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English-language Arts Standards
Over 25 articles, each with FREE resources focused on the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts.
Academic Word List
Wouldn't it be great if we had an instructional scope and sequence of the Academic Word List by grade level? Get the Academic Word List, divided…
ELA and Reading Diagnostic and Formative Assessments
DO use both diagnostic and formative assessments. DON'T assess to determine a generic problem. DO review mastered material often. DON'T solely assess grade-level Standards.
English Time Idioms
For some time, idiomatic expressions involving time have fascinated me. Following is a song, packed with time idioms and their definitions. Seeing how these time idioms…
ELA and Reading Assessment as Instruction
Here's four Do's and Don't of ELA and Reading Assessments preview: DO treat assessment as instruction. DON'T trust all assessment results. DO make students and parents your assessment partners. Don't…
Depend upon Diagnostic ELA and Reading Data
ELA and reading assessments: DO analyze data both data deficits and mastery. DON'T assess what you haven't taught. DO use instructional resources with embedded assessments. DON'T…
Assessment-based ELA and Reading Instruction
Teachers are fixers. In some sense we view our students as "as is" houses or fixer-uppers, waiting for us to determine what needs repair and updating…
Reading and ELA Data Analysis
As an ELA teacher and reading specialist, I believe in the power of ELA and reading assessments. However, as with many educational practices, appropriate use is…