To develop comprehension throughout middle and high school, then,
reading and language arts teachers should give lessons a clear, useful, engaging purpose.
Veronica Briggs, another sixth grade
reading and language arts teacher, comments, «The program has been so helpful.
In about 2 weeks, Angelina Cruz, a 6th grade social studies and
reading and language arts teacher, will attend a meeting she hopes will result in her district taking a hard look at the number of high - stakes, standardized tests students are required to take.
Click here» In about 2 weeks, Wisconsin educator Angelina Cruz, a 6th grade social studies and
reading and language arts teacher, will attend a meeting she hopes will result in her district taking a hard look at the number of high - stakes, standardized tests students are required to take.
Not exact matches
The study found that OMA improved diverse students» test scores in
reading,
language arts,
and math, as well as improving
teachers» effectiveness.
For example, science
and English
language arts teachers may have students
read multiple texts about a scientific issue that is relevant to their lives or community, then ask them to evaluate the evidence
and reasoning of the various texts in a collaborative discussion
and write a persuasive essay in which they take a stance on the issue.
One Albemarle
teacher used the same Legos - based maker project to teach content in history, science, math,
language arts,
reading,
and writing.
Another thing is
teachers will look at how they are teaching
reading, writing,
and language arts.
Two
teachers, Kristie Burke, a 7th - grade
reading teacher at STRIVE,
and Kerrie McCormick, a
language arts teacher at a struggling DPS middle school, sat side by side while the STRIVE
teachers went through a professional development day.
But if you look at the data in Amazon books, you will see that the bestselling books about the Common Core are «skills - centric» ones that claim to prepare
teachers for the new
language arts standards by advocating techniques for «close
reading»
and for mastering «text complexity» as though such skills were the main ones for understanding a text no matter how unfamiliar a student might be with the topic of the text.
«Not only does the Extreme
Read expose a math
teacher, for example, to a young adult novel he or she would not typically have used in the classroom, but it allows students to see
teachers and adults other than their
language arts teacher as readers,» she added.
By the same criterion, the percentage falls to 10 percent in
language arts instruction
and to about 5 percent among
reading teachers.
According to organizer
and language arts teacher Martha Cosgrove, the club began with two ideals: to find ways for adults to connect with kids in the building beyond the classroom connections
and to promote
reading for pleasure among the kids through literary discussion
and conversation.
A regular classroom elementary
teacher of reading and language arts in grades K - 6 receives a cash award of $ 1,000 through the Regie Routman Teacher Recognition
teacher of
reading and language arts in grades K - 6 receives a cash award of $ 1,000 through the Regie Routman
Teacher Recognition
Teacher Recognition Award.
The Eleanor M. Johnson Award is given to a current outstanding elementary classroom
teacher of
reading and language arts and carries a $ 1,000 prize that is supported by a grant from Weekly Reader Corporation.
«
Teachers who aren't comfortable with math typically prefer teaching
reading and language arts, drawn to the many beautifully illustrated children's books available
and how they spark children's interest
and imaginations,» continued Burns.
Read how three
teachers transformed a history
and language arts lesson into an exciting technology project!
This report presents the findings of a survey of English
language arts (ELA)
teachers from Common Core states, asking them to answer questions about the texts their students
read and the instructional techniques they use in the classroom.
Kaitlyn Watson, a middle school English
language arts teacher in North Carolina, has students build their own vocabulary lists from the context of their
reading instead of generating whole - class lists for them,
and then «they break down context clues
and work toward their own applications of the words.»
At Sutter Middle School,
teacher Monica Sigala's
language arts students were learning to perfect the
art of letter writing while simultaneously
reading about the contributions of farmworker advocate (
and local hero) César Chávez.
Wise
teachers are using the race
and the many Web sites connected with it to teach geography, math,
reading,
and language arts.
English
language arts teachers are up in arms over the Common Core's suggestion that
teachers should try to balance the assignment of non-fiction
and fiction
readings.
Core classes taught by highly qualified
teachers is the percent of core academic classes (defined as English,
reading or
language arts, mathematics, science, foreign
languages, civics
and government, economics,
arts, history,
and geography) taught by highly qualified
teachers (defined as
teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach).
Language arts teachers devoted more time to
reading comprehension than to other
language arts topics such as study skills, penmanship, public speaking,
and listening skills after the adoption of the promotion policy.
Though the increased emphasis on the mechanics of taking tests should be considered a factor in the increase of mathematics
and reading scores throughout this period, survey results also found signs of significant changes in
teachers» emphasis on content in
language arts and in the time devoted to content appropriate to grade level in mathematics.
