Literacy Curriculum, 2013

OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA 1.WWBAT internalize Teach For India’s vision and approach for excellent literacy instruction 2.WWBAT articulate what the learning goals of the Literacy Framework are and understand what that means for lessons

Our students are who critically engage with, articulate writers with who express their ideas clearly, and who. thoughtful readers texts from all genres strong voices eloquent speakers compel others to listen STUDENT VISION

Reading - Thoughtful readers who critically engage with texts across a variety of genres to gain more knowledge, a deeper understanding and higher order thinking skills. Vocabulary - Thoughtful readers, articulate writers and eloquent speakers are fluent with English as a language for communication and are able to engage with it effortlessly. Listening & Speaking - Eloquent speakers who compel others to listen communicate confidently and articulately to engage and interact with people and the larger world. Writing - Articulate writers with strong voices express their thoughts and ideas by writing for different audiences and purposes. COMPONENTS OF LITERACY

LITERACY READING SPEAKING + LISTENING WRITING VOCABULARYVOCABULARY COMPONENTS OF LITERACY

APPROACH TO CURRICULUM

The Framework A sequence of developmentally appropriate learning goals for Reading + Writing -Grammar (coming in 2014) -S & L (coming in 2014)

READING

READING OVERVIEW -The learning goals -The levels our framework spans across

READING OVERVIEW Look at the sheet now

READING SCOPE There are 12 learning goals aligned to fluency and comprehension LEARNIN G GOALS SKILLS Decoding and fluency skills 6 Metacognitive reading strategies Structural and language features used to create a text Content of the text Big ideas elicited in or by a text

READING SCOPE There are 12 learning goals aligned to fluency and comprehension

READING SCOPE There are 12 learning goals aligned to fluency and comprehension

READING SCOPE The goals are broken into standards from Emergent to Level 8

READING SCOPE Look at the sheet now

READING SCOPE What these Learning goals really mean

Helpful Analogy: MASTERCHEF read er text

1 - 5 Decoding and fluency skills

As readers… Decoding and fluency skills `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe

6 Metacognitive reading strategies

As readers… 6 Metacognitive reading strategies Reading is thinking.

7 + 8 Structural and language features used to create a text

7 + 8 Structural and language features used to create a text As readers

Content of the text

Big ideas elicited in or by a text Big idea

WRITING

WRITING OVERVIEW -The rubric -The framework

WRITING FRAMEWORK_NARRA TIVE There are learning goals aligned to the rubric strands

WRITING FRAMEWORK_NARRA TIVE

Helpful Analogy: MASTERCHEF write r text

Ideas Produce texts that are appropriate to the task, reader and purpose Produce texts that are imaginative, interesting and thoughtful

OrganisationWord Choice Organise and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and events Use rich, colorful, precise language that communicates in a way that moves and enlightens the reader Sentence FluencyConventions Use sentences that vary in length, structure and style to enhance and add effect to the writing Apply the mechanics of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar/usage.

Presentation Use handwriting and formatting to enhance and effect to presentation

They are across levels 0 to 8 WRITING FRAMEWORK_NARRA TIVE

WRITING Look at the Writing_Narrative sheet now

Similarly, There are learning goals aligned to the rubric strands Across levels 0 to 8 WRITING FRAMEWORK_NON FICTION

WRITING Look at the Writing_Non fiction sheet now

6 strands, Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Presentation -Broken into specific skills -Along an 8 point scale -Writing pieces are scored against this -Average of sub skills is taken as the score for that strand WRITING RUBRIC

WRITING Look at the Writing_Rubric sheet now

Learning goals for narratives and non fiction by level only This is a different layout of the content to allow you to focus only on a specific level WRITING LEVEL GUIDE

WRITING Look at the Writing_Level Guide sheet now

The Website Curricula resources for -Reading -Writing -Vocabulary -S & L (coming in 2014)

Each level page has anchor questions aligned to the learning standard for that level Unit Plans appropriate to the level are aligned to standards at lower levels Assessments & worksheets are leveled eracy--new/reading-comprehension-new Reading Comprehension

Resources are organized by level Every level has resources across multiple genres eracy--new/writing Writing

Resources are organized by level Every level has resources like lists, activities & worksheets eracy--new/vocabulary Vocabulary