Elementary Education Assessment – Subarea I: Reading and Language Arts

Subarea I: Reading and Language Arts

Objective 1: Understands and applies knowledge of reading for literature and reading for information
A. Knows ways to promote students’ comprehension of informational text and literature and to integrate knowledge and ideas
www.readworks.org
www.newsela.com
https://www.buzzsprout.com/612361/6630769-s2-e07-research-comprehension-and-content-rich-literacy-instruction-sonia-cabell
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog%2Fliteracy-now%2F2015%2F09%2F03%2Finformational-text-comprehension
https://www.scoe.org/files/informational-text.pdf
https://www.readinga-z.com/commoncore/informational-text/
https://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/thecurriculumcorner123/informational-text-for-small-groups/
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/strategies-promote-comprehension
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-world-knowledge-motivating-children-read-and-enjoy-informational-text
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-case-for-informational-text
https://www.acer.org/files/Teaching-reading-comprehension-chp5.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2014/08/05/best-ever-literacy-tips-for-teaching-informational-text-structures-
https://iowareadingresearch.org/blog/text-structure-mapping
http://eworkshop.on.ca/edu/core.cfm?L=1
https://sharemylesson.com/
B. Knows how to help students identify and evaluate common types of texts
https://www.literacyideas.com/different-text-types/
https://www.literacyideas.com/compare-and-contrast/
https://www.thomastallisschool.com/uploads/2/2/8/7/2287089/guide_to_text_types_final-1.pdf
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/professionals/learning/ecliteracy/emergentliteracy/Pages/exploringandcreatingtexts.aspx
https://gimmenotes.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-4-types-of-text.pptx
https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/portal/default/Content/Viewer/Content?action=2&scId=504695&sciId=12841
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/implementing-text-structure-strategy-your-classroom
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED597074.pdf
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/common-core-close-reading-0/
https://www.understood.org/articles/en/how-to-teach-retelling
https://www.nciea.org/publications/TextStructures_KH08.pdf
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/teachingpracguided.aspx
https://www.readinghorizons.com/reading-strategies/
C. Knows ways to help students interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, and analyze and describe how a series of words, phrases, or stanzas provides the overall structure of a text
https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/10-dos-and-donts-for-teaching-vocabulary-in-any-content-area/
http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/11_departments/language-arts-docs/resources/Reading%20Resources/Text%20Structures/Text%20Structures/Text%20Structures.pdf
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/text-structure/
https://www.slideshare.net/elkissn/teaching-text-structure
https://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/ela/2017-06QRG-Elementary.pdf
https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-strategies-model-literary-analysis
https://theeducatorsroom.com/teaching-students-how-to-analyze-text/
https://www.teachbetweenthelines.org/read-from-the-blog-1/2020/1/15/10-mini-lessons-for-teaching-literary-analysis
https://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/10-of-the-best-literary-analysis-activities-to-elevate-thinking/
https://www.hmhco.com/blog/interactive-read-alouds
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities/
https://www.weareteachers.com/best-reading-websites/
Objective 2: Understands and applies knowledge of foundational skills to literacy development, fluency, and comprehension
A. Understands key ideas relevant to the foundations of literacy and reading development and the stages of early orthographic development
https://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/samplechapter/0/1/3/6/0136119026.pdf
https://mysavvastraining.com/assets/files/documents/TG_WTW_WordStudy.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/invented-spelling-and-spelling-development
https://www.andrews.edu/~rbailey/reading.htm
https://thisreadingmama.com/stages-of-spelling-development/
https://www.theliteracybug.com/stages-1
https://www.theedadvocate.org/what-are-the-five-stages-of-reading-development/
https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101-course/introduction-how-children-learn-read
https://www.lexplore.com/en/the-developmental-stages-of-learning-to-read/
https://childrenslibrarylady.com/5-stages-of-reading-development/
https://improvingliteracy.org/brief/learning-about-your-childs-reading-development
https://www.learner.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RWD.DLU1_.ChallsStages.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iNcjBOTGr0
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-orthographic-processing-definition-explanation.html
