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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT for Striving Readers
The Teacher Dashboard is a a a a a a a centralized location to to open resources with one click view the the daily schedule monitor the the progress of assignments and and and more To enable students to purposefully and and and successfully access engage with and and and respond to grade level content Universal Design for Learning features are are exemplified in in the program's digital resources These are are designed to to break down barriers to to learning and include:
• The Student eBook provides digitally enhanced content to increase students’ listening speaking reading writing and and viewing skills Within the the eBook students can manage their own learning through annotation and and note-taking tools that enhance meaning-making • myNotebook enables students to collect organize and tag text evidence for for later use in Performance Tasks Teachers can communicate directly to to to students via this online tool providing feedback that leads to to to accelerated growth • myWriteSmart gives students access to to their responses to to assigned reading whether they are at home or in in the the the the classroom Students can can create personal word lists through program Toolboxes and they can can craft original responses with collaborative feedback from teachers through myWriteSmart • The use of performance tasks throughout the the program encourages authentic independent and creative responses to tasks • Resources such as the HMH fyi site engages students with curated informational texts for for additional reading and instruction This site also allows students to to to research and explore content related to to to Unit topics engaging them in in in continually expanding and and deepening the concepts taught within each unit topic Complete parity between digital and print formats offers high-leverage learning for for success that builds across the curriculum For seamless transition between the the two formats teachers can access their teaching tools such as videos podcasts Show-It Visuals and more by clicking on on on the the the Teacher Resources icon in in the the the dashboard mySmartPlanner on on on the the the Dashboard prepopulates 180 days of instruction and and allows teachers to to customize and and view plans Teachers prompt students at at key points in in in the lesson to to highlight and locate text evidence using myNotebook They can easily monitor responses for for ongoing insights into student student growth and offer feedback in in in in the form of of comments directly to to any student student The Professional Learning Site for for Teachers fortifies instructional practices 24/7 with podcasts videos articles and other resources that were created by English English language language development and English English language language acquisition experts Reports show student assessment results and allow for for tracking class performance at a a a a a a a a a glance ASSESSMENT AND PROGRESS MONITORING
When designed with English learners learners and striving language arts learners learners in in in in in mind assessments provide windows into their learning needs growth and the the quality of of their thinking Escalate English provides a a a a a a a a a wide array of of assessments to help inform guide and monitor successful student progress The program exceeds the expectations of traditional assessments with tools and and practice opportunities to to prepare students for rigorous English English language language development and and English English language language arts assessments assessments Unit Assessments feature questions in multiple formats that mirror today's high-stakes assessments assessments including selected response response constructed response response and open-ended questions The online version also engages students with tech-enhanced items that prepare them for high-stakes testing Assessments in in in Escalate English include the following:
• Unit Pretests measure students’ abilities and and and knowledge of unit vocabulary and and and language structures and and and help determine how much practice and scaffolding students will need maximizing instructional time • How English Works Assessments administered after every five lessons measure mastery of language structures and and concepts in oral and and written formats at at different levels of production • Vocabulary Assessments administered after every ten lessons confirm that students know and can use newly acquired academic and critical vocabulary Page 3 Programs and Services for Striving Readers
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