Making Connections
The Making Connections template helps teachers to study the standards as learning progressions and to identify connections between the standards.
Secondary School Yearlong Planning Template for ELA
The Yearlong Plan template is used to organize the new and recurring work of the grade-level into a thoughtful sequence of learning for the year.
Selecting Text Tool
This tool is designed to help teachers make appropriate text selections for their classroom. For additional information, see the complementary CSAI resource, Supporting Students in Close Reading.
Teaching Standards & Formative Assessment Matching Activity
Training tool used to match elements of formative assessment with standards from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Proposition 3.
Close Reading Text Cover Sheet
The Text Cover Sheet provides a space for teachers to analyze a text, then identify and record for instructional purposes (1) the standards addressed; (2) reading purposes and text content; and (3) text and language challenges and connections. It accompanies the resource Supporting Students in Close Reading. As a Word version, teachers can fill it out electronically.
Selecting Text tool
The Selecting Text Tool, also found in the close reading resource, guides teachers in the process of selecting texts that provide appropriate levels of challenge for their students. Factors to consider include: age appropriateness, student interest level, complexity of ideas, text and sentence structure, vocabulary difficulty, and length of the text. For more detailed information, […]