Engage, challenge, and inspire students with work that matters Transformational Literacy, written by a team from EL Education, helps teachers leverage the Common Core instructional shifts--building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction, reading for and writing with evidence, and regular practice with complex text--to engage students in work that matters. Worthy texts and worthy tasks help students see the connection between their hard work as readers and writers and their capacity to contribute to stronger communities and a better world. The stories, examples, and resources that permeate Transformational Literacy come primarily from the more than 150 EL Education schools around the country that support teachers to select, supplement, customize, and create curriculum, and improve instruction. The book also draws on EL Education's open source Common Core English Language Arts curriculum--often cited as one of the finest in the country--and professional development offered to thousands of teachers to implement that curriculum effectively. Transformational Literacy combines the best of what EL Education knows works for kids--purposeful, inquiry-based learning--and the new imperative of the Common Core--higher and deeper expectations for all students. <ul>
<li>Teach standards through a compelling and purposeful curriculum that prioritizes worthy texts and worthy task</li> <li>Improve students' evidence-based reading, thinking, talking, and writing</li> <li>Support students to develop a new mindset toward the challenge of reading complex texts</li> </ul>
Transformational Literacy introduces an approach to literacy instruction that will engage, challenge, and inspire student with work that matters.

Transformational Literacy: Making the Common Core Shift with Work That Matters

Education & Teaching

Berger, Ron

Woodfin, Libby

Plaut, Suzanne Nathan

Dobbertin, Cheryl Becker

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

This essential guide to the EL Education K–5 Language Arts Curriculum is one part roadmap to the curriculum, one part orientation to its instructional practices, and one part coach—to answer your questions, relieve your stress, and put you and your students on the path to success.
Your Curriculum Companion explores the foundations of the curriculum, including the principles and research it was built on and the instructional practices that make it unique. The book is designed to help you “look under the hood” at practices embedded throughout the curriculum so that you can sharpen your instruction, support students to be leaders of their own learning, and make well-informed changes necessary to best meet your students’ needs.
Key features of Your Curriculum Companion include: <ul>
<li>Twenty-seven accompanying videos—see the curriculum in action</li> <li>Task cards for guidance on how to plan when the planning has been done for you</li> <li>The why, what, and how of the K–2 Reading Foundations Skills Block</li> <li>A deep dive into the purpose and structure of close reading and close read-alouds, including two sample annotated lessons.</li> <li>An exploration of the relationship between reading and writing and how the curriculum is designed to help students become strong communicators, including an annotated “read-think-talk-write” lesson.</li> <li>Detailed descriptions of the ways in which English language learners and other students who may need additional support are challenged, engaged, and empowered throughout the curriculum.</li> <li>Guidance for turning evidence of student progress into usable data that can inform your instruction.</li> <li>Support for school leaders</li> </ul>

Your Curriculum Companion: The Essential Guide to Teaching the EL Education K-5 Language Arts Curriculum

EL Education Inc. - EL Ed Publications

This essential guide to the EL Education 6-8 Language Arts Curriculum is one part roadmap to the curriculum, one part orientation to its instructional practices, and one part coach--to answer your questions, relieve your stress, and put you and your students on the path to success. 
Your Curriculum Companion explores the foundations of the curriculum including the principles and research it was built on and the instructional practices that make it unique. The book is designed to help you "look under the hood" at practices embedded throughout the curriculum so that you can sharpen your instruction, support students to be leaders of their own learning, and make well-informed changes to best meet your students' needs. 
Key features of Your Curriculum Companion include: <ul>
<li>Twenty-two accompanying videos--see the curriculum in action</li> <li>Task cards for guidance on how to plan when the planning has been done for you</li> <li>A deep dive into the purpose and structure of close reading, including a sample annotated lesson</li> <li>An exploration of the relationship between reading and writing and how the curriculum is designed to help students become strong communicators, including an annotated "read-think-talk-write" lesson</li> <li>The why, what, and how of supporting students to meet grade-level expectations, supporting students who need additional challenges, and supporting English language learners </li> <li>Guidance for turning evidence of student progress into usable data that can inform your instruction</li> <li>Support for school leaders</li> </ul>

Your Curriculum Companion: The Essential Guide to Teaching the EL Education 6-8 Curriculum (Second Edition)

Norris, Sarah Boddy

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