ALIGNMENT KEY National, State, and Unit Standards Eastern Candidate (CF) Preservice Teacher (PSC) Common Core of Teaching (CCCT) ELA CT Common Core Standards (CCSS) NAEYC (National) Standards Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards CT of Reading Test (CFRT) Strand 1: Content Knowledge (CNK) 2: Pedagogical Knowledge (PDK) 3: Integration of Knowledge (INT) 4: Technology as a Tool to Teach (TTT) 5: Diversity (DIV) 6: (PRF) 1: and of Learners 2: Instruction 3: Classroom and Behavior 4: Assessment 5: Behaviors and Domain 1: Content and Essential Skills Domain 2: Classroom Environment, Student Engagement, and Commitment to Learning Domain 3: Planning for Active Learning Domain 4: Instruction for Active Learning Domain 5: Assessment for Learning Domain 6: Professional and Teacher Leadership ELA Domains: Reading: Literature Reading: Informational Texts Reading: Foundational Skills Writing Language Speaking and Listening Standard 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning Standard 2: Building Family and Community Relationships Standard 3: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families Standard 4: Using Developmentally Effective Approaches to Connect with Children and Families Standard 5: Using Content Knowledge to Build Meaningful Curriculum Standard 6: Becoming a Professional Standard 1: Foundations Standard 2: Development and Characteristics of Learners Standard 3: Individual Learning Differences Standard 4: Instructional Strategies Standard 5: Learning Environments and Social Interactions Standard 6: Language Instructional Planning Standard 7: Assessment Standard 8: Professional and Ethical Practice Standard 9: Collaboration I. of Reading II. of Reading III. Reading and Instruction IV. of and based
Course Outcomes Aligned with the Education Department’s Performance Expectations (CF) and CCCT Standards, CFRT, and with Related Key Experiences Course Outcomes CF CCSS (Grades 1-3) & CFRT Experiences/ Assignments 1.Understand and explain theoretical models of how children acquire reading competence. CF1.1 NAEYC, 1 CEC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 2 CFRT I, IV Field Experience Exit card 2) Understand and explain the reading process including knowledge of the three cueing systems, syntactic, semantics, and phonology and the role of schema in reading. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, IV CCSS Reading: Skills Reading Interviews Running Records/Retellings Shared Reading Lesson Quiz Exit card 3) Understand and explain the role of comprehension in reading and identify ways to help readers develop solid meta-cognitive skills and become strategic readers who self-select, self-pace and self-monitor their reading. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, III, IV CCSS: Reading: Literature Reading: Skills Reading: Text Reading: Speaking & Listening Reading Interviews Running Records/Retellings Shared Reading Lesson Quiz Exit card 4) Understand and explain the role of phonics in reading, demonstrate knowledge of the alphabetic principle, and identify major phonics generalizations. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, IV CCSS Reading: Skills Reading Interviews Running Records/Retellings Shared Reading Lesson Word Study Groups Quiz Exit card 5) Understand and explain the role of word identification strategies such as structural analysis, the study of onsets and rimes, sight words, use of phonics, use of context cues, and use of analogy. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, IV CCSS: Reading: Skills Reading Interviews Running Records/Retellings Word Study Groups Quiz Exit card
