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WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
In addition to the Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning, there are several foundational statements about the discipline of English language arts that inform teaching and learning in Wisconsin. To read more about each principle,
download this PDF document.
- English language arts is an integrated discipline.
- English language arts instruction builds an understanding of the human experience.
- Literacy is an evolving concept, and becoming literate is a lifelong learning process.
- Critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity (The 4 C’s) are aspects of effective English education and attributes of Wisconsin graduates.
- Literacy, language and meaning are socially constructed and are enhanced by multiple perspectives.
PDF of the English Foundations
Wisconsin’s six Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning provide important guidance for the English language arts classroom. Within the discipline of English language arts, each of the six principles has specific implications for equity, pedagogy, instruction, and assessment. English language arts educators should consider how the six guiding principles influence their teaching.
Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning
USING THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ELA
Download the Wisconsin English language arts Common Core State Standards and accompanying guidance documents below:
PDF of Wisconsin’s Approach to ELA
PDF of the Standards for English language arts
Word copy of the standards
Excel copy of the standards
Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts Wisconsin Guidance Document
ELA CCSS Appendix A
ELA CCSS Appendix B
ELA CCSS Appendix C
CCSSO Common Core State Standards Homepage
VERTICAL ARTICULATION OF CCSS SKILLS
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundations
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language
CONNECTING TO EARLY LEARNING
DPI Early Learning website
Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards
PDF of WMELS to CCSS alignment
USING WISCONSIN'S STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN ALL SUBJECTS: DISCIPLINARY LITERACY
DPI Disciplinary Literacy homepage
Disciplinary Literacy in ELA Google site (coming soon!)
Video: Literacy in Other Disciplines
RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND THE COMMON CORE
Wisconsin-Created Implementation Tools
Wisconsin Foundations of English Language Arts
pdf version
ELA Major Shifts
pdf version
Wisconsin Foundations of English Language Arts - 1 page
pdf version
Presentations
Madison Area Reading Council Presentation
CESA ELA Presentation
ELA Overview
Useful CCSS videos
Overview of the CCSS for ELA
Balancing Literature and Informational Text
Writing to Inform and Make Arguments
Text dependent analysis
Conventions of Standard English
Speaking and Listening and the CCSS
Literary Non-Fiction in Grades 6-12
Implementation Resources
English Language Arts Publishers Criteria K-2
English Language Arts Publishers Criteria 3-12
Resources for Text Complexity
Text Complexity Exemplar Texts from the Children’s Cooperative Book Center (CCBC)
The following high quality resources on text complexity were developed by the
Kansas State Department of Education.
Text Complexity and the Kansas Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Using the Text Complexity Triangle as Suggested in Appendix A of the Common Core Standards to Evaluate Texts
Text Complexity: Qualitative Measures Rubric Informational Texts
Text Complexity: Qualitative Measures Rubric Literary Texts
Questions for Professional Reflection on Reader and Task Considerations
Text Complexity Analysis of A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Text Complexity Analysis of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Text Complexity Analysis of Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
Text Complexity Analysis of How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Text Complexity Analysis of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Text Complexity Analysis of Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Text Complexity Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Text Complexity Bookmark
Assessment Resources
SMARTER/Balanced Assessment Consortium's DRAFT Content Specifications for the ELA Assessment
For questions about this information, contact Tamara Maxwell (608) 266-3551
Last updated on 5/16/2012 8:37:49 AM
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