The language comprehension elements could be emphasized in the following ways:

• Background knowledge and vocabulary: during our units of inquiry and literacy times (e.g. research, shared/close reading, shared writing)

• Language structure and verbal reasoning: co-teaching with EAL teachers, small group EAL support

• Literacy knowledge: shared and close reading, shared writing, small group reading

EVOLVE

Text sets: should them be curated by the literacy coach and shared with each team right after our collaborative planning meetings?

SHED

Extended time for explicit teaching of metacognition skills in small groups. Instead, use reading as a tool for building knowledge and select the comprehension and metacognition skills needed for making sense of selected text.

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