ELA

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Click here to see the standards themselves.

Come on in the front door, and read this introduction first!! Pay special attention to the ELA Practices on page 3 which identify what students should be doing in classes as we move towards advanced literacy.

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

Top research in tiny bundles! Nonie K. Lesaux, PhD, and Emily Phillips Galloway, EdD, wrote a series of briefs for NYSED that help us better understand and implement the Next Generation Learning Standards for ELA.


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