Literacy

The Front Door

This short Q and A document will provide you a summary of the changes about New York's Next Generation ELA Standards

The Next Generation ELA Standards

Click here to see the standards themselves.  

ELA Glossary

Finally, common definitions to use for theme, main idea/central idea, inference, point of view, and more. 

The Big Ideas

This is an opportunity to dig into the most significant shift in the NYS Standards: the Practices. Practices have been identified for Reading and Writing, as well as for Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. How do they tie to our planning, our instruction, and the children's learning?

Step One:  Download this document and take a look at the Common Practices

Step Two:  Use The Big Ideas document to begin to identify commonalities and to brainstorm next steps

Scaffolding Instruction for All Students: Resource Guides for 3-8 ELA