EDLA615- Language Arts and Technology

I have interviewed Mrs. C. S. Yudkowsky a first grade teacher in a school in Lakewood NJ. Her students are still young and the school does not have much technological integration, Mrs. Yudkowsky says, but she still uses some technology to enhance her ELA lessons. One thing Mrs. Yudkowsky does is she has listening center. The girls sit in a circle around a CD player and plug in headphones. The students then listen to a book being read while following in their own hard copy. This helps the students with fluency and print concepts. Mrs. Yudkowsky also uses songs and video's as necessary. Mrs. Yudkowsky uses technology, such as the web to help create and plan her lessons. She finds different ideas and sheets to use for her class. She can also check up which books and skills to use for her class. Mrs. Yudkowsky says that technology is definitely very helpful for her ELA lessons.

Who is responsible for which portion of the standards? Grades K-5 are generally taught by one classroom teacher. This teacher makes sure to address all the state standards. Grades 6-12 on the other hand, depends on what subject the teacher. It will either be an ELA teacher or a history, science, or technical subject teacher. 5 Key Features of the Standards Reading- The main goal of reading is to get to comprehension. Students must comprehend what they have read and then apply it to life. Students should start with easier text and go onto more complex text as time goes on. When students read and comprehend they will be able to make connections among texts and ideas, consider wide range of textual evidence and more. Writing- Students should have know all the necessary writing skills such as plan, revise, edit, and publish. Writing goes hand in hand with reading and is an important skill for the students to have. It is also important that a student should know how to research f...

Common Core Standards are a set of standards in Math and English. The purpose of these standards is that students should receive a well rounded education and be prepared to go onto college. Until recently each state had their own standards. Now they have created standards that are used by more than 40 states- this way the goals set are reached by all students and one can attend school or college anywhere. Teachers use the standards as the basis of their lessons. The end goal of each lesson is that the standards should be reached and achieved. Teachers have the flexibility to decide how to teach and reach the state standards. Theses Standards help our students succeed in the future.