Student Engagement Students engage in meaningful and high-quality learning experiences that build on what they know and can do. Speaking and Listening Writing/Representing Listen and contribute to discussions in partner, Write independently in a variety of formats and small-group settings, including digital Use writing strategies/traits and processes that (multimedia) presentations have been modeled to engage with a piece of Participate in oral language activities such as recounts, writing for a period or over several days Use writing tools (e.g., word wall, personal word reader’s theatre, book talks, partner-sharing Apply language learned through embedded vocabulary lists/dictionaries, age-appropriate editing and instruction (e.g., word work, read alouds, shared revision checklists) reading and writing, topics from other curricular areas) Engage in writing for authentic purposes (e.g., Demonstrate awareness of social conventions in lists, letters to the principal, notes to friends) whole-class settings, group work and play Uses reading/writing journal for learning and there is evidence of personal growth based on Reading/Viewing teacher/peer feedback Select and read/view independently, and with others, a range of appropriate texts, including digital (multimedia) Engagement formats Teacher connects lessons to real world Respond with personal connections to a variety of texts applications relevant to students’ life in different ways (e.g., oral discussions, drawing, experiences and interests writing) Teacher infuses various questioning strategies Practice reading strategies to decode and comprehend to both expose and evoke student thinking fiction and informational texts Teacher facilitates student-to-student discourse Engage in reading and viewing activities (e.g., a video in which students engage in meaningful clip/performance, literature response, book talks) conversations Express personal preferences for types of texts and Students are actively engaged in inquiry and authors exploration with rigorous reading and writing tasks Students are given the opportunities to select materials/books for independent reading Students are given the opportunities to produce authentic student work and participate in project-based learning Teacher presents information in multiple formats to address different learning styles and multiple intelligences Students are given opportunities to apply strategies and self-monitor using various tools, such as rubrics, as well as provide peer feedback
Student Engagement Students engage in meaningful and high-quality learning experiences that build on what they know and can do. Speaking and Listening Listen and contribute to discussions in partner, and small-group settings, including digital (multimedia) presentations Participate in oral language activities such as recounts, reader’s theatre, book talks, partner-sharing Apply language learned through embedded vocabulary instruction (e.g., word work, read alouds, shared reading and writing, topics from other curricular areas) Demonstrate awareness of social conventions in whole-class settings, group work and play Reading/Viewing Select and read/view independently, and with others, a range of appropriate texts, including digital (multimedia) formats Respond with personal connections to a variety of texts in different ways (e.g., oral discussions, drawing, writing) Practice reading strategies to decode and comprehend fiction and informational texts Engage in reading and viewing activities (e.g., a video clip/performance, literature response, book talks) Express personal preferences for types of texts and authors Writing/Representing Write independently in a variety of formats Use writing strategies/traits and processes that have been modeled to engage with a piece of writing for a period or over several days Use writing tools (e.g., word wall, personal word lists/dictionaries, age-appropriate editing and revision checklists) Engage in writing for authentic purposes (e.g., lists, letters to the principal, notes to friends) Uses reading/writing journal for learning and there is evidence of personal growth based on teacher/peer feedback Engagement Teacher connects lessons to real world applications relevant to students’ life experiences and interests Teacher infuses various questioning strategies to both expose and evoke student thinking Teacher facilitates student-to-student discourse in which students engage in meaningful conversations Students are actively engaged in inquiry and exploration with rigorous reading and writing tasks Students are given the opportunities to select materials/books for independent reading Students are given the opportunities to produce authentic student work and participate in project-based learning Teacher presents information in multiple formats to address different learning styles and multiple intelligences Students are given opportunities to apply strategies and self-monitor using various tools, such as rubrics, as well as provide peer feedback