My district is using the ELA program Benchmark Advance. I will be posting all my additional resources here and gems I find online!
Balanced
Literacy is a framework designed
to help all students learn to read and write effectively. The program stands
firmly on the premise that all students can learn to read and write. This
balance between reading and writing allows students to receive the
individualized teaching appropriate to their strengths and needs in literacy.
Balanced
Literacy is a model for teaching
children in a student-centered classroom, based on the research of Marie
Clay, Irene Fountas, and Gay Su Pinnell. Daily, children read and write
independently and in a variety of group settings. Balanced Literacy
classrooms focus on different types of reading experiences: read-aloud,
shared reading, guided reading, reading conferences, and independent reading.
Students also participate in shared and individual writing activities each
day. The types of writing experiences include shared writing, interactive
writing, guided writing, writing conferences and independent writing. Additionally, during many daily
reading and writing experiences, students are engaged in word study.
Listening and speaking are also emphasized in this integrated language
approach.
These
authentic opportunities for reading and writing are arranged on a continuum
based on the gradual release of responsibility. Some reading and writing
tasks are modeled by the teachers and others are accomplished with the
support of the teacher, leading to those that are done independently by the
child. Our district will
follow a Balanced Literacy approach with the adoption of our new K-6 reading
series Benchmark Literacy.
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Components of an ELA Block
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Benchmark
Literacy Reading Levels Conversion Chart
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Here you will find resources to help you successfully use the new Benchmark Advance curriculum.Videos that provide information to FAQs:
Designated ELD Lesson Planning with Jill Hamilton-Bunch Using Benchmark
Berkshire Elementary: 5th Grade Benchmark Lesson Planning
Great Benchmark Ideas with Kim Svihovec (McAuliffe Elementary)
Benchmark Advance Assessment Reporting Overview:
Teacher Created Videos:
Score Writing to Submit Tests for Grading
Locate Phonics Skills and Spelling Words Within Benchmark
Access student scores from Benchmark Interim
How To Create an EPlanner to Help Organize Lesson Plans:
Using Benchmark to Facilitate Small Groups:
Using Benchmark to Create an E-Planner to Check the Spiral of Standards:
Novel Units of Study in Benchmark Universe
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Our district just purchased this program and this is our first year using it. Do you use the electronic resources?
ReplyDeleteYes. I use their website and the audio for the readings. The students enjoy following along.
DeleteThank you so much! Not a lot out there for BML. Any other thoughts on this program, especially for grade 2, is greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteAre the Levels in Benchmark Universe the same as Fountas and Pinell lettered levels?
ReplyDeleteYes, they are the same
DeleteThe PDF's don't work. There is nothing to download to print. Can you help? This looks like great information to share. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis program is one of the final resources we are looking at for 2018 adoption. Can you offer some pros and cons of the program???
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