per grade)
15 Websites with Level Reading
- New York Times Kids Blog:
- http://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
- Tween Tribune: http://tweentribune.com/
- Epic Books: https://www.getepic.com/
- Kids Discover: http://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads
- Common Lit: http://www.commonlit.org/
- ReadWorks: http://www.readworks.org/
- Starfall: http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/play.htm?f
- Breaking News English: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
- For the Teachers: http://www.fortheteachers.org/reading_skills/
- ThinkCERCA: http://www.thinkcerca.com/
- NewsELA: https://newsela.com/
- News in Levels: http://www.newsinlevels.com/
- Unite for Literacy: http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
- Bookbox: https://www.youtube.com/user/bookboxinc
- Center for the Study of Adult Literacy: http://csal.gsu.edu/content/are-you-learner
Balanced Literacy / Workshop / F&P Resources
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Balanced Literacy Components and Recommended Times by Grade Level (K-8) - Jennifer Serravallo, ELA/Literacy Author / Heinemann
- Bands of Text Complexity for F&P Leveled Texts
- CCSS ELA and Continuum of Literacy Learning K-8 CROSSWALK
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Comprehension Questions for Leveled Text (Fiction & Non-Fiction)
- Why Your Child Can't Skip Their 20 Minutes of Reading Tonight
- The Curriculum Corner – I Can Common Core Checklists – Reader-friendly lists by grade level that show what we are expected to teach in ELA and math
Writing Workshop Resources
Writing Check-Lists
- Grade K
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Grade 6 - Argumentative Writing, Informational Writing, Narrative Writing
- Grade 7
- Grade 8
F&P Resources
- Reading Level Indicators
- F&P Instructional Level Expectations for Reading by Grading Period
- F&P Assessment - Determining a Student's Instructional, Independent, and Hard Reading Levels
- F&P Reading Behavior Checklist
- F&P Chart Systems of Strategic Actions Wheels
Guided Reading
- Discussion Prompts for Guided Reading
- Guided Reading Plans - Emergent to Transitional
- Guided Reading-Strategy Group Lesson Plan
- How to Teach Guided Word Study
- Primary Word Wall
- Tips for Guided Reading with Large Class Sizes
Pre-Emergent Readers
- Pre-A Guided Reading Plan
- Lesson Plan Template
- Assessment Summary Chart
- Rubric for Pre-A Small Group Lesson
Emergent Readers
Early Readers
Transitional Readers
Fluent Readers
Comprehension Strategies
- Comprehension Bookmarks
- How to Teach Cause and Effect Relationships
- How to Teach Making Inferences
- How to Use VIP Strategy for Main Idea
- VIP Cards
- Stop-Think-Paraphrase Cards
- 5 Finger Retelling
- Retelling Scaffold 2
- Summarizing Cards
- SWBS (Somebody-Wanted-But-So) Cards
- How to Teach Summarizing in Fiction and Nonfiction
- Reciprocal Teaching - Putting it all together (cards)