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What I Need to Know About Elementary ELA
Parent Resources
- What is the Science of Reading?
- What can I do to support at home?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- ELA Approved Curriculum
- Amplify CKLA Family Resources (Pending Approval)
What is the Science of Reading?
“The body of work referred to as the “science of reading” is not an ideology, a philosophy, a political agenda, a one-size-fits-all approach, a program of instruction, nor a specific component of instruction. It is the emerging consensus from many related disciplines, based on literally thousands of studies, supported by hundreds of millions of research dollars, conducted across the world in many languages. These studies have revealed a great deal about how we learn to read, what goes wrong when students don’t learn, and what kind of instruction is most likely to work the best for the most students.”
- Dr. Louisa Moats
What can I do to support at home?
Here are a few resources to support you in creating a literacy rich home environment.
Reading Rockets is a wonderful database of resources, research, videos and information aligned with the science of teaching reading. Check out their parent resource section. Reading Rockets Parent Resources
Are you wanting an educational literacy rich television program. Look no further then Reading Buddies! Reading Buddies was created by The Reading League as an educational alternative to other children's television. You can be sure that in the 20ish minute episode your student will be exposed to accurate literacy instruction. Watch with your student and engage them in participating in sounds, blending and reading. Reading Buddies Episodes
LENA is a non-profit organization whose goal is to increase language development in the early years. More talking in the home has a positive impact on students' literacy. Check out their 14 Talking Tips in English or Spanish
Check out this brief Ted Talk by 7 year old Molly Wright as she shares about the importance of speech.
Kindergarten Readiness
ELA Approved Curriculum
DSD ELA EVIDENCE-INFORMED TIER 1 CURRICULUM
For the 5 Essential Components of Reading Instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension + Writing
Program |
Grades |
Essential Component |
Publisher |
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Heggerty
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K-2
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Phonemic Awareness
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Heggerty
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DSD Phonics eBook
|
K-6
|
Phonics
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DSD
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Decodable Text
|
K-6
|
Phonics, Fluency
|
Linked in phonics eBook & Others Vetted for Purchase
|
Reading Wonders 2014 (Weekly text with associated Essential Question)
|
K-6
|
Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Writing
|
McGraw-Hill
|
DSD ELA EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION CURRICULUM TIER 2* & 3*
Program |
Tier |
Grades |
Essential Component |
Publisher/Resource |
RECOMMENDED:
Heggerty Preschool (K-1)
Heggerty Kindergarten *(1-2)
Heggerty Primary *(1-2)
Heggerty Primary Extension (3-6
*Choose Heggerty book for intervention
based on student need
APPROVED, LESS RIGOR
Kilpatrick 1-minute drills (3-6)
APPROVED BUT COMPLEX FOR TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT
Bridge the Gap (3-6)
|
2 & 3
|
K-6 (See program list for specific grade level)
|
Phonemic Awareness
|
Heggerty and Casey & Kirsh (Kilpatrick)
|
2
|
2-6
|
Fluency
|
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Decodable Text
|
2 & 3
|
K-6
|
Phonics, Fluency
|
Linked in phonics eBook & Others Vetted for Purchase
|
RECOMMENDED AS MOST ROBUST
Sound Partners
|
3
|
Mid-year 1st grade, SPED K-6, Multilingual learners**
|
Phonics
|
Voyager Sopris
|
RECOMMENDED AS MOST ROBUST
SIPPS
|
3
|
2-6
|
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency
|
Collaborative Classrooms
|
APPROVED
SPIRE
|
3
|
2-6***
|
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency
|
School Specialty
|
APPROVED
Sounds Sensible
|
3
|
Mid-year 1st grade**, SPED K-6, Multilingual learners
|
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency
|
School Specialty
|
** Kindergarten and beginning of the year first graders need repetitions of Tier 1 content using recommended & vetted material in small groups based on data rather than an intervention program.
***SPIRE has different guidelines for grade levels that schools who previously adopted are following, and we support you in that. Our recommendations are based on the above bullet point.
**Kindergarten and first grade students are best served through a multitiered system of support within the regular classroom. Small group intervention provided to any struggling reader should align with Tier 1 instruction. Therefore, interventions during small group should allow student more opportunities for practice, including multiple repetitions.
Tier 2: students who may only need review of a few phonics elements or a fluency intervention.
Tier 3: students who need automatic letter(s) sound correspondences and/or support in accuracy. 2nd-6th grade students with red and yellow accuracy scores in Acadience should be given a placement test for SIPPS/SPIRE. Students must also receive their full 120-minutes of grade level instruction.
Note: A school may have received permission from Belinda Kuck to purchase 95% Group prior to SB127. Those purchases are fine to continue to use through the end of this school year.
Amplify CKLA Family Resources (Pending Approval)
Amplify CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts)
The following materials are also for your reference:
Amplify CKLA for Families (A video review of the materials)
Amplify CKLA for Families Hub (A family resource center. Focus on the Materials overview and Unit overview sections. The Getting started and Logging in sections will not apply to you until the material is approved and purchasing is complete.)
Priority Standards
DESK Priority Standards
Why priority standards?
The purpose of these essential standards is to provide educators with a prioritized list of standards to focus on during instruction. While all standards have value, using prioritized standards will help teachers place a stronger focus on the standards that are most critical for grade level learning outcomes. The essential standards identify the more complex main standard with the understanding that substandard (see example below), which are less complex in nature, are used to help students reach the outcomes associated with the priority standards.
Announcements
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Literacy Coaches
Liz Batchelor ebatchelor@dsdmail.net
Casey Hansen cashansen@dsdmail.net
Amy Jorgensen ajorgensen@dsdmail.net
Tara Kulm tkulm@dsdmail.net
Suzi Price suzprice@dsdmail.net
Amy Tyrell atyrrell@dsdmail.net