https://doyoureadme.ca/2020/08/03/orthographic-mapping-how-we-learn-to-read-so-fast/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fZ_TRme5FQ&t=11s
B. Understands the roles of phonological awareness, phonics, and word-recognition skills in literacy development
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/wp-content/uploads/nodefiles/node-ucf_foundational_skills_session.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-fluency-fundamental-foundational-skill
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-four-foundational-reading-skills-why-do-we-only-talk-about-phonics/2020/01
https://www.readnaturally.com/research/5-components-of-reading
https://fcrr.org/student-center-activities
https://achievethecore.org/collection/6/foundational-skills-k-2
https://www.spellingcity.com/blog/what-are-the-foundational-reading-skills/
https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/english-language-arts-and-literacy/reading-foundational-skills/
https://www.readcharlotte.org/research/the-big-five/
https://www.literacyhow.org/fluency/
https://learn.cli.org/building-blocks
https://sde.ok.gov/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/ELA%20Foundational%20Skills%20Comments%20from%20TeachingLearningconsortium.pdf
C. Understands the role of fluency in supporting comprehension
https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading-basics/fluency
https://www.literacyhow.org/fluency/
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/litfocusfluency.aspx
https://mrswintersbliss.com/fluency-to-improve-reading-comprehension/
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/ila-reading-fluently-does-not-mean-reading-fast.pdf
https://fivefromfive.com.au/components-of-fluency/
https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/rti03/cresource/q3/p06/
https://www.doe.mass.edu/massliteracy/reading-difficulties/automaticity-fluency.html
https://wps.prenhall.com/chet_nes_v2bridgedemo_1/185/47611/12188671.cw/content/index.html
https://www.hmhco.com/blog/what-is-oral-reading-fluency
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/creating-fluent-readers
https://www.readandspell.com/us/fluency-strategies-for-struggling-readers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2bArA4RplE&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z47PHl2lAf8&t=3s
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-fluency-fundamental-foundational-skill
https://study.com/academy/lesson/factors-that-influence-reading-fluency.html
Objective 3: Understands and applies knowledge of the writing process and uses of tools and resource materials
A. Knows how to help students produce clear and coherent writing using the stages of the writing process to compose opinion, informative, explanatory, persuasive, and narrative texts
https://www.schoolwide.com/images/_appendix/_docs/WF_Extended/WFSampler_Extended.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/prewriting
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/prewriting
https://keystoliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Learning%20to%20Write%20and%20Writing%20to%20Learn.pdf
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/teaching-elementary-school-students-be-effective-writers
https://www.smekenseducation.com/incorporate-persuasive-informat0/
https://www.literacyideas.com/different-text-types/
https://achievethecore.org/category/330/student-writing-samples
http://www.illinoisliteracyinaction.org/uploads/4/0/7/1/40712613/mentor_texts_for_writing_3-5.pdf
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/professionals/learning/ecliteracy/emergentliteracy/Pages/exploringandcreatingtexts.aspx
https://nancyfetzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WritingScope-Sequence-1.pdf
https://jenniferfindley.com/how-to-teach-writing-5th-grade/
https://www.unitsofstudy.com/k5writing/
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/videos/
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/content-area-literacy-writing/
https://sites.google.com/a/isd2190.org/mrs-leiseth/mentor-sentence
B. Knows how to promote students’ use of resource materials and digital tools to produce and publish writing in collaboration with peers
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/literacy-instruction-digital-and-media-technologies
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/07/16/the-impact-of-digital-tools-on-student-writing-and-how-writing-is-taught-in-schools/
https://edtech4beginners.com/2016/10/30/guest-post-top-websites-to-use-when-teaching-writing/
https://www.readwritethink.org/
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/
https://www.noredink.com/
https://www.educreations.com/
https://www.literacyshed.com/
https://www.ego4u.com/
https://certificationmap.com/blog/the-6-best-online-writing-resources-for-teachers/
https://tech.ed.gov/files/2017/01/NETP17.pdf
https://padlet.com/
https://www.socrative.com/
https://boomwriter.com/
https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/best-student-collaboration-tools
Objective 4: Understands and applies knowledge of speaking, listening, and presenting
A. Knows strategies to foster students’ participation in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade-appropriate topics and is able to confirm students’ understanding of written text.
