Elementary English/Language Arts

K-5 Launching Reading and Writing Workshop Introduction, Units, Minilessons and Glossary   AVAILABLE HERE
​Are you a K-5 teacher looking forward to a strong start for your Reading/Writing instruction in the new school year?
Are you searching for resources to support routines and behaviors that will build independent readers and writers?
Do you have big plans for rigorous Reading and Writing instruction, but would like some help building a strong foundation in the beginning of the year?
​You're in luck!  ​

Potential Sequence of the Calkins Units of Study Aligned with the SFUSD Scope and Sequence     Suggested Sequence for Units of Study K-5th grade

Spanish Language Materials for Launching Reading and Writing Workshop

• SFUSD Launching Reading Workshop - Spanish
• SFUSD Launching Writing Workshop - Spanish
• Spanish Mentor Text List for SFUSD Launching Reading Workshop

​​K-5 Reading & Writing Mentor Texts

• Reading & Writing Units of Study Mentor Text Lists, K-5 

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K-5 English/Language Arts Course Descriptions
Click on the button below to read the course description.

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

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​               Link to resources for K-5 Research                 Reading & Writing Workshop on our Comprehensive Approach to Literacy page
and
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Maps and Unit Plans 

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Check out the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools

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SFUSD's ELA PK-12 Core Curriculum with embedded Common Core State Standards calls for teachers to address the following instructional shifts:

CCSS Instructional Shifts

• Shifts in E/LA Informal Evidence Collection Tool
• Guidelines for using Shifts in E/LA Informal Evidence Collection Tool

1. Increasing Text Complexity

• Reader and Task Considerations
• Common Core State Standards Grade Bands and Quantitative Measures
• Qualitative Measures Rubric for Literary Texts

2. Close Reading

• Close Reading in Elementary Schools (Article)
• Reading and Re-Reading the Road Not Taken
• Close Reading Handouts
• Text Dependent and Close Reader Questions

3. Using Academic Language in High-Level Discussions (Academic Conversations)

• SFUSD ELA PK-12 Core Curriculum: Engagement & Interaction Strategies for Speaking, Listening and Academic Conversations

4. Teaching Opinion (Opinion Writing)

• Integrated Writing Assessment

5. Reading, Writing, and Speaking Grounded in
    Evidence from Text (Writing To and From
    Sources)

• One Approach to Writing To and From Sources

*SFUSD Log In Required for all Resources*

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For Elementary Teachers . . .

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Follow this link to the Integrated Writing Assessment web page

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In SFUSD, we are engaged in various high-leverage shifts in how teachers plan and deliver instruction.

Elementary Curriculum Mapping:
Revising Curriculum Maps and Unit Plans


Agenda for SFUSD PK-12 ELA Core Curriculum: Curriculum Mapping, Unit and Lesson Planning On Site/Online PD

Presentation Packet for Curriculum Mapping: Revising Curriculum Maps and Unit Plans - This packet includes most of the documents required for curriculum mapping and planning.

Visit the Elementary ELA Planning Resources & Tools tab on this site to access to the PK-5 Scope & Sequence Documents, Grade Level Resources, and resources related to Curriculum Mapping, Unit and Lesson Planning, Differentiation, and Engagement and Interaction Strategies.

Comprehensive Approach to Literacy
The Comprehensive Approach to Literacy is the framework for the delivery of instruction in SFUSD.
The newly revised (2017) Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Handbook  can be found on the Elementary ELA Planning Resources & Tools page.