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English 5th/Literacy 5th (1605) | |||
| Grade Range: | |
| 5 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two-period, two-semester course | |
| Course Description: | |
| English 5th/Literacy 5th is a two-period literacy course intended for grade 5 middle school students who are reading at or above grade-level standards. This course is designed to provide rigorous, standards-based literacy instruction, using English content at a range of reading levels. Students engage in standards-based lessons that are scaffolded to meet a range of reading levels.
This course also provides protected time for small group designated English Language Development (dELD) instruction for English learners at all proficiency levels. This small group instruction builds critical language skills into and from the English content and is focused on the CA ELD Standards. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| State Course code not defined or retired. | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Houghton Mifflin Reading: A Legacy of Literacy, Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Benchmark Advance English Language Development, Benchmark Education Company (Integrated ELD) Benchmark English Language Development, Benchmark Education Company (Designated ELD) | |