CSCOPE English Language Arts Spanish Language Arts Overview

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Vertical Alignment Documents (VADs) Instructional Focus Documents (IFDs) Lesson Frameworks TEKS Verification Documents Year-at-a-Glance (YAG) The Curriculum System

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Vertical Alignment Documents (VADs)

K – 2 2 – 4 4 – 6 6 – 8 8 – Vertical Alignment Documents (VADs)

TEKS Verification Document

Year at a Glance (6 Weeks)

Year at a Glance (9 Weeks)

Instructional Focus Documents (IFDs)

ELA Conceptual Lenses K-8: one lens for the entire year KBeginnings 1Relationships 2Patterns 3Journeys 4Perspectives 5Change 6Interactions 7Influences 8Perceptions High School: one lens for each unit Unit 1 Relationships/Identity Unit 2 Perspective Unit 3 Transformation Unit 4 Structures Unit 5 Change/Influence Unit 6 Credibility

Instructional Focus Documents (IFDs) Strikethrough

Lesson Framework

A Concept-Based Curriculum

Timeless Universal Abstract Represented by 1 or 2 words Examples share common attributes A concept is an organizing idea; a mental construct...

A Concept-Based Curriculum

Key Understanding Two or more concepts in a relationship... Concept Conceptual ideas that transfer Develop “Deep Understanding”

A Concept-Based Curriculum

The Performance Indicator Formula Content/ Concept Product Process ++

A Concept-Based Curriculum

The ELA Lessons are exemplars have integrated reading and writing are approximately 50 minutes (K=30 mins) include literary selections with alternatives include 5E inductive and deductive models include a research unit (grades 3-12) address the tested SEs before the test

The ELA Lessons and Reading First Districts with Reading First must have 90 minutes of basal reading instruction. Use the CSCOPE lessons only if there is additional time allotted for language arts instruction.

The CSCOPE Lessons and Developmental Reading Skills In the elementary grades K-5, teachers use their basals, phonics programs, and spellers, and grammar books to teach the basic skills. They use the CSCOPE lessons to teach the TEKS.

K-3 Teacher’s Guides

To find the guides go to CSCOPE in the Resource Samplers in a folder named K-3 ELA Teacher’s Guides.

Elements of a CSCOPE Lesson Plan Lesson Synopsis TEKS (taught in the lesson) Getting Ready for Instruction –Performance Indicators –Key Understandings –Guiding Questions –Vocabulary of Instruction –Materials –Resources –Advanced Preparation –Background Information Instructional Procedures with Teacher Notes Handouts Supplemental files, i.e. PowerPoint

Lesson Synopsis / TEKS

Getting Ready for Instruction

Instructional Procedures

The Attachments

Spanish Language Arts

To Access CSCOPE SLA 1.Select Curriculum Elements 2.Choose Unit Maps 3.Select your Grade Level 4.Select Spanish Language Arts as your subject 5.Click Find You will have access to the IFD and Lessons. SLA currently will not appear when building a lesson plan.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) K-6 Vertical Alignment Documents (VADs) K-6 Instructional Focus Documents (IFDs) K-3 Lesson Frameworks K-3 TEKS Verification Documents K-6 Year-at-a-Glance (YAG) K-6 The Curriculum System

K – 2 2 – 4 4 – 6 Vertical Alignment Documents (VADs)

Instructional Focus Documents (IFDs)

The SLA Lessons K-3rd parallel to ELA and translated into Spanish –Concepts –Key Understandings Address TEKS specific to SLA (ii) –Performance Indicator

Content Areas in Spanish Lesson vocabulary and attachments: Math K-6 Forthcoming: –Science –Social Studies

To Access Content Areas in Spanish 1.Select Content Area 2.Choose Grade Level 3.Spanish Unit is below English Unit

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