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The purpose for the development and use of the new standards is  to more effectively prepare teachers to teach the CCSS ELA in new grade span configurations,  to teach in accordance with the IPTS,  to meet the needs of today’s diverse learners across all Illinois schools,  to address the new ISBE licensing grade level configurations,  to design standards to support development of new programs for middle grade content area and ELA teaching endorsements  And, to ensure that teacher candidates experience a more robust preparation in the teaching of literacy skills across elementary and middle grades in all classrooms.

Background  EMAG (Elementary and Middle School Advisory Group – ISBE)  ELA Standards Writing Team ( Tim Shanahan, Jane Hunt, Joy Russell, Cindy Dooley)  Reviews and rewrites by ISBE standards writers  Elementary Standards Part 20 Adopted at 37 Ill. Reg , effective October 2, 2013  Middle Grades Standards Part 21 Adopted at 37 Ill. Reg , effective October 2, 2013

Foundation for ELA Standards CCSS ELA for K – 5 and 6-12 ELA (Adopted June 2010 in Illinois) ISBE IPTS 2013 (Standard 6: Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication in addition to all other standards) NCTE K – 12 (1996) and revised grades 7 – 12 (2012) InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards (2011) IRA (2010)

Proper Perspective  “Content standards provide direction. However, a set of standards is not, and should not be thought of as, a curriculum.” From: Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon.(2013). Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom, Alexandria, VA: ASCD, p. 29.

Three sets of ELA standards  Elementary standards for classroom teachers of grades 1 – 6  Middle grade standards for all content area teachers of grades 5 – 8  Middle grade standards for ELA literacy teachers of grades 5 – 8 in departmentalized or specialized teaching positions  See sample matrices on IRC conference website.

Middle School ELA Endorsement  New endorsement for middle grade teachers of students in grades 5 – 8 across and within middle grade instructional teams  Teachers who focus specifically on instruction and curriculum for reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and presenting

 Teachers who specifically address meeting the needs of diverse student learners and providing support to those who struggle with literacy  24 hour middle grades endorsement required that includes a content and grade level specific middle school ELA methods course – and course work to meet the standards including reading, writing, adolescent literature & literacy assessment.

Organization of ELA teaching standards  Teacher outcome based  Six basic categories in all three sets of standards  All three sets of standards address teachers’ roles and responsibilities with regard to teaching ALL students to be literate within their focus or disciplinary curricula.

Structure of the Standards  A. Literacy Curriculum (i.e., science of reading, development of skills, CCSS ELA, cohesive curriculum) The Language and Literacy Curriculum – ELEM The Disciplinary Literacy Curriculum – Middle Grades Content The Language, Literacy and Literature Curriculum – Middle Grades ELA  B. Foundational knowledge (i.e., language, alphabetic code, text, literature - MG)

 C. Using Research-Based Approaches (i.e., decoding, fluency, reading comprehension, writing, speaking and listening, vocabulary)  D. Materials, Texts and Technology (i.e., diverse texts, selection of 1-6, 5-8 reading materials, culturally responsive, non-print resources)  E. Monitoring Student Learning through Assessment (i.e., various forms of developmentally appropriate assessments, use of data, communication, feedback, self assessment, program evaluation)

Structure, cont.  F. Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners (i.e., cultural, linguistic, cognitive, academic, physical, social and emotional differences, strengths and needs, professional collaboration, data based decision making, explicit instruction)  G. Constructing a Supportive Language and Literacy Environment (i.e., motivation, engagement, choice, collaboration)

ISBE New Program Deadline  Deadline for elementary 1 – 6 programs: Feb. 1, 2017  Deadline for new middle grades 5 – 8 programs: Feb.1, 2018 

Questions?

Contact Us  Jane Hunt, Ed.D.  Joy Russell, Ph.D.  Kellee Sullivan CIRP