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ELD and Literacy Block Foundational Teachers 1-5 180 minutes

Schedule Notes Hour 1 – ELD Oral Language Block  The connection between Language 20 minutes of Language Warm-Up Warm Up and the District’s Explicit (followed immediately by ELD Explicit Phonics for Phonics has been established for ELD 10-15 minutes – phonics component is counted at Foundational Teachers. Teachers ELA time NOT ELD time) instruct LWU and immediately follow 5-10 minutes Vocabulary Frames with the components of the Explicit 30 minutes Oral Language Method 1 Phonics that have been specifically One method/day designated on their modified plan.  This or That  Vertical Sentences  Function Junction  Morph House Hour 2- ELD Grammar/Writing Block  ELD Foundational teachers may 40 minutes Writing Method incorporate Journeys, Science, or Social  Verb Tense Study (MTW) Studies content into ELD writing  Syntax Surgery (Th/F alternate weeks) methods to strengthen comprehension  Four Picture Story Frame (Th/F and expose students to sentence and alternate weeks) paragraph structures found in a variety 20 minutes Grammar Based Writing (may be of texts (i.e. literature, informational, done in small groups) reflective of writing persuasive). method.

Hour 3 - Reading Notes: 10-15 minutes ELD modified Explicit Phonics  Since the Journeys program is (this is done immediately following Language Warm expansive, ELD teachers have been Up) instructed to select a specific focus 15-30 minutes Whole Group Comprehension strategy/skill for the week due to the 60 Teachers in ELD training Group 1 minute reading block. The teacher uses  Select one comprehension strategy/skill the Journeys focus wall as a guideline. as focus for week  ELD Foundational teachers may choose Group 1 teachers have not yet been trained in ELD from the Journeys anchor text, paired Reading methods. selection, Write-In Reader or other Teachers in ELD training Group 2 leveled texts to support the focus  Select one comprehension strategy/skill strategy/skill for the week. as focus for week  ELD Foundational teachers are not  Use CSI/Text-cavation where required to teach the Journeys Writing appropriate curriculum (or use Being a Writer) since 20 – 30 minutes Small Group Instruction they teach writing through ELD Options (based on student need) methods.  Guided reading  Guided writing  Phonological awareness/Phonics  Comprehension reinforcement

** If a literacy block is less than 180 minutes, time is reduced for small group instruction.