6) Understand and explain the role of fluency in reading, the connection between fluency and comprehension and the role of text difficulty/readability. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, III, IV CCSS: Reading: Literature Reading: Skills Reading: Text Running Records/Retellings Word group Quiz Exit card 7) Practice multicultural, constructivist approaches to teaching reading including shared and guided reading, reading conferences, and word study groups. CF 2.1; 2.2; 5.1 4, 5 CEC 4 CCCT 1, 3,4 PSC 2, 5 CFRT III Field Experiences and Related Projects Shared Reading Lesson Word Study Group Exit card 8) Use national standards in reading and language arts, including those of NAEYC, IRA and NCTE, the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching, CCSS, and suggestions from reports such as that of the NRP and the NELP CF 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 5.1 NAEYC 4, 5, 6 CCCT 6 PSC 5 CFRT I, II, III, IV Cooperative Learning Project Reading Interviews Multicultural Bibliography Word study Group Running Record Exit card 9) Demonstrate the ability to develop and integrate meaningful literacy activities into other areas of the curriculum through the use of themes, learning centers, and content area reading such as the use of biographies, expository and informational texts. CF 2.1. 3.1 4,5 CCCT 2,3,4 PSC 2 CFRT II, III CCSS: Reading: Text Field Experiences and Related Projects 10) Describe the use of venn diagrams, and semantic mappings as ways to aid the comprehension of texts. CF 2.1. 3.1 4,5 CCCT 2,3,4 PSC 2 CFRT II, III, IV CCSS: Reading: Literature Reading: Skills Reading: Text Shared Reading Quiz
11) Describe ways to support literacy growth among children of diverse cultures, supporting home language preservation, and creation of an anti-bias, multicultural environment for literacy and language CF 5.1, 6.1 NAEYC 2, 4, 5,6 CEC 3, 4, 6 CCCT 1,2,3 PSC 2, 5 CFRT I, II, III Shared Reading Word Study Group Multicultural Bibliography and Lesson Plan Exit card Writing Interviews/ Writing Workshop Conferences 12) Describe ways to support English language learners develop reading and writing proficiency. CF 1.1, 5.1 NAEYC 4, 5,6 CEC 3, 4, 6 CCCT 1,2,3 PSC 1,2,5 CFRT I, II, III CCSS: Language Shared Reading Word Study Group Quiz Multicultural Bibliography and Lesson Plan Exit card Writing Interviews Writing Workshop Conferences 13) Describe ways to modify environments and literacy instruction and materials to meet the of all children, including individuals with disabilities and developmental delays CF 1.1, 5.1 4, 5 CEC 3, 4, 7 CCCT 1,2,3 PSC 1,2,5 CFRT III Running Records Quiz Shared Reading Multicultural Lesson Plan Writing Interviews Writing Workshop Conferences 14) Understand, practice, critique, and adapt direct instructional strategies prevalent in public schools, including grouping, isolated vs. integrated instruction, reading programs, differentiated instruction, and published reading and language arts series. CF 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 NAEYC 4,5,6 CCCT 4,6 PSC 2, 5 CFRT III Field Experience Observations Running Records Quiz Exit Cards Writing Workshop Conferences 15) Observe, record and use authentic, performance-based assessment of children's reading and writing including miscue analysis, comprehension retellings, portfolios, rubrics, and interviews. CF 1.1 2.4 NAEYC 3 CEC 8 CCCT 5 PSC 4 CFRT I, II, III, IV Running Records Retellings Reading Interview Quiz Exit Cards Writing Interviews Writing Workshop Conferences 16) Identify and describe ways the information gained from assessments can be used immediately to plan reading and writing instruction, curriculum and adaptations. CF 1.1, 2.4 NAEYC 3,4,5 CEC 8 CCCT 4,5 PSC 4 CFRT II, III, IV Running Records Retellings Reading Interview Quiz Exit Cards Writing Interviews Writing Workshop Conferences
17) Describe methods and strategies for involving parents and families in assessing and planning for individual children and developing a collaborative relationship between home and school. CF 5.1, 6.1 NAEYC 2, 4, 5 CEC 8, 10 CCCT 3,4,5, 6 PSC 4, 5 Field Experience Multicultural Lesson Plan Exit Cards Reading/Writing Interviews 18) Discuss appropriate uses of technology and software in supporting reading and writing including assistive technology for children with disabilities. CF 4.1, 5.1 NAEYC 4,5 CEC 4, 7 CCCT 2,3 PSC 2, 5 CFRT III Shared Reading Lesson Exit cards 19) Understand and explain theoretical models of how children acquire writing competence. CF 1.1 NAEYC, 1 CEC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 2 CCSS: Writing Writing Interviews /Writing Workshop Conferences Exit card 20) Understand and explain the writing process from identifying to crafting and revising. . CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CCSS: Writing Writing Interviews/Writing Workshop Conferences Exit card 21) Understand and explain the role of schema, book reading or story schema, and oral language on writing development. