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Orientation to the

English

Language Arts Kto 7 IRP

(2006)


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Purpose of this Presentation

The purpose of this presentation is to familiarize

educators with the English Language Arts

K to 7 (2006) !"#


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Organization of this Presentation

There are fi$e sections in this presentation

A# %h& was the English Language Arts (ELA) K to 7

curriculum ('6) re$ised

*# %hat are the new features of the ELA K to 7

curriculum

+# ,ow does the organization of the 2006

curriculum compare with the '6 curriculum

-# ,ow is ELA !" organized

E# ,ow will the ELA K to 7 !" support and inform

school practice


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A. h! "as the English Language

Arts (ELA) K to 7 IRP (#$$6)re%ise&'

As part of the ongoing curriculum re$iew c&cle. this !"was re$ised to

/ inform instruction and assessment throughincreased specificit&

/ incorporate current literac& research and estpractice

/ pro$ide a commonl& understood curriculumframewor1 for English Language Arts fromKindergarten through rade '2

/ complement and e3tend the *+ "erformance4tandards

A. h! "as the English Language Arts (ELA) K to 7 IRP (#$$6) re%ise&'


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. hat are the ne" features of the

ELA K to 7 urriulu*'5ew features include

/ gradespecific "rescried Learning utcomes from

Kindergarten to rade 7

/ Ke& Elements. Achie$ement ndicators and +onference8uestions9"rompts to pro$ide support for instruction and

assessment

/ Ke& +oncepts. which pro$ide a framewor1 of the "rescried

Learning utcomes from K to 7

/ 8uic1 5a$igation Tips to facilitate understanding

/ +lassroom Assessment :odels for each organizer at each

grade

/ enhanced $isual presentation through graphics

. hat are the ne" features of the ELA K to 7 urriulu*'


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+. ,o" &oes the organization of the

2006 urriulu* o*pare "ith the#$$6 urriulu*'

#$$6

The '6 ELA K to 7curriculum was centredaround the purposes oflanguage

/ +omprehend and

!espond/ +ommunicate deas and

nformation

/ 4elf and 4ociet&

2006

The re$ised ELA K to 7curriculum is organizedaround the processes oflanguage;

/ ral Language(4pea1ing andListening)

/ !eading and


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-. ,o" is the English Language Arts

IRP organize&'

The ELA curriculum is di$ided into se$en sections;

'# ntroduction

2# +onsiderations for "rogram -eli$er&

=# "rescried Learning utcomes ("Ls)

+ontinued on ne3t slide

-. ,o" is the English Language Arts IRP organize&'


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-. ,o" is the English Language Arts

urriulu* organize&'

># 4tudent Achie$ement

/ Ke& Elements/ "Ls and 4uggested Achie$ement ndicators

/ 8uestions9"rompts to "romote

+omprehension

?# +lassroom Assessment :odel6# Learning !esources

7# lossar&



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10/29-. ,o" is the English Language Arts IRP organize&'

+onsi&erations for Progra* -eli%er!

Highlights,ighlights of this new curriculum are

'# The lin1 etween literac& and thin1ing

2# The connections among oral language. reading.and writing

=# +omprehension and metacognition in literac&

learning

># The gradual release of responsiilit&

?# Literac& learning across the curriculum



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Highlights

6# Earl& literac& de$elopment and inter$ention

7# ral language to support learning

@# !eading comprehension and fluenc&

# A s&stematic approach to writing

'0# +lassroom di$ersit& and differentiated instruction

''# Assessment to inform instruction and support

learning

'2# Alignment with the *+ "erformance 4tandards


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Research

This curriculum reflects current research in literac&instruction# 4uccessful literac& programs include the

following ten essential characteristics;

'# Literac& learning in Kindergarten is critical to latersuccess

2# A comprehensi$e and coordinated literac&

program is crucial



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Research

=# "rofessional learning communities support a

comprehensi$e and coordinated literac&

program

># An e3tended and uninterrupted loc1 of time for

literac& learning is essential

?# Literac& e3periences must strongl& support

student engagement



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Research6# ngoing assessments are used to dri$e

instruction and support learning

7# ocussed teaching is essential

@# A resourcerich en$ironment ma1es a ig

difference

# 4truggling and9or reluctant literac& learners

enefit from researchased inter$entions

'0# 4uccessful famil&school partnerships impro$e

student literac& learning


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. Presri/e& Learning Outo*es