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2019/speaking-listening-primary-grades
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/speaking-and-listening-content-area-learning
https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-strategies-deepen-student-collaboration-mary-burns
https://writing-speech.dartmouth.edu/teaching/first-year-writing-pedagogies-methods-design/collaborative-learninglearning-peers
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/publications/critical-practices-for-antibias-education/classroom-culture
https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/how-think-pair-share-activity-can-improve-your-classroom-discussions1704.html
https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-collaborative-learning-tips-and-strategies/
https://teaching.cornell.edu/teaching-resources/active-collaborative-learning/collaborative-learning
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/4-methods-to-enhance-student-collaboration-in-the-classroom/
https://www.eduflow.com/blog/online-collaborative-learning-strategies-to-keep-students-engaged-while-at-home
https://www.wgu.edu/blog/improving-diversity-classroom2005.html
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/diversity-in-the-classroom/
B. Knows ways to help students develop skills necessary for speaking, listening, and presenting and that are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/speaking-and-listening-content-area-learning
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2019/speaking-listening-primary-grades
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-learningframeworks/chapter/chapter-10-active-listening-in-the-classroom/
https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm
https://pdst.ie/sites/default/files/Oral%20Language%20Booklet%20PDF.pdf
https://www.isbe.net/Documents/ela-teach-strat-read-text-6-12.pdf
http://www.rhscontentliteracies.org/speaking-and-listening/speaking-and-listening-strategies
https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/10-activities-for-speaking-and-listening-us/
https://diversifi-ed.com/explore/2018/11/5/8-listening-speaking-strategies-to-engage-ells
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/strengthening-students-speaking-and-listening-skills/
https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/08/10-teaching-strategies-to-help-students-listen/
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-ell-speaking-strategies/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/teaching-speaking-skills-strategies-methods.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEODMoklbrk
Objective 5: Understands and applies knowledge of English-language grammar and vocabulary development
A. Knows the conventions of standard English grammar, punctuation, and spelling when writing, reading, speaking, or listening
https://www.softschools.com/language_arts/
https://betterlesson.com/browse/strategies
https://www.readwritethink.org/
https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101-course/modules/writing/writing-practice
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/supporting-informational-writing-elementary-grades
https://www.hmhco.com/blog/how-to-teach-writing-to-elementary-students-6-key-areas-of-focus
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/practiceguide/writing_pg_062612.pdf
https://www.thegraidenetwork.com/blog-all/develop-writing-skills-elementary-school-student
https://www.teachwriting.org/blog/2017/6/14/12-strategies-to-support-struggling-writers-in-elementary
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/specialeducationinduction/files/2011/09/Top-Ten-Tips-for-Teaching-Writing-in-Elementary-School.docx
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.com/wp-content/uploads/nodefiles/node-best_practices_in_writing_ch.pdf
https://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2924/05-45a1.pdf
https://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IC-5_FINAL_08-31-14.pdf
B. Understands the basic components of vocabulary and knows a variety of strategies to help students determine the meaning of unknown words
https://www.understood.org/articles/en/how-to-teach-vocabulary-words
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-vocabulary-elementary-gaetan-pappalardo
https://www.classcraft.com/blog/strategies-for-teaching-vocabulary/
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/teaching-vocabulary
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/using-context-clues-understand-word-meanings
https://www.readnaturally.com/research/5-components-of-reading/vocabulary
https://www.middleweb.com/25300/3-vocabulary-strategies-help-students-decipher/
https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/components-effective-vocabulary-instruction
https://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/wordaboutvocabulary.pdf
https://council-for-learning-disabilities.org/effective-vocabulary-instruction-for-kindergarten-to-12th-grade-students-experiencing-learning-disabilities/
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/readingviewing/Pages/litfocusvocab.aspx
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/vocabulary-instructional-guidelines-and-classroom-examples
https://learn-grow-blossom.com/tier-2-vocabulary-words/
https://www.shelteredlanguageresources.com/blog/explicit-academic-vocabulary-instruction
https://thespeechroomnews.com/2012/11/evidence-based-vocabulary-instruction.html