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The Essential Guide to Teaching the EL Education K–5 Language Arts Curriculum
About Your Curriculum Companion:
This essential guide to the EL Education K–5 Language Arts Curriculum is one part roadmap to the curriculum, one part orientation to its instructional practices, and one part coach—to answer your questions, relieve your stress, and put you and your students on the path to success.
Your Curriculum Companion explores the foundations of the curriculum, including the principles and research it was built on and the instructional practices that make it unique. The book is designed to help you “look under the hood” at practices embedded throughout the curriculum so that you can sharpen your instruction, support students to be leaders of their own learning, and make well-informed changes to best meet your students’ needs.
Key features of Your Curriculum Companion include:
Your Curriculum Companion is designed to help teachers and leaders using the EL Education K–5 Language Arts Curriculum.
Chapter 1: Before You Begin: The Foundations of the Curriculum |
Chapter 2: Getting Oriented: The Structure and Supports of the Curriculum |
Chapter 3: Preparing to Teach: Planning for Challenge, Engagement, and Empowerment |
Chapter 4: Structured Phonics: The Why, What, and How of the Reading Foundations Skills Block |
Chapter 5: The Mighty Text: Worthy, Compelling, and Complex |
Chapter 6: Reading for and Writing with Evidence: Deeper Learning in Literacy |
Chapter 7: Reflecting on Progress: Where Have You Been and Where Are You Going? |
Chapter 1: Before You Begin: The Foundations of the Curriculum |
Chapter 2: Getting Oriented: The Structure and Supports of the Curriculum |
Chapter 3: Preparing to Teach: Planning for Challenge, Engagement, and Empowerment |
Chapter 4: Structured Phonics: The Why, What, and How of the Reading Foundations Skills Block |
Chapter 5: The Mighty Text: Worthy, Compelling, and Complex |
Chapter 6: Reading for and Writing with Evidence: Deeper Learning in Literacy |
Chapter 7: Reflecting on Progress: Where Have You Been and Where Are You Going? |
Tammi Bauschka , Literacy Program Specialist, Tucson, Arizona“This book is a must-read for anyone wanting a comprehensive understanding of the EL Education curriculum. I think anyone reading it will walk away with a deeper understanding of what it takes to develop agency in our students and realize the goal of equity for all.”
Make the Most of Your Curriculum Companion
As the title suggests, this book is a companion to EL Education’s K-5 Language Arts Curriculum. You can browse and download the curriculum and access a comprehensive suite of companion resources at Curriculum.ELeducation.org.
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