Language Arts Curriculum Grades K-3
Background Information
The Language Arts Curriculum Committee continues to support several recommendations at the elementary level. For grades K-2, the continued use of the Lucy Calkins Writing Materials in a number of primary level classrooms across the district has been found to be a great resource for improvement of student writing and motivation to write. It appears that these materials are yielding higher quality student writing than previously used materials and strategies. An integral aspect of these recommendations is that each grade level builds on the strategies mastered at the grade level preceding it.
Curriculum Guides
Curriculum Materials
- Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Lucy Calkins
www.unitsofstudy.com/
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- K-10 Grade Level Expectations: Writing GLEs Book
www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/reading/pubdocs/ReadingEALR-GLE.pdf
- Rebecca Sitton’s Sourcebook for Teaching Spelling and Work Skills
www.sittonspelling.com/
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- OSPI Released Items with Anchor Papers
www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Writing/default.aspx
- OSPI Writing Modules
www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/writing/writingmodules.aspx
Updated 11/6/07.

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