A former elementary classroom
teacher, she was a co-author of Direct Instruction programs in
reading and language arts.
In 1992, when the new CLAS assessments were being implemented, the contract to develop national English
language arts standards was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to the Center for the Study of
Reading at the University of Illinois, in collaboration with the International
Reading Association (IRA)
and the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE).
Encourage all educators
and staff — not just
language arts teachers — to talk about what they're
reading, ask kids what they're
reading, be seen
reading,
and share their favorite
reads.
The task was to observe instruction in literacy (
reading or
language arts)
and mathematics, determine the kinds
and frequencies of particular instructional strategies
teachers used,
and note classroom conditions.
The Master Schedule Collection (MSC) of data is required to satisfy federal assurances — including the reporting of student growth data to
teachers of
reading /
language arts and mathematics in grades 3 - 8
and Algebra I through grade 9.
Based on the same model as CIERA's immensely popular Every Child a Reader package, Teaching Every Child to
Read: Frequently Asked Questions offers fresh answers to ten of the most pressing questions about teaching
reading, as raised by
teachers, school administrators,
and district or state
language arts coordinators.
The
teacher - researcher designed the action research study to ascertain how the inclusion of visual
arts in
reading circles can enhance
language and literacy learning for young bilingual students.
Teaching methods utilized by the control
teachers involved dividing each class into three
reading groups by
reading level, giving traditional
language arts and writing instruction to the whole class,
and using workbooks during follow - up time.
The
teachers» questions indicated that, on the standardized
reading assessment, they wanted 9th grade vocabulary
and comprehension subskill results disaggregated for each of the 10th grade English
language arts course sections so
teachers would have a profile of students»
reading ability in their current classes.
Where once it was expected that
teachers cover the «3 Rs» of «
reading, (w) riting,
and «rithmatic»,
teachers must now cover all those plus science, social studies, physical education, music,
art, world
languages,
and many other topics.
As part of a high school reform initiative, 10th grade English
language arts teachers and literacy coaches worked with a data coach to define essential questions about students»
reading performance.
Start this year with exciting
read - alouds
and valuable
teacher resources to use with
language arts and research projects
Each of the three
teachers teaches
language arts, with a focus on fiction
reading and writing for their homeroom.
A 9th grade
language arts teacher explains how her school helped struggling readers by placing them in an Academic Literacy class that gave them time to
read books for pleasure
and helped them develop strategies for choosing books, eliminating distractions,
and monitoring their thinking as they
read.
High - stakes tests are given only in math
and English
language arts, so reformers have decided that all
teachers (
and, sometimes, principals) in a school should be evaluated by
reading and math scores.
In 1998, kindergarten
teachers reported spending just over an hour a day on
reading and language arts.
Traditionally, the responsibility for teaching
reading and writing has rested with English /
language arts teachers and reading specialists.
Although they have important roles to play in adolescents» literacy development,
language arts and reading teachers need content - area
teachers to show students how to
read and write like a scientist, historian, or mathematician.
Lapp is coeditor of Voices From The Middle, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE)
and has authored, coauthored,
and edited numerous articles, columns, texts, handbooks,
and children's materials on
reading,
language arts,
and instructional issues.
English
language arts /
reading teachers for grades 5
and 9 may also be invited to the Professional Development to Support Academic Writing Academy.
TALA consists of three separate academies — the English
Language Arts Academy (for English language arts / reading teachers), the Content Area Academy (for mathematics, science, and social studies teachers), and the Professional Development to Support Academic Writing Academy (for English language arts / reading teache
Arts Academy (for English
language arts / reading teachers), the Content Area Academy (for mathematics, science, and social studies teachers), and the Professional Development to Support Academic Writing Academy (for English language arts / reading teache
arts /
reading teachers), the Content Area Academy (for mathematics, science,
and social studies
teachers),
and the Professional Development to Support Academic Writing Academy (for English
language arts / reading teache
arts /
reading teachers).
[Starred review] Miller, a sixth - grade
language arts and social studies
teacher and blogger, has enabled students of many different backgrounds to enjoy
reading and to be good at it; her students regularly score high on the Texas standardized tests.
SKY Academy - Englewood
reading instructor Meghan McKenna, math
teacher Jill Fernandez
and language arts teacher Laura Kleiss Hoeft are named high - impact
teachers by the Florida Department of Education.
specialized preparation in
reading /
language arts for classroom
and resource
teachers, for
reading and language development specialists, for clinic
and curriculum supervisors,
and anyone interested in learning more about literacy.
The Write for Texas collection of resources is available to all secondary English
language arts and reading and content area
teachers to support effective writing instruction.