Assignment #2 & 3 - Understanding Common Core and ELA Instruction
Before Common Core State Standards are set, each state has different expectation, and the overall teaching is too broad that there is no alignment among all states. By 2014, most states agreed to set one set of standards on Math and English with Common Core. For English, Common Core State Standards are broken into 4 sections: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and Language which aim to prepare students on knowledge they should know before going college and get a job.
For example, below are of the key concepts that would help students to be prepare for college and find find a good job:
Reading: read closely, make logical inferences, cite specific textual evidence and complex literary and informational texts. students should gradually grow their reading comprehension from simple to complicated text as well as increase number of connections among ideas and texts with textual evidence and reasoning. Students should also read informational text to be prepared for real life when they are working.
Writing: read something and write about it, write arguments, write informative/explanatory texts, draw evidence from literary or informational texts and assess the credibility and accuracy of each source. Students should have the ability to plan on what they want to write based on what was read, revise and publish in different types of writing forms such as arguments, informative/ explanatory texts, and narratives. Students should know how to write and cite based on their informative text reading.
Speaking and Listening: range of conversations and collaborations, clearly and persuasively, and adapt speech to a variety of contexts. Students should gradually improve their interpersonal skills and oral communication through expression, listening carefully to ideas, integrating information from different sources such as oral, visuals, and media, etc. Students should learn how to present their ideas persuasively.
Language: conventions of Standard English, knowledge of language, and vocabulary acquisition and use. Students should build up their vocabulary words and phrases so they can apply correct vocabulary to express themselves professionally.
Before Common Core State Standards are set, each state has different expectation, and the overall teaching is too broad that there is no alignment among all states. By 2014, most states agreed to set one set of standards on Math and English with Common Core. For English, Common Core State Standards are broken into 4 sections: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and Language which aim to prepare students on knowledge they should know before going college and get a job.
For example, below are of the key concepts that would help students to be prepare for college and find find a good job:
Reading: read closely, make logical inferences, cite specific textual evidence and complex literary and informational texts. students should gradually grow their reading comprehension from simple to complicated text as well as increase number of connections among ideas and texts with textual evidence and reasoning. Students should also read informational text to be prepared for real life when they are working.
Writing: read something and write about it, write arguments, write informative/explanatory texts, draw evidence from literary or informational texts and assess the credibility and accuracy of each source. Students should have the ability to plan on what they want to write based on what was read, revise and publish in different types of writing forms such as arguments, informative/ explanatory texts, and narratives. Students should know how to write and cite based on their informative text reading.
Speaking and Listening: range of conversations and collaborations, clearly and persuasively, and adapt speech to a variety of contexts. Students should gradually improve their interpersonal skills and oral communication through expression, listening carefully to ideas, integrating information from different sources such as oral, visuals, and media, etc. Students should learn how to present their ideas persuasively.
Language: conventions of Standard English, knowledge of language, and vocabulary acquisition and use. Students should build up their vocabulary words and phrases so they can apply correct vocabulary to express themselves professionally.
Assignment #4 - Understanding how technology is used to support ELA instruction
When I observed lessons, I saw teachers used technology to integrate in their teaching to facilitate young learners' language and literacy development. Some technology used are:
Youtube videos - let students watch songs video and sing along repeatedly to learn new vocabulary and understand its meaning.
SeeSaw App - let student partner to help record video of a student reading their own writing. Students can share their video to their parents easily.
Some challenges in applying technology is if the classroom settings can supply the software/hardware sufficiently so each student can be benefited. Time management may be challenging too if the teacher and/or students are not too familiar with the technology.
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ReplyDeleteIt is my experience that he Common Core ELA Standards is creating extra-ordinary literate young students. Two areas of specific interests are in reading and writing. In these areas, students know how to find evidence by inferences instead of by quotes. Relative to reading I was in a 5th grade ELA class recently and we had a guest reader from the 3rd grade. The third grader paused while he read and checked for understanding. He also modulated his voice for punctuations signs.
ReplyDeleteSeesaw is an amazing app. I have seen it used in several classrooms. It is an excellent digital portfolio app. Students are motivated to read because it allows them to work independently and see and record their own progress.
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