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, III, IV CCSS: Writing Reading: Literature Writing Interviews/Writing Workshop Conferences Multicultural Bibliography/Lesson Plan Exit card 22) Understand and explain the characteristics of effective writing such as development and organization of ideas, sentence fluency, word choice, voice, and conventions. CF 1.1 ,2.1 3.2 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CCSS: Writing Writing Interviews/ Writing Workshop Conferences Exit card 23) Understand and explain the role of spelling in writing, phonemic awareness and phonics in spelling, and identify major phonics generalizations. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, IV CCSS: Writing Reading: Skills Writing Interviews/ Writing Workshop Conferences Word study group Exit card 24) Understand and explain the role of structural analysis in writing and examine affixes, roots, and use of analogy. CF 1.1 NAEYC 1 CCCT 1 PSC 1 CFRT I, II, IV CCSS: Writing Reading: Skills Writing Workshop Conferences Word study group Exit card
25) Practice multicultural, research-based, constructivist approaches to teaching writing including shared and guided writing, writing workshop, writing conferences, and word study groups. CF 2.1; 2.2; 5.1 NAEYC 4, 5 CEC 4 CCCT 1, 3,4 PSC 2, 5 CFRT III Writing Interviews Writing Workshop Conferences Word study group Exit card 26) Describe classroom scheduling and environments which are supportive of writing growth focusing on physical settings, routines, and transitions. CF 2.1; 2.2 NAEYC 4, 5 CEC 4 CCCT 2 PSC 2, 3 Writing Interviews/ Writing Workshop Conferences Exit card 27) Understand, practice, critique, and adapt direct instructional strategies prevalent in public schools, including writing prompts, isolated vs. integrated instruction, spelling programs, and published writing programs. CF 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 NAEYC 4,5,6 CCCT 4,6 PSC 2, 5 CFRT III Writing Interviews/ Writing Workshop Conferences Exit card Connecticut ELA Curriculum Standards 2010 ELA Grades 1-3 1)Reading and Responding 2) Exploring and Responding to Literature 3) Communicating with Others 4) Applying English Conventions 355 Key Experiences/Assignments CCCS Studied/Observed/Assessed Writing Conferences 1,3,4 Word Study Lessons: Phonics Generalizations/Structural/Morphemic Analysis 1, 3, 4 Burke Reading Interview (Metacognition/Reading Strategies)/Running Records (Word identification strand, Fluency, etc.)/Comprehension Retellings 1,2,3, 4 CFRT Quizzes 1, 2, 3, 4 Shared Reading 1, 2, 3, 4 Annotated Bibliography and Multicultural Literature Lesson Plan 1, 2 Class Discussions/Readings 1,2,3,4 Course Outline: What Do We Know about Literacy? Establishing a Multicultural Perspective
5 & 7 Helping Students Make Meaning from Comprehension and Role of schema (background knowledge) in reading Read: Taberski Chp 7, 9, Honig Section VI Nov 12 and 14** Content Area Reading/Informational texts: Use of Venn diagrams and other ways to summarize non-fiction CFRT review: Comprehension and Content Area Reading Retelling essay: Literal/inferential comprehension, engagement of schema Read: Honig-Section VI Due: Take on line CFRT comprehension quiz a minimum of 3 times *CFRT Phonics Quiz Nov 19 and 21* Building a Repertoire of Reading Strategies Vocabulary and comprehension CFRT: Assessment terms, Reading/writing connections, Reading methods, leveling, readability, etc. *Tuesday: In Class Quiz: CFRT Comprehension terms/content area reading Read: Taberski Chp 5, 8, 10 Honig Section V *Thursday Quiz: RR and retelling essay sections of CFRT Nov 26* (28 No Class CFRT Review: Word Identification: Phonics and Beyond ELL’s and Phonics Structural/Word Analysis Morphemic Analysis Oral Language and Vocabulary **Tuesday CFRT Quiz ELL, 8 essay terms, assessment, reading strategies, etc. Study/Review Honig **Thursday Due: Interview/Running Record/Retelling Paper Dec 3** and 5** Overall CFRT Review Study Flash Cards Study/review Honig text and CFRT class handouts