Foundations

Looking to dig into the basics of implementing EL Education curricular materials really well?

You're in the right place.

MCS Grounding Documents

These documents ground our work and guide our literacy direction as a district. 

• The Opportunity Myth: link

• Placing Text at the Center of the Standards-Aligned ELA Classroom: link

• Tennessee Literacy Standards: document

MCS Literacy Website: link

You'll find "dynamic documents" - documents and resources that address commonly used resources and asked questions from MCS teachers and leaders and thus may be updated regularly.

MCS Models of Excellence

• Models of Excellence website: link 

• Austin's Butterfly: video

Getting Started with EL

• EL Education Curriculum Overview: video

• Three Dimensions of Student Achievement: link

• Orientation to Materials for Grades 3-5: video

• EL Teacher Manual Overview: article

• "Things I Wish I Had Known: blog post

• Open Up Resources: link

Introduction to the Modules

• Intro to Modules for Grades 3-5: video

• Module Structure: Prezi

• Module at a Glance Charts (select 2017): link

Internalizing a Module Lesson

• Using a Learning Target Through a Lesson: video

• Lesson Internalization Think Aloud: video

The Core 4: Close Reading

• Framework for Close Reading: article

• Close Reading: video

• Grappling with Complex Fiction Through Close Reading: video

• Grappling with Complex Informational Text Through Close Reading: video

The Core 4: Vocabulary Instruction

• Teaching Academic and Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: article

• Interactive Word Walls: Younger Grades: video

• Interactive Word Walls: Upper Grades: video

• Vocabulary and the Common Core: document

The Core 4: Language Dives

• What is a Language Dive: article

• Language Dive Overview: video

• Implementing Language Dives: video

• Small Group Language Dive: video

• Behind the Practice: Approaching Language Dives: video

• What Teachers Need to Know about Sentence Comprehension: blog

The Core 4: Writing

• Vermont Writing Collaborative: website

• Painted Essay Explanation and Example: video

• Writing Instruction in EL Education: document

• Reading For and Writing with Evidence: document

Protocols

• The What, Why, and How of Protocols: document

• 8 High-Leverage Practices the Empower Students to Own Their Learning: document

• EL Education Protocols: document

• EL Education Protocols: website

ALL Block

• Implementing the ALL Block: video

• Implementing the ALL Block: manual

• ALL Block Overview: video

• Behind the Practice: Approaching the ALL Block: video

• The Five Components of ALL Block: document

• How ALL Block Components Connect to Modules: document

• Independent Reading Sample Plans: document

• Importance of a Volume of Reading: document