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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT for Striving Readers
• Curriculum-Embedded Assessments—Issue Tests completed at the end of each Issue Issue assess domain-specific academic academic academic vocabulary vocabulary high-utility academic academic academic vocabulary vocabulary the language and convention skills of academic academic academic writing writing and the text structure of academic writing writing • Performance-Based Assessments in in in in Writing—Academic Writing Writing Assignments assess students’ understanding of writing skills addressed in in in in instruction support continuous improvement with rubrics for peer feedback support support students students with independent practice in in in in writing and and supporting an an an argument and and develop students’ abilities to write evidence-based responses • Performance-Based Assessments in in in Speech—These tests assess application of higher-order thinking skills students have learned across multiple texts to produce and oral presentation In addition performance feedback and and support provide continuous improvement through self-assessment and and teacher rubrics DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION English 3D gives educators the necessary materials for instruction assessment and professional learning to to support students’ language development In every English 3D lesson teachers will find active and and accountable contexts for learning and and applying academic English that that increase the odds that that students feel competent connected and prepared for every task HMH Teacher CentralTM is a a a a a a a a a a digital environment where educators can access tools and and resources to to to instruct differentiate and and assess • Interactive whiteboard tools to to display tasks and and responses model best practices view multimedia and and make learning more visual and engaging • Over 200 projectable and printable resources including student assessments rubrics interview assignments grammar and and conventions practice resources for differentiation and and more • More than 90 classroom videos of Dr Kate Kinsella and other expert teachers modeling key instructional routines MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT
Long-term English learners need high-interest topics that consider their diverse experiences and language backgrounds to to reengage them in school and and foster class participation In English 3D the the Issues texts are relevant to students’ lives and and provide a a a a a a a a a platform for for daily discussions debate and writing The Issues texts act as scaffolds that support students to participate in in academic academic discussions complete academic academic writing tasks and access grade-level text text The Issues texts use interesting and meaningful content to help reduce the the the cognitive load on on on students so that they can focus on on on developing their academic speaking and writing SCHOOL-TO-HOME CONNECTION
English 3D provides resources to involve families in in student success Teachers can send family letters home three times a a a a a year to facilitate at-home discussions Students can practice their their speeches in in front of family members and share their their final writing drafts with their families In addition the the the Teacher Space CD provides a a a a a a a a structure for students to share and discuss the the the Issues texts with with community and family members Finally teachers meet with with parents several times a a a a a a a a year to discuss student progress PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
HMH Professional Learning Consultants can help schools and and districts initiate and and sustain implementation of of English 3D Included with with the implementation are three Getting Started courses courses These courses courses along with with Individual and Team Coaching (available separately) help build expertise with program content strategies and technology Page 4 Programs and Services for Striving Readers
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