ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCES

GRADE LEVEL RECOMMENDED CONTENT FOR CERTIFICATION RENEWAL READING REQUIREMENT

Grades K-2

• Phonemic Awareness Instruction
• Phonics Instruction
• Fluency Instruction
• Vocabulary Instruction
• Using word walls
• Text Comprehension Instruction
• Making Connections
• Questioning
• Visualizing
• Inferring
• Determining Importance
• Synthesizing Information
• Balanced Literacy Techniques
• Read Aloud
• Shared Reading
• Guided Reading
• Independent Reading
• Reading / Writing Connections
• Making the Connection Between Second and Third Grade

Grades 3-5

• English Language Arts SCOS and Best Literacy Practices
  Elements of a Balanced ELA Program: Implementing the Elements Throughout the School Day and the School Year
  Developing a Classroom and School-wide Literacy Plan
• Organizing and Managing Time, Space, and Resources in an ELA Program
  Flexible Grouping for Specific Instructional Purposes
  Readability and Text Selection for Purposeful Instruction and for Independent Reading
  Classroom Assessment of Reading and Writing: Linking Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• Word Study: Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary
  Comprehension Instruction
  o Effective Comprehension Strategies
  o Classroom Environment
  o Instructional Techniques
  Reading Within and Across the Content Areas
  Genre Study
  Literature Study
• Literacy Learners
  Reading Development from preschool to critical reading
  Strategies of Proficient Readers and Writers
  o Struggling Readers and Writers
  o Assessing Student Needs
  Differentiating Instruction in ELA for All Learners
  Effective Questioning and Instructional Techniques That Promote Effective Questioning
• Connecting Reading, Writing, and Oral Language
  Linking the K-2 Assessment and Grades 3-5 EOG
  Research and Evaluation: What Do Research and Best Practice Mean for Classroom Instruction?
  Research and Evaluation: Using Research and Best Practice to Select Instructional Materials

Grades 6-8

• Grades 6-8
• Understanding Literacy
• Effective Scheduling for Middle School ELA
• Reading for Understanding
• What's HOT with Young Adult Literature
• Engaging Readers
• Strategies for Comprehension

Grades 9-12

• Reading in the content areas (strategies and content)
• Engaging non-readers / developing life-long readers
• Strategies to help older struggling readers
• Developing a high school literacy program