Pathways: Reading, Writing And Critical Thinking, 2E
Core Code Alignment
Language Arts
Language Arts Required Core
06020024040: Language Arts 9 - ESL
Language Arts Required Core
06020024040: Language Arts 9 - ESL
Recommendation
Recommended Limited
Evaluation
The primary focus of this curriculum is an alignment to TESOL using engaging, non-fiction, photo-journalism resources from National Geographic. A school that uses sheltered instruction ELA courses without additional courses to meet specific language needs, would not be able to meet the ELA grade level core without additional supplementation since no other genres are present in this curriculum. However, if ESL students have access to a grade level ELA class separate from their ESL class, this curriculum could be a nice set of materials in the ESL class to help students engage in non-fiction reading and writing tasks with a language lens -- especially given the higher need for multilingual students to be successful with non-fiction literacy skills as part of developing grade level academic language. One other important consideration is that ESL students in the ninth grade have a higher probability to be LTELLs and there was no evidence of specific strategies, differentiation, or interventions to assist with this dynamic.
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Rubric : English Language Arts
Content
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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| Alignment | The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade level Core standards, is current, well-researched, and referenced from reliable sources. -meets all grade level standards within elementary/secondary -is explicit, systematic, and engaging -includes all 7 essential elements of literacy: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, oral language, and writing as appropriate to grade level -includes text that meets Lexile requirements for each grade band -includes text that is the appropriate percentage of literature and informational | The content of this resource aligns with most grade level core standards but will need supplementary materials to insure coverage of all the objectives for this course. | The content of this resource aligns with a few grade level core standards for a portion of the course. | The content of this resource does not align with standards and objectives for this course. | ||
| While the content is engaging, authentic and well done --it does not represent a comprehensive alignment to grade level common core. This program is entirely non-fiction; leaving out all the elements of the standards related to non-fiction. While there is an attempt to meet standards such as perspective, theme, etc. it is done from the context of non-fiction only. Without being paired with fiction, it is impossible to meet a large portion of the standards. The curriculum states that they are aligned to TESOL and the reading and writing portions are decently aligned to it. | ||||||
| Scaffolding | Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels and provide assistance for all students to enhance conceptual understanding; and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and provides assistance for students to enhance conceptual understanding. | Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. | Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners from various skill levels or provide scaffolding to enhance conceptual understanding. | ||
| The materials themselves are laid out in a manner that reflects universal scaffolding design concepts that help all students access the content. Information is chunked, varied, engaging, and supportive. However, the TE does not specifically address differentiation, intervention, or extensions to support students beyond the initial presentation of materials. | ||||||
| Navigation | This resource contains directions that are clear and understandable and are easy to navigate through. | N/A | N/A | The instructions in this resource are unclear and navigation is difficult. | ||
| The directions and access were not intuitive at first. However, once the layout was understood, it was easy to navigate. With a little orientation and guidance, teachers and students would be able to navigate well. The digital presentation tools that supported navigation were well thought out from both the teacher and student perspective -- with tools that enhance the focus on items teachers would want to highlight. | ||||||
Accessibility
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias Free | This material is free from bias and can be used by all students regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or disability. This material is free from advertising, e-commerce or political interest, and is in compliance with the law and community standards. | N/A | This series or title has material that may be interpreted as bias or promoting a commercial or political agenda or may be considered to treat some groups unfairly. | This series or title has material that is clearly biased and favors a point of view that may be distracting to the educational experience of students. | ||
| Entire text is based on authentic and diverse photos from around the world with the specific intent to help bridge connections between students in a manner that fosters global citizenship. | ||||||
| Adaptability | Instructional materials in this resource are easily updated and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or small group instructional settings and are accessible for an appropriate time period to facilitate a proper learning environment for each student. | Instructional materials in this resource have some features which are adaptable and are available for an acceptable time period. | N/A | Instructional materials in this resource are not adaptable or easily incorporated into a variety of educational settings. | ||
| Digital tools allow for assignments to be tailored to whole class or selected students. Also, units or individually selected materials can be assigned digitally for students to access in their platform. | ||||||
| Technical Standards | Instructional materials in this resource are adaptable or easily incorporated into a variety of educational settings. | N/A | N/A | This curriculum is limited by specifications that may require additional materials or technical assistance, or additional hardware, software, or infrastructure. | ||
| Appears to be a web based system. There are some nice Canvas tools integrated with the curriculum such as audio, video, vocabulary activities, recording, and writing activities. | ||||||
Pedagogy
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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| Physical Characteristics | In physical terms, this resource is durable, interactive, and provides high quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users if appropriate. | In physical terms, this resource is somewhat fragile in construction and provides limited tactile experiences for students. | N/A | In physical terms, this resource is designed to be disposable and temporary. | ||
| It is recommended that students would need both digital and hard-copy materials but both are durable and/or sustainable. Materials did not appear to be disposable. | ||||||
| Instructional Support | This curriculum provides adequate instructional support that aligns with MTSS guidelines and clear requirements for the instructor. | N/A | N/A | This curriculum does not provide adequate support for the instructor. | ||
| There is a wealth of online resources accessible to instructors. However, MTSS is not necessarily prevalent. | ||||||
| Supplemental Resources | Provided materials reference numerous available supplemental resources including support for each learner in every level of learning. | Provided materials reference some available supplemental resources. | N/A | Provided materials do not refer to other supplemental resources. | ||
| All materials presented appeared to be part of the core set of instruction. The materials themselves can be purchased by levels but within that, no other leveled opportunities were mentioned. | ||||||
| Assessments | These instructional resources contain a variety of formative and summative assessments that are aligned with core objectives, provide appropriate intervention strategies, and lead to observable performance and real-world experience. | These instructional resources contain a limited number of assessments without intervention strategies. | N/A | These instructional resources do not provide assessment materials. | ||
| The exams, themselves, were not limited in breadth of concepts. Additionally, the tests contained multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning. However, the materials are aligned to TESOL and IELTS, not common core or WIDA. If interventions were present, it was not readily observable. The digital assessment platform does allow for premade tests to be edited, so there is some flexibility with that feature. There seems to be enough assessment content that the platform could be used for both summative and formative but it was not necessarily designed so. | ||||||
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