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EL Education (tier 1) + Imagine Language & Literacy (tier 2)

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EL Education (tier 1) + Imagine Language & Literacy (tier 2)

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trial end date: 5/31/2025

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Reading Foundational Skills for Grades K-2

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Reading Foundational Skills for Grades K-2

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Our EL Education K-8 comprehensive program is classroom ready and enhanced with exclusive features to make instruction come alive.

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This video walks you through all of the print resources included in the 1st grade and 4th grade samples boxes.

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Student Perspectives on the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum

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Students from across the country share their perspectives on how the EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum is culturally affirming, embeds social emotional learning, engages students in compelling content, has rigor and joy, and inspires students to achieve and contribute.

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Grade 2, Module 2, Unit 2 Letter to Families

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Each unit includes a guide that explains key ideas and offers practical suggestions to support students at home.

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Take a digital tour of EL Education in the Imagine Learning Classroom!

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Take a digital tour of EL Education in the Imagine Learning Classroom!

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Imagine Learning EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum Guided Tour

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Created by teachers for teachers, the Imagine Learning EL Education curriculum is a content-based, research-informed, core language arts program for Grades K-8.

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This screencast provides an overview of the Module Lessons for Grades K-2.

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Close Read-Aloud - Kindergarten - Part 1

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Close Read-Aloud - Kindergarten - Part 1

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Close Read-Aloud in the Primary Grades, Part 1- First Read, Focus Question, and Interactive Analysis

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A Guide to Supporting English Language Learners

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A Guide to Supporting English Language Learners

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Grade 2, Module 2, Unit 2 Family Letter in Spanish

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Home Connections - Family Resources Spanish

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Home Connections - Family Resources Spanish

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Each unit includes a guide that explains key ideas and offers practical suggestions to support students at home.

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Account Executives

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This can be used to guide you through the digital platform, Imagine Learning Classroom.

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The Science of Learning a Second Language

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The Science of Learning a Second Language

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What I did:
Focused on grammar over vocabulary. My grammar-based direct instruction curriculum emphasized understanding the structure and syntax of English over the meanings of individual words. I was teaching my students to identify the parts of speech of words they didn't know based on their placement in a sentence they also didn't understand. It was frustrating for all of us.

Why that didn't work:
When you're first learning a new language, you naturally gravitate to the words and phrases that are important to you. If you're traveling, "please" and "thank you" are useful. If you are learning a new style of cooking, you'll want to learn the names of foods. And if you're a baby, your first word will be the most important object in your world (usually 'dada' or 'mama,' or in my son's case, 'panda'). Once you learn those words, you can then build the understanding needed to notice how they are placed in a sentence.

My students showed me this as they repeatedly asked me what words meant, while I unsuccessfully tried to reroute them back to the grammar concept we were learning. Finally, I gave in and started "What does it mean" Wednesdays. They collected English words and phrases they encountered in their daily lives - at work, on the bus, at the doctor's office - and we spent 30 minutes crowdsourcing the definitions. This was easily the most engaged my students were all week - because it mattered to them.

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The Science of Learning a Second Language

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Learning a new language is not easy. Trading outdated instruction for science of reading-backed techniques can help give English language learners the skills they need for biliteracy.

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Discover a content-based approach to literacy instruction that utilizes real-world compelling texts that engage and excite learners in grades K–8.

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Close Read-Aloud in the Primary Grades, Part 2- Deeper Analysis and Culminating Task

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Each unit provides a family support video which includes background information on the module topic, vocabulary explanations, and information on writing assignments and performance tasks all designed to help families and caregivers successfully support their student with learning at home. These videos also have closed captioning in Spanish.

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Grade 2, Module 2 Overview Video- Learning through Science and Story- Fossils Tell of Earth's Changes

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We are so excited to help in your journey of reviewing EL Education with Imagine Learning! Please use this padlet to access valuable information of various aspects of the program. As you move left to right, some sections will have vertical scrolling capability, where you can find even more valuable information. Should you have any questions, please reach out to your account executive.

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ISBN List for EL Education Texts and Resources

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ISBN List for EL Education Texts and Resources

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This screencast provides an overview of the Module Lessons for Grades 3-5.

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Close Reading is a process of careful, analytical reading. It involves repeated reading, text-based discussion, and written analysis of a complex text.

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Close Reading is a process of careful, analytical reading. It involves repeated reading, text-based discussion, and written analysis of a complex text.
See this approached with rigor and joy with Pamela Hornbuckle and fifth graders at Maybury Elementary School in Detroit Public Schools Community District.

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Implementing the K-2 Reading Foundations Skills Block

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Implementing the K-2 Reading Foundations Skills Block

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This video shows how the teachers prepare, assess and group students, select and manage materials, and foster students' self-management and smooth transitions during differentiated small group time.

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Implementing the K-2 Reading Foundations Skills Block

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This video shows the K-2 Skills block in action in Brenna Schneider and Katie Benton's Kindergarten and Second Grade classrooms at Lead Academy in Greenville, South Carolina.  It shows how the teachers prepare, assess and group students, select and manage materials, and foster students' self-management and smooth transitions during differentiated small group time. The video addresses common questions and challenges teachers face when implementing this component of the EL Education Language Arts curriculum at grades K-2, in particular how to make most strategic use of the differentiated small group time.

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Habits of Character - One of the three dimensions of student achievement

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Habits of Character - One of the three dimensions of student achievement

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EL Education moves away from a 1-dimensional view of student achievement toward a 3-dimensional view by supporting and evaluating students in these areas: 1) Mastery of Knowledge & Skills 2) Character 3) High Quality Work

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This video explains the purpose and structure of Literacy Labs, the distinct Labs and their stages, as well as shows the power of Labs to build students' content knowledge, develop oral language, and engage in purposeful play using multiple modalities.

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This video shows the K-2 Labs in action in Kady Taylor's 1st grade classroom at Kuumba Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. It explains the purpose and structure of Labs, the distinct Labs and their stages, as well as shows the power of Labs to build students' content knowledge, develop oral language, and engage in purposeful play using multiple modalities. The video addresses common questions and challenges teachers face when implementing this component of the EL Education Language Arts curriculum at grades K-2. The companion video, Behind the Practice: Planning the K-2 Labs with Kady Taylor, further reveals the teacher's thinking about planning and implementing the Labs.

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Implementing the 3-5 Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block

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Implementing the 3-5 Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block

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The Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block provides a structure for student agency and mastery that works hand-in-glove with the module lessons. The 5 components of ALL Block are: Accountable Independent Reading, Additional Work with Complex Text, Reading and Speaking Fluency/Grammar, Usage, Mechanics (G.U.M.), Writing Practice, Word Study/Vocabulary.

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Implementing the 3-5 Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block

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At Hollis Innovation Academy, a public district school in Atlanta, GA, the Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block provides a structure for student agency and mastery. Working hand-in-glove with the module lessons, the additional practice in ALL Block ensures equity for all students. 

To hear more teacher and coach thinking and see more of this practice in action, watch the companion video--
Behind the Practice: Approaching the ALL Block with Tara Pitts, Jhanai Clark, and Sheryl Spikes

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PD for EL Education starts on page 12.