Foundations
What foundational concept requires students to connect spoken sounds with written letters to decode and encode words?
What is phonics?
What three components make up the study of grammar conventions in the Language domain?
What are grammar, usage, and mechanics?
What three key elements shape the relationship between an author and their text?
What are author, purpose, and audience?
What does it mean when students approach texts for multiple purposes and tasks?
What is Engagement & Intention?
Why does 95 Core recommend that teachers, "Trim, don't Cut lessons?
What is, Because each lesson is part of the sequential skill-building path. Skipping or shortening lessons can disrupt the sequence and leave students without building prior skills needed for later ones.
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Which aspect of language focuses on how word order affects meaning and clarity in sentences?
What is syntax?
On November 18th at approximately 1:25 pm, an ELA Coordinator uploaded a document to the Literacy Leads Teams channel. What is the document? How can it be used, and how do you access it?
What is, the Student Edition Digital Resources document, for support with identifying literacy resources available to students, and though LaunchPad/Clever
When students think about the author, audience, context, and purpose of a text, which big idea are they using?
What is Situating Texts?
True or False
The Evidence Document serves as a comprehensive guide to exemplify mastery of Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) Standards for the Texts (T) domain. It provides clear, practical examples to help educators understand the skills and knowledge expected at each level of learning. By highlighting key vocabulary, instructional strategies, and holistic scenarios that demonstrate evidence of student mastery, it aims to serve as a tool for educators and to support consistent and effective application of the standards.
What is True
Which aspect of fluency includes reading with speed, accuracy, and appropriate expression?
What is oral reading fluency?)
What process do students use to break down parts of words, such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots, to determine meaning?
What is morphology or word analysis?
Which major concept asks students to study how texts are organized and how that affects meaning?
What is structure and organization?
When a student analyzes how an author structures a text to influence the reader, which big idea are they applying?
What is Author’s Craft?
The following is an educational-technology platform that provides leveled nonfiction and current-events texts (and related instructional materials) aimed at improving reading comprehension, critical thinking, and content knowledge. It offers:
Differentiated reading levels, High-interest, real-world content, instructional tools, and standards aligned materials that is currently available for use for all grade levels in DCSD.
What is NewsELA?
Double Jeopardy: How does increased rigor in phonics for grades 3–5 differ from K–2?
What is, Students apply phonics knowledge to more complex words and more challenging texts?
Double Jeopardy: According to the standards, what are the three types of vocabulary students should develop?
What are general vocabulary, academic vocabulary, and specialized vocabulary?)
Double Jeopardy: What techniques do 3rd–5th graders learn to use when writing an opinion or expository piece?
What are opinion techniques and expository techniques?
Double Jeopardy: What does “reading like a writer” help students do when constructing their own texts?
What is, It helps them apply techniques and structures intentionally to improve their writing.
This tool, built for teachers, is a generative-AI platform that provides a variety of tools to help with lesson planning, resource creation, assessment creation, and differentiation. It supports tasks like generating informational content, leveling texts, brainstorming lesson ideas, creating rubrics, and multiple‐choice questions. It is particularly useful for creating standard and ALD aligned questions for CFAs.
What is Magic School AI?
This foundational skill develops students’ ability to transcribe their thoughts clearly by forming letters and words legibly and efficiently.
What is handwriting fluency?
In the Language domain, how does analyzing grammar and usage while reading support students when they construct their own texts?
It helps them apply correct structures, use conventions purposefully, and write with clarity and precision.
When students compare the craft and style of two different texts, which big idea are they applying?
What is Structure & Style?
When students build and share knowledge by working together or presenting their work, what literacy practice are they demonstrating?
What is Collaboration & Presentation?
This essential planning resource, lays out a model for how an instructional cycle should be structured to align with standards, incorporate best practices, and provide consistent expectations for classroom instruction. It has a detailed companion guide that supports the document by describing each phase of the and giving grade-band examples, providing strategies, success criteria, and instructional supports.
Hint: Engage → Focus → Explore & Apply → Reflect.
What is the Instructional Framework?