K-12 Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Studies

International Education
 Student Success Plan

Standards

Prioritized Standards

• Standard 1:  Written and Oral Communication
• Standard 2:  Reading
• Standard 3:  Research
• Standard 4:  Reading–Literary

Clarifications

• ELA Clarifications

Model Instructional Units

• Kindergarten - Once Upon A Time
• K–3 Unit - Great Beginnings
• 4–5 Unit - The Power in the Pen
• 6–8 Unit - The Outsiders
• 9–12 Unit - From a Rock to a Hard Place
• 9–12 Unit - From Writer to Reader

Assessment

Rubrics

• DE Rubric - Stand Alone Writing
• DE Rubric - Text-Based Writing

Delaware School Library Media

• Read Across Delaware Week 2009
• SURF'S UP! Delaware Summer Reading Website
• Unpacking the Standards in the Library

Web 2.0

• Aleta Thompson's "Best Practice Tips" Blog

Regulations

• Regulation 502

What's Up And Coming!

• DCAS - Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System
• Diamond State Reading Association Conference
  • DSRA Conference Flyer 2009 - New Look, New Location, Newer Lower Price
• IRA Conference 
• National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
• SURF'S UP! Delaware Summer Reading Website

Resources

• Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents
• Alan Lawrence Sitomer Website for English Teachers
• Best Evidence Encyclopedia -Empowering Educators with Evidence on Proven Programs
• Booklist Online
• DCAS-Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System
• Delaware Literacy Resource Guide
• Delaware Model Unit Gallery Template 09 (Word) (PDF)
• Delaware Reading Website
• Diamond State Reading Association (DSRA)
• Research Survey
• RTI
  • Secondary Literacy PPT
  • Secondary Literacy Bibliography
  • Yes/No Coffee Cups
• Teaching for Understanding: Delaware’s ELA Statewide Recommended Curriculum
• Thinkfinity Delaware
• UDLib/SEARCH- Funded by the Delaware Department of Education for access in all Delaware Public K-12 schools.  Students, teachers, administrators, and parents need to contact your School Library Media Specialist for your "home access" password to access UDlib/SEARCH databases from home. 
  • High School Databases
  • Middle School Databases
  • Elementary School Databases
• Understanding the GLEs PPT

Career Pathways for the 21st Century (Word) (PDF)