(PLOs)The "rescried Learning utcomes section includes all the English

Language Arts K to 7 "Ls & grade and curriculum organizer#

The "Ls

/ are legall& reBuired content standards/ descrie what students should 1now and e ale to do

(1nowledge. s1ills and attitudes)

/ complete the stem Ct is e3pected that students willD

/ are measurale and oser$ale

/ are coded alphanumericall& for organizational purposes.

ut this does not impl& a linear seBuence of deli$er&



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tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

Key Elements

(Gradual Release of Responsibility)



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:etacognition is Cthin1ing aout thin1ing which results

in indi$idual studentsF understanding of their own

learning processes# t in$ol$es the awareness andunderstanding of how one thin1s and uses strategies as

an effecti$e learner# These metacogniti$e strategies

wea$e throughout the curriculum organizers and

suorganizers at each grade#

tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

Key Elements (etacognition)



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eneral Learning

E3pectations

"rescried Learning

utcomes

4uggested Achie$ement

ndicators

4uggested8uestions9"rompts to

4caffold Learning

tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

a*ple Page



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eneral Learning

E3pectations;

/ are summar&statements of "Ls for

each curriculum

suorganizer

/ are not legall& reBuired

tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

General !earning E"pectations



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"rescried Learning

utcomes;

/ indicate what a student

who full& meets

e3pectations should e

ale to do & the end of

a specific grade

/ correspond to

4uggested

Achie$ement ndicators

tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

#rescribed !earning Outcomes



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tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

#rescribed !earning Outcomes



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4uggested As;

/ articulate what learning

loo1s li1e when a student

has full& met e3pectations/ accommodate a $ariet& of

learning st&les

/ help guide assessment &

pro$iding criteria

/ demonstrate the integrationof instruction and

assessment

tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

Suggested $chie%ement &ndicators



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tu&ent Ahie%e*ent

Suggested $chie%ement &ndicators



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1. +lassroo* Assess*ent o&el

The +lassroom Assessment :odel

/ contains three e3amples per grade. de$eloped &

*+ teachers. focussing on selected "Ls from eachcurriculum organizer at each grade le$el

/ demonstrates how assessment for and as learning

can e integrated into instructional planning

/ includes student samples



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1. +lassroo* Assess*ent o&el

/ includes a $ariet& of instructional approaches to

address a range of learning st&les

/ includes a $ariet& of assessment techniBues topromote assessment for and as learning

/ pro$ides specific criteria. ased on the "Ls. for

teacher. peer. or selfassessment

/ pro$ides rurics and Buic1 scales. including somefrom the *+ "erformance 4tandards for !eading

and %riting


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6. Learning Resoures

/ :an& current resources can continue to e used tosupport this curriculum

/ The :inistr& has recentl& updated the rade+ollections to include additional resources on ralLanguage

/ 4ome resources that are no longer $alid ha$e eenremo$ed the resource list

/ -istricts ma& want to re$iew the man& newresources on the mar1et

www#ced#go$#c#ca9irpGresources9lr9resource9gradcoll#htm


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7. 3lossar!

The lossar& defines olded terms in the "rescried

Learning utcomes and 4uggested Achie$ement

ndicators#


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E. ,o" "ill the ELA K to 7 IRP support

an& infor* shool pratie'The new ELA K to 7 curriculum is firml& rooted in

current research# :an& teachers will e familiar with the

underl&ing concepts. such as the importance of teacher

modelling. the teaching of learning strategies andmetacognition#

This curriculum reBuires a strong. alanced literac&

ased program in schools# Therefore. the degree of

momentum created & its implementation will depend

on the e3isting literac& practices in schools#

E. ,o" "ill the ELA K to 7 IRP support an& infor* shool pratie'


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/ The English Language Arts K to 7 !" and grade

specific pac1ages are a$ailale at;

www#ced#go$#c#ca9irp9irpGela#htm

/ ne K to 7 !" and a set of gradespecific pac1ages

will e distriuted to each school commencing in

:arch 2007

/ ull mplementation is reBuired eginning4eptemer 2007

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