For experienced teachers. Review of developmental reading program in the elementary school, use of reading in various curriculum areas, appraisal of reading abilities and techniques and materials for individualized instruction. The basic principles upon which Indiana standards for licensing new teachers will be based were generated by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium. Enhancing Professional Practice, Graduate Professional Standards. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. Students develop an understanding of and respect of diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. Students whose first language is not English make use of their first language to develop competency in the English language arts and to develop understanding of content across the curriculum. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.