Language+Arts

= Language Arts Curriculum =


 * = ** Program References ** ||
 * ** Framework ** || ** Best Practices ** || ** Instructional Resources ** ||
 * [[file:RVIS Literacy_Framework K-8.doc]] || [[file:Best Practices in Reading and Writing.doc]] || Language Arts Program Resources ||

=Language Arts Framework= Language and Word Study ** |||||| ** Reading Workshop ** |||||||||| ** Writing Workshop ** || The ThreeBlocks ** ||||||< Students explore the intricacies of language across multiple genres, including literature, informational texts, and poetry. They investigate the meaning of the structure of words, and the conventions of the forms of written language. ||||||||||< Students read a variety of self-selected and teacher-selected texts for extended periods. They construct meaning and make personal and textual connections as they learn from and about reading. Students learn effective comprehending strategies they apply to fiction and nonfiction texts. ||||||||< Students develop writing strategies and skills, learn about the writer’s craft, and use writing for learning and communication. Writing for sustained periods, they explore different genres and formats for a range of purposes and for a variety of audiences. || Standards ** |||||| 1. Phonemic awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency 2. Acquisition of Vocabulary |||||||||| 3. Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self Monitoring Strategies 4. Reading Applications: Technical, Informational Text; Literary Text |||||||| 5. Writing Process 6. Writing Applications 7. Writing Conventions || 9. Oral and Visual Communication || K-2 ** |||||| 30-60 minutes |||||||||||| 45-90 minutes |||||| 45-60 minutes || 3-5 ** |||||| 30-60 minutes |||||||||||| 60 minutes |||||| 60 minutes || Assessment ** |||||| ||||||||||||  |||||| [|F&P Phonics Lessons Grades K-2] [|F&P Word Study Grade 3] [|Words Their Way Grades 4 and 5] |||||||||||| **Reading** [|Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Books] [|Scholastic Guides Reading] [|Interactive Readalouds] |||| **Writing** [|Units of Study for Grades K2 and 3-5] || [|Instructional Continua] ** ||= Interactive Read-Aloud and Literature Discussion ||= Shared and Performance Reading ||||||= WritingAbout Reading ||= Guided Reading ||||||||= Writing ||= Phonics, Spelling and Word Study ||= Oral, Visual and Technological Communication || Adapted from Fountas, I.C. &Pinnell, G.S. (2007) //Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency K-8.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann ISS/RVIS Curriculum Development - 2008-2009 ||
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 * Interactive Read Aloud
 * Interactive Writing
 * Modeled/Shared Reading
 * Modeled/Shared Writing
 * Handwriting
 * Phonics/Word Study/ Spelling
 * Poetry sharing/response
 * Independent reading
 * Guided reading
 * Literature study
 * Independent writing
 * Guided writing
 * Investigations
 * Interactive readaloud
 * Current Events
 * Modeled/Shared Reading
 * Interactive Edit
 * Modeled/Shared Writing
 * Interactive Vocabulary
 * Reader’s Theater / Process Drama
 * Choral Reading
 * Handwriting
 * Test reading and Writing
 * Word Study/ Spelling
 * Poetry sharing/response
 * Independent reading
 * Guided reading
 * Literature study
 * Independent writing
 * Guided writing
 * Investigations
 * [|Benchmark Assessments]
 * BCH Reading/Writing Continuum
 * Grade level common assessments
 * [|Benchmark Assessments]
 * BCH Reading/Writing Continuum
 * Grade level common assessments
 * BCH Reading/Writing Continuum
 * Grade level common assessments ||
 * < **Core Instructional Resources** |||||| **Word Study**