Common Core Standards a Step-By-Step Approach: English Language Arts - Grades K-5

Book excerpt: Give your students a head start in achieving the critical knowledge and skills identified in the K-5 English Language Arts Common Core State Standards.Common Core Standards A Step-by-Step Approach: English Language Arts ~ Grades K-5 is an essential tool for all ELA teachers striving to ensure students meet these standards in each of the four strands of the ELA – Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and Language. Written by Toby Karten, an educator with more than 30 years of experience, this valuable six page (tri-fold) laminated guide includes: * Classroom management tips * Core materials and resources * Good teaching and assessment practices Additionally, this valuable guide provides teachers with a step-by-step approach to teaching students in grades K-5 the literacy skills they need to meet the English and Language Arts Standards according to the CCS. In one easy-to-read reference, this approach is broken down by grade level, and includes: * Review ELA standards from prior, current and following years * Determine student levels then decide topics for a particular time frame for small groups and individuals * Share these topics and goals with students in a child-friendly language * Create a task analysis of a standard that includes visuals and graphic organizers * Revisit and adjust groups and individual lessons based on formal and informal tests and assessments An essential desktop tool for any literacy teacher striving to help students meet the CCSS.