English Language Development

Content Knowledge Content knowledge is an important factor in developing reading comprehension (Anderson and Pearson 1984; Hirsc ...

Figure 6.7. Advanced Literacy in Four Disciplines [S]cientists construct theoretical explanations of the physical world through ...

ELA: engaging in Socratic Seminars, SQP2RS (Survey, Question, Predict, Read, Respond, Summarize), and GIST (Generating Interact ...

Literature and informational text—both literary nonfiction and nonfiction—comprise the content of what students in grades six th ...

Informational text occupies a prominent space in grades six through eight both within English language arts and in all other con ...

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitutio ...

In ELA and HST, conducting short research projects to answer a question (W/WHST.6–8.7), generating additional related, focused ...

engage with grade-level complex text; students experiencing reading difficulties need scaffolding to interpret and respond to te ...

inhibit learning. Rather, teachers should check for students’ comprehension of what they are reading, respectfully model how wor ...

address the different profiles of secondary students needing foundational literacy skills instruction. Considerations contributi ...

Student Language and Literacy Characteristics Considerations for Foundational Literacy Skills Instruction CA CCSS for ELA/Litera ...

As noted throughout the framework, to serve students well, teachers conduct formative assessment processes along with interim an ...

Effective Expression (writing) Explicitly teaching strategies for planning, revising, and/or editing has a strong impact on the ...

develop advanced content understandings and linguistic abilities in English. The CA ELD Standards provide teachers with guidance ...

Whether adolescent ELs are newcomers to English, are progressing steadily in their development of English, or have stalled in th ...

they read, writing and multimedia projects), ELs build confidence and proficiency in understanding and demonstrating their conte ...

require less intensive designated ELD support than ELs at the Emerging or Expanding levels. Schools consider the needs of studen ...

Grade Six Grade six is often the first year of middle school for students and represents a major transition in students’ lives. ...

Meaning Making In grade six, meaning making grows in importance as students interact with texts of increasing complexity across ...

Snapshot 6.1. Summary and Analysis of Stories Designated ELD Connected to ELA in Grade Six In English language arts, students in ...