Literacy

Resources:

Oakland Schools ELA Prioritization of Learning- A starting point for instruction of prioritized standards by grade level.

K-8 Checklist of ELA Standards for Planning - An organized list of ELA standards by grade to organize what has been taught, what can be reinforced at home, or what might be skipped for this year.

Amplify Resources for Remote Learning (K-8) - Guidance for using CKLA materials remotely. Click CKLA 2nd Edition and the password is: cklasupport.

Read Live - Students can continue to use their Read Live license at home.

Scholastic Learn At Home (K-12) - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

NEWSELA ELA (K-12) - Bring context and relevance using this resource. Engage students with topics they care about, while building the background knowledge and vocabulary they need to become active, engaged readers.

Epic! (K-7) - Digital library for kids 12 and under.

Good2Learn (6-12) - Short, engaging lessons for middle school and high school students; follows the National Curriculum framework.

StoryBoardThat (3-12) - Visual story telling/communication tool.

Kate Messner's Collection of Stories - Collection of stories read-aloud by authors.

PBS Learning Media (K-12) - Standards-aligned ELA resources for students in all grades.

Moby Max (K-8): The software curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond.

Libby App (K-12): For digital books and audio books. Anyone with a library card (at least in whatever cities/states use Overdrive) can access it.

IXL (K-12) - From phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more, IXL helps learners develop the communication skills needed for success in school, college, and career.

Listenwise (2-12) - This site offers ELA lessons, listening comprehension quizzes, podcasts, and online discussion prompts

John Spencer's Writing Prompts (6-8) - 100 writing prompts for middle-schoolers.

Mackin Books (6-12) - Free access to over 1,500 Mackin Classics from now until the end of the year

Khan Academy To support school closures, Khan Academy has daily (weekdays) 9 am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents, and teachers navigating school closures. Daily schedules for students ages 4-18 to keep learning using Khan Academy during school closures.

Teaching YA Lit Through Differentiated Instruction - An introduction to teaching young adult literature through differentiated instruction.

The Five Demands to Make of Your ELA Content - The 5 things you should be demanding from your ELA content in order to give teachers and students the best chance for sustained literacy success.

Coronavirus Teaching Resource from Kelly Gallagher - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures and the challenge of teaching students remotely, Kelly Gallagher, along with several of his colleagues, have created an extended lesson plan designed to encourage students to capture this moment in history. The goal of this unit is to support authentic learning through reading and writing about what's happening to our world as a result of this pandemic. The unit plan is subject to change as news unfolds.

Reading Rockets-Video series called Looking at Reading Interventions. In each video, Readsters' Linda Farrell works with a student on a specific reading weakness.

COPESD Read at Home Plan Booklet- A year's worth of ideas to help children be successful with reading.

COPESD Read at Home Plan Calendar (K-5)-Contains fun and engaging strategies and activities to help kids develop their love of reading.

Mission Read: Phonemic Awareness

Phonics

Fluency

Vocabulary

Comprehension

(Please note: the specific books shown are not needed for the activities.)

Hand2Mind (K-5)- Daily videos and activities to help parents teach their students at home.