Here is a site that provides graphic organizers, prompts, and samples for each unit of study in preparation for testing. Also included are tips for compositional risk taking and elaboration techniques.
As we approach test time, here is a reminder of the NJASK 2014 test specs: http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/es/njask/NJASKPres.pdf Updated from Teachers College, here is a list of characteristics of books at each level and the corresponding behaviors to notice of readers at each level. This can be used to help track student progress in between benchmark assessments. Valuable tool!
From guided reading, to guided writing, to comprehension scaffolds, this website has downloadable ELA resources that are ready to use. http://www.janrichardsonguidedreading.com/resources-1 This is an excellent resource that provides resources for instructional strategies, formative assessment, and technology integration - all in support of the Common Core Standards in ELA and math as well. This is an amazing resource that highlights all aspects of balanced literacy. It also includes valuable lessons, virtual tours, and "how to" videos. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Home/index.html Here is a great link to text descriptions for each F&P level as well as descriptions of reading behaviors at each level. Using this information will help in choosing guided reading and independent text selections. It will also aid in monitoring student progress to help as part of the process to identify when students should move up in reading levels. Happy New Year! To better understand the difference between guided reading groups and strategy groups, here is a great comparison table - http://blogs.scholastic.com/files/guided-reading-vs-strategy-lessons.doc This site has some great language arts
mini-lesson ideas and resources. Nice tool for accommodating The Common Core. http://readingminilessons.wikispaces.com/file/view/Language+Arts+Mini+Lessons.pdf Here are some great mentor text resources (the first link is a Wiki where you can share your suggestions):
http://primarymentortexts.wikispaces.com/Mentor+Texts+for+Reading http://www.mauryk12.org/Literacy/reading%20mentor%20texts.htm |
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