Elementary ELA
Local District Northeast
Jennifer Krauss
Elementary, ELA Coordinator
Local District Northeast
(818)252-5438
REMOTE LEARNING RESOURCES
The following resources are provided to support teachers with the continuity of instruction during the temporary school closures.
Check here for ELA/Literacy-specific information pertaining to remote learning and the continuity of instruction. Information will be updated daily by 5:00 PM.
Log in to Amplify Reading to access Early Literacy games. Information to set up access for students can be found HERE
LAUSD's Division of Instruction has created a comprehensive list of FREE supplemental online learning resources.
HELPFUL LINKS
- LAUSD Assessments
- Comprehensive Assessment Program MEM-6700.3
- LAUSD Common Core Page
- Contains the Common Core State Standards for download.
- https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/1065
- LAUSD Literacy Webpage
- Website for the Division of Instruction
- https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/5223
UPCOMING CADRE/PD OPPORTUNITIES
WILLIAMS TEXTBOOK COMPLIANCE
WilIiam's Sufficiency
Growth in Enrollment
Did you grow in enrollment? Forget to order for a specific class? Please do the following:
- Fill out justification for late order Justification for Late Order
- Have your director sign off
- Fill out a remedy ticket via ILTSS. Remedy Ticket
- Click ON: Report ILTSS Destiny Issues
- Textbooks services will create a SAP to order your materials. This does not happen through the local district. Once you have a ticket in and you would like to follow up via phone, please call (213) 241-2734.
William's List
Textbook Services
Need to create a remedy ticket for an issue with your books? Click HERE for remedy ticket.
Reminders:
1. Complete incoming transfer from Destiny
2. Complete textbook inventory
3. Complete "goods receipt" in SAP asap (If materials does not match invoice, call vendors.)
For support with Destiny passwords, schools can call the ILTSS help desk at 213-241-2734.
DIBELS 8/TRC
Make sure to Log-In with your LAUSD Account to access materials
Creating Groups for Progress Monitoring
As part of ELLP Academies, you may need to access the rosters of your colleagues. The ELLP designee can create groups so that you may log in, select academy groups and PM your students whenever needed.
Login to the link above and fill out the request for access. Please notify your Principal that you are making this request. They will receive an authorization email to grant access.
If that doesn't work, please email Chris or Alison.
chris.mullins@lausd.net or alison.pickering@lausd.net
Amplify
Having trouble logging into your MCLASS account? Use your LAUSD single sign in.
To access the platform to test your students, go to lausd.mclasshome.com/assessment.
To access the platform to view your data, go to lausd.mclasshome.com.
Need more support? Click on step by step flyer HERE.
Mclass Login Issues
Your MCLASS login is your LAUSD SSO. Try the options below and if it isn't successful, call Alison Pickering (213-241-2494) at the Division of Instruction.
1. Change LAUSD SSO password:
https://idmlogin.lausd.net/myprofile/
If that doesn’t work…
2. Clear your browser history:
On iPad: settings > general > safari > clear history/cookies
On Mac (Chrome browser): top left menu click “Chrome” > history > clear history
On PC: (Chrome) top right of window is box made of lines > settings > history > clear
Then go to lausd.mclasshome.com/assessment
Log in using your SSO password
How to Invalidate a Measure
Did you give the wrong assessment to your student? Do you need support on how to invalidate the data you just recorded? Click on the link for the step by step how to. If the link requires you to log in, go to mCLASS Home, click Support (upper right hand corner), mCLASS DIBELS Next Help Online, type invalidate assessment in search bar Link Here: http://bit.ly/Invalidate
How can I get more TRC boxes?
The district will not be sending additional TRC boxes. If you would like to order additional boxes, find the information on this TRC order flyer.
BENCHMARK ADVANCE
Benchmark Sound Spelling Cards for Homework Folders
- For the version from Benchmark Universe click here. It has been formatted to be "portrait."
BENCHMARK ADVANCE INVENTORY
- Box Inventory
- Visual Packing Slip
- Classroom Inventory Teacher and Student Materials
- Picture Inventory
- RSP/SDC Inventory
- Adelante
What can students be working on independently and collaboratively on during small group instruction? Click HERE for a resource with some suggestions.
LOCAL DISTRICT NORTHEAST PD's
WONDERS
ACCESSING WONDERS DIGITAL ASSESSMENTS
There is a complete tutorial available once you sign-in to CA Wonders.
If you go to the Resources Tab:
Scroll to Professionals Development
Scroll down to the Digital Help tab
Then choose Assessment and Data to get a number of step by step videos and/or printouts
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
SMARTER BALANCED
Digital Library Tutorial
Tutorial video on how to navigate the SBAC digital library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrtyyKkm5g
Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodation Guidelines
Smarter Balanced created a document to support use of accommodations. Guidelines PDF
Universal Tools pages 6-8
Designated Support pages 9-15
Accommodations, pages 17-21
This document identifies the claims, content category, stimuli, items, and total items by claims.
Accommodations and Support Reference Guide
If you need more information as to how utilize the universal tools, how to turn on and off designated supports and accommodations, please click on the reference guide for details. REF- 6420
Click for the ICA and IAB breakdown by grade level, classroom activity, number of items, what requires hand scoring, and the item names and types.
If you are looking for anchor papers, or support with hand scoring, Wested has created some very helpful grade specific resources.
Click on the link above or go to understandingprofiency.wested.org.
REFERENCE GUIDES/MEMORANDUMS
EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACY PLAN



