SALTA 1st grade

Weekly Question •

§ Add text aligned comprehension standard (this is not the only standard to teach this week) that aligns to the main selection text. § With the additional text (Days 1, 2 & 4) provided in Reading Street, target additional comprehension standards depending on the student needs.

Concept Knowledge § Concept Map § Concept Talk §

Build Oral Language

ELL Poster

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Amazing Words Text Aligned Comprehension • Targeted Skills and Strategy • Close Reading • Vocabulary Instruction • Build Background Audio • Retell Cards • Ten Important Sentences

Close Reading • Main Selection • Paired Selection • Retell Cards •

ADD additional Comprehension Standards for Close Reading Close Reading is an instructional practice that makes complex texts accessible using repeated reading, cognitive scaffolding and discussion. The following three questions guide teachers to develop text dependent questions that access multiple comprehension standards during a close read. • What does the text say? Standards RI & RL 1-3 • How does the text work? Standards RI & RL 4-6 • What does the text mean? Standards RI & RL 7-9 (Fisher & Frey 2014) Speaking and listening standards are used to gain automaticity with the academic language needed to respond verbally and in writing. Classroom discussions allow students to engage in purposeful talk, manage their use of academic and domain-specific language and concepts, while providing opportunities for students to learn about themselves, each other; and the world. (Fisher & Frey 2014) Close Reading and Writing: Close reading is a purposeful repeated reading targeting a reading standard, and contains discussion which engages students to change thinking and build schema. Students are then ready to respond to a well-crafted writing prompt. Close reading and writing give students purpose

Ten Important Sentences

Amazing Words Concept Talk ELL poster Close Reading & Think Critically (Day 3)

in reading text, discussing text and writing about text. Consequently, standards-based writing assignments are ELA performance assessments. *Starting in 2 nd grade Unit 4, Unit Planner will begin with Comprehension standards as foundational skills build and the curriculum changes to align with grades 3-5.

June 2020

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