English Language Arts
What is ELA?The discipline of English Language Arts encompasses a dynamic array of subjects designed to give students the fundamental skills they need to comprehend and express ideas clearly and effectively though oral, written, electronic, and multimedia forms of communication. Language Arts teachers teach students to listen, read, speak, write, and think critically. They teach students how to use language confidently to express thoughts, information, and feelings. The ability to communicate effectively is fundamental to a person's ability to interact with the people around them and participate fully within their community and society. Language Arts skills are essential to learning and the ability to demonstrate what one has learned throughout all aspects of their education.
Students will work on the following components:
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Reading Counts!Scholastic Reading Counts! is a computer-based program that allows students to show evidence of comprehension of their independent reading. District 87 has a wide variety of tests for this program. If a student is reading a book with the intention of taking an RC! test, the book should be in that student’s Lexile range when possible. Exceptions are made for individual students. Students take quarterly reading inventories to determine their Lexile range. The hope is that their Lexile score will increase throughout the year. Each time a student passes a RC! test, s/he earns points. There are many incentives, school-wide and classroom, throughout the year for students who earn certain levels of points.
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Resources/InterventionsSix-Minute Solutions for fluency building!
Reading solution with thousands of leveled readers to teach reading proficiency.
Technology based reading program designed to increase reading proficiency
Provides individualized reading coaching for students.
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