Standards and Resources
Common Core State Standards
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"The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy."
You can download both the English Language Arts Standards and Mathematics Standards by clicking on the photo below:
"AR" The Accelerated Reader Program
It is important that students read books that they enjoy at home as well as at school. If there is a book from home that your students would like to read that would count toward his/her AR books, make sure it is in his/her reading level. To do this, please click on the photo icon below. For most books, you simply have to enter the title and author. Click on the book once it appears and look at the ATOS Book Level. Please note that if the book you are looking for does not appear it is not an AR book and may not be read to count for your students AR book count.
It is important that students read books that they enjoy at home as well as at school. If there is a book from home that your students would like to read that would count toward his/her AR books, make sure it is in his/her reading level. To do this, please click on the photo icon below. For most books, you simply have to enter the title and author. Click on the book once it appears and look at the ATOS Book Level. Please note that if the book you are looking for does not appear it is not an AR book and may not be read to count for your students AR book count.
Lead21
Wright Group LEAD 21 is a comprehensive, research-based core K-5 literacy program built to expand literacy, ensure equality, achieve acceleration and refine differentiation for students. LEAD 21 honors core literacy competencies (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, oral language development and writing) while encompassing 21st century literacy such as the ability to access, question, evaluate, collaborate and communicate effectively in the age of today’s information explosion.
Wright Group LEAD 21 provides all students with equity of access to standards-based grade level content and affords all learners equity of voice within the classroom community. It provides instructional materials and approaches designed to accelerate the literacy growth of all learners, to proficiency and beyond. It enhances and expands the effectiveness of differentiated instruction through the use of varied texts, student groupings and instructional supports during literacy instruction. To learn more about Lead 21, please click on the photo icon below:
Wright Group LEAD 21 is a comprehensive, research-based core K-5 literacy program built to expand literacy, ensure equality, achieve acceleration and refine differentiation for students. LEAD 21 honors core literacy competencies (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, oral language development and writing) while encompassing 21st century literacy such as the ability to access, question, evaluate, collaborate and communicate effectively in the age of today’s information explosion.
Wright Group LEAD 21 provides all students with equity of access to standards-based grade level content and affords all learners equity of voice within the classroom community. It provides instructional materials and approaches designed to accelerate the literacy growth of all learners, to proficiency and beyond. It enhances and expands the effectiveness of differentiated instruction through the use of varied texts, student groupings and instructional supports during literacy instruction. To learn more about Lead 21, please click on the photo icon below:
Investigations
The Investigations curriculum represents the culmination of over 20 years of research and development aimed at improving the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics. Based on extensive classroom testing, Investigations takes seriously the time students need to develop a strong conceptual foundation and skills based on that foundation. Therefore, each curriculum unit focuses on an area of content, in depth, providing 2 to 5 1⁄2 weeks for students to develop and practice ideas across a variety of activities and contexts that build on each other. The units also address the learning needs of real students in a wide range of classrooms and communities. The investigations are carefully designed to invite all students into mathematics—girls and boys; members of diverse cultural, ethnic, and language groups; and students with a wide variety of strengths, needs, and interests. To learn more about the Investigations program, click on the photo below.
The Investigations curriculum represents the culmination of over 20 years of research and development aimed at improving the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics. Based on extensive classroom testing, Investigations takes seriously the time students need to develop a strong conceptual foundation and skills based on that foundation. Therefore, each curriculum unit focuses on an area of content, in depth, providing 2 to 5 1⁄2 weeks for students to develop and practice ideas across a variety of activities and contexts that build on each other. The units also address the learning needs of real students in a wide range of classrooms and communities. The investigations are carefully designed to invite all students into mathematics—girls and boys; members of diverse cultural, ethnic, and language groups; and students with a wide variety of strengths, needs, and interests. To learn more about the Investigations program, click on the photo below.
Handwriting
Handwriting is a crucial aspect in maintaining and improving your child's writing skills. For that reason, handwriting packets are assigned as homework on a daily basis. Please use this free alphabet video website to enhace your child's experience with their writing. It provides free, fun, sing along 2 minute videos on the different letters of the alphabet. I promise you your child will be singing these songs to you if they haven't done so already! Check them out by clicking on the link: Handwriting Videos!
Handwriting is a crucial aspect in maintaining and improving your child's writing skills. For that reason, handwriting packets are assigned as homework on a daily basis. Please use this free alphabet video website to enhace your child's experience with their writing. It provides free, fun, sing along 2 minute videos on the different letters of the alphabet. I promise you your child will be singing these songs to you if they haven't done so already! Check them out by clicking on the link: Handwriting Videos!