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English Language Arts (ELA)
English Language Arts (ELA)
How is reading taught?
How is reading taught?
All K-5 teachers have completed or are currently being trained in LETRS which is a professional development course full of knowledge and tools teachers can use with their reading program. It is based on the most current research regarding what, when, and how language skills should be taught. The activities, videos of expert teachers and practical applications hone skills and enable teachers to learn ways to assess student development, and to deliver effective instruction to meet all their students' needs.
How can I help my child with word recognition?
Using decodable texts allows students to depend on their knowledge of the alphabetic code instead of guessing, using picture clues or memorization. The purpose of these texts is to provide practice using and reading words with the phonic elements that have been taught. (Use the link above the picture as a resource.)
Decoding is the ability to translate a word from print to speech, usually by connecting the knowledge of a sound to its symbol.
High Frequency Words are words that occur most often in written English.
The Simple View of Reading
The Simple View of Reading
This model shows the two most important components of reading are the ability to decode the written word and the ability to comprehend the language. Proficient readers have well developed skills in both areas. Reading comprehension is the product of printed word recognition and language comprehension. If students cannot decode printed English, they cannot comprehend it. If they cannot comprehend spoken English, they cannot comprehend written English either. (LETRS pg 16-17)
Word recognition is the accurate and fast retrieval of word forms, and it is essential for the development of reading comprehension (understanding what is read).
Language comprehension refers to listening comprehension or the processes involved in the understanding of spoken language.
How can I help my child strengthen their reading skills?
Make sure your child can identify the letters of the alphabet and their phonetic sounds
Practice decoding nonsense words
Practice High Frequency Words
Read books together that would be too difficult for your child to read alone. Discuss vocabulary words and their meanings.
Use high level vocabulary words in your daily interactions.
Use the resources below for additional support
You can use these videos to help students learn the Phonemes (sounds) of alphabetic letters
The first video is a sample of Nonsense word practice videos that can be found on YouTube. The second video demonstrates how to use nonsense word lists with your child.
The first video is a sample of Nonsense word practice videos that can be found on YouTube. The second video demonstrates how to use nonsense word lists with your child.
High Frequency (Sight) Word Lists
This digital resource provides literacy activities at each grade level, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Families and communities may access this resource for activities that specifically target the literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language.
Math
How Can I Help My Child in Math?
Math facts fluency leads to higher-order mathematics. Through automaticity, students free up their working memory and can devote it to problem-solving and learning new concepts and skills. (Geary, 1994)
Math fluency is a combination of math facts, number sense, and practice. Math facts help children quickly apply knowledge, while number sense helps children make the problem easier for themselves.
Number Sense: 31-11 may seem daunting, but by using number sense, students can turn it into 30-10, and then use their math facts for easy mental subtraction. This is a good sign of math fluency.
Mental math is also key for math fluency, as it allows students to work through problems more quickly and efficiently. Being able to do mental math means your child has mastered that math skill!
Rethink Education is an NCDPI statewide blended instructional model, developed to support the immediate response of the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, while also preparing for a future where students, families, and schools can successfully offer seamless instructional models of remote and in-person learning.
This program aims to:
Rethink Education is an NCDPI statewide blended instructional model, developed to support the immediate response of the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, while also preparing for a future where students, families, and schools can successfully offer seamless instructional models of remote and in-person learning.
This program aims to:
stabilize or improve student achievement during contingency learning circumstances,
empower resilient and adaptive teachers who are equipped for digital-age instruction, and
strengthen school and community preparedness for short term and long-term learning disruptions.
Students can continue building their reading and math skills through their learning path in Exact Path. Log into NCEd Cloud (Rapid Identity) by using the student's ID number and password. Choose the Clever icon, and then choose Edmentum which houses Exact Path. Watch the videos below to understand how to navigate the program.
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