Handout: Processing the Changes in English Language Arts (ELA)
Shifts in Teaching and Learning | Opportunities | Challenges |
|---|---|---|
ELA changes towards regular practice with complex texts and their academic language. | Example – Chance to increase integration across disciplines. | Example – Need for additional high-quality informational texts in the classroom. |
ELA changes towards reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational | ||
ELA changes towards building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction | ||
ELA changes towards development of media literacy using “texts” of varying modalities |