INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Build Knowledge in various Disciplines

Teach Students to build knowledge aboutthe world (domains/content area) throughTEXT.

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Balance Informational & Literary Texts

Teach students with a balanced curriculumof grade appropriate informational andliterary texts.

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Develop Students' Academic Vocabulary

Expose students to challenging languagedotted with academic vocabulary.Spiral 'like content' in multiple texts.

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Prepare Students for Complex Texts

Introduce students to higher levels of 'grade-appropriate' text complexity.Teach students to compare and analyzepaired texts.

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Teach Writing from Source

Introduce close-reading sessions.Teach students to draw evidence from thetext and make textual-arguments.Conduct short research projects.

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Teach to Create Text-Based Answers

Ask text-dependent questions.Encourage students to cite evidence fromthe text.Encourage text-based conversations.