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How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA is an indispensable guide crafted by an acclaimed 5th to 8th-grade Special Education Teacher and 2023 Master Teacher in their district. This comprehensive resource is tailored for educators striving to create impactful and standards-aligned novel study units.

Key Features:

1. Standards Breakdown: Utilizing the innovative Know/Show strategy, this guide simplifies the complex ELA standards for grades 6-8, aligning with both TEKS and CCSS. It ensures a robust literary experience, preparing students for state standardized testing.
2. Structured Lesson Planning: The guide offers insightful notes on structuring fast-paced, standard-aligned lessons, including three adaptable 50-minute class structures to cater to diverse learning environments.
3. Pacing Plan Templates: With detailed pacing plan considerations, the guide presents pros and cons for various approaches, ensuring educators can tailor their teaching pace effectively.
4. Differentiation Strategies: Catering to advanced learners, the guide provides innovative content, process, and product differentiation ideas, making it a versatile tool for diverse classroom settings.
5. Accommodation Integration: Essential for inclusive education, this resource offers practical strategies for incorporating accommodations into novel studies, addressing the needs of students with IEPs.
6. Assessment Techniques: From quizzes to creative projects, the guide covers a spectrum of assessment methods to evaluate student learning comprehensively.
7. Writing Integration: Discover formative and summative writing activities that enrich the novel study experience, enhancing students' analytical and creative skills.
8. Practical Examples: The guide includes sample pacing plans, Google Slides from novel studies, and daily student-facing one-pagers, providing real-world applications of the strategies discussed.
9. Templates: Pacing plan template, one-pager template, know/show standard breakdown template.

Effectiveness and Clarity:

This guide stands out for its clarity and practicality. It demystifies the process of aligning novel studies with ELA standards, making it an invaluable resource for middle school teachers. The step-by-step approach ensures educators can effectively implement the strategies, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.

Transferability:

This resource is not just a guide but a toolkit. With customizable templates and adaptable strategies, it seamlessly fits into various teaching styles and curriculum needs. Whether you're a novice or an experienced educator, this guide will elevate your teaching approach, making novel studies a more impactful part of your ELA curriculum.

Conclusion:

For teachers looking to harness the power of novels in their ELA curriculum, "How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA" is a must-have. Its blend of practicality, innovation, and adaptability makes it a standout resource in literature education.

This guide was created for parents/guardians and general education teachers to better understand an individualized education plan, why it is created, and what the point of this document is.

This document covers the following:

• history of the IEP and how it came about
• what an IEP is
• the importance of an IEP
• related service providers involved in writing the IEP
• parents/guardians concerns about their child having an IEP
• what you may think an IEP is or common misconceptions about what an IEP is
• a break down of all parts that are included in an IEP which also includes an example student where all parts of the IEP are filled out to give the reader a better understanding of what an IEP is
• The present levels of academic performance, management needs, social needs, physical needs, strengths, annual goals, special education program, and testing accommodations are covered in this product.
• 13 learning disabilities by IDEA list
• Examples of accommodations list
• Comparing a 504 with an IEP and how they are different, what they are, what they do, who is eligible, who creates each document, and what is in each document

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Get all three of the Substitute Plans Cheat Sheet Pages for a discounted price with this bundle!

Writing sub plans doesn't have to be super stressful!

Make sure your guest teachers are prepared to take over your room by preplanning the institutional and procedural knowledge that you use every day to ensure a well-functioning classroom. 

While this isn't a substitute (pun intended!) for a daily plan, having this sheet can help to set your mind at ease knowing that whatever the day has in store, your guest teacher is prepared with the procedures and class information that they need to succeed!

The Procedures Page Includes space to describe:

• Announcements 
• Start of Class
• Attendance Procedures
• Bathroom Rules
• Phone/Tech Use
• Lunch Procedures
• Planning Period (and anything they need to know about that time!_
• What to do with students who finish early
• Dismissal Procedures
• Teacher Duty Station
• and two extra boxes to cater to your needs!

The Contact Page provides information on who to contact if they need

• Content Help
• Procedural Help
• Discipline Help
• Medical Help
• Student Guidance
• Translations and English Language Learner Support
• School Resource Officer
• Administration
• You (if you want!)
• as well as your classroom room number, class phone number, and how to pronounce your name (that way they are not scrambling in an emergency to figure out how to get someone to the room!)

The Accommodation Page has information regarding:

• Health and Medical Concerns
• English Language Learners
• Students with Exceptional Needs

Please remember your legal responsibilities when handling student accommodation data. This is to be used for things that the substitute would absolutely need to know in order to ensure the safety and education of your students.

Things that would be good to include are:

• Students with diabetes pumps or hearing aids that resemble phones
• Students who are unable to use screens due to a concussion
• Students who have to have water at their desk as per a 504
• Students who are allowed to use a translation device (electronic or paper) during class and assessments
• Students who need to leave the room to go to the nurse at a designated time
• Students who are on a behavior plan that directly impacts classroom management

This set also includes an example page with accommodations that would be important for the sub to know about.

This purchase is for a digital download of a bundle. Each product includes a zipped folder. You can unzip the folder using a variety of free resources, including what is built into the Windows Operating System. Inside the zipped folder are five different colors of the same file (pink, blue, purple, green, black and white)

Each page is a fillable pdf. This allows you to not only type once, print...but edit as needed without having to redo the entire sheet!