Literacy Resources

Literacy Resources

• High-Quality, Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction  - Guidance for Maine school administrative units that outlines the tenets to which high-quality early literacy programming (Pre-K to Grade 3) should be aligned.
• By the Numbers - Collection of Maine related literacy data and data resources organized by age/grade spans. 
• Progression of literacy learning targets for age/grade spans from birth to adult, written in less technical terms than standards documents. 
  - Infants and Toddlers (Birth-Age 2)
  - Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
  - Students in Grades K-2
  - Students in Grades 3-5
  - Students in Grades 6-8
  - Students in Grades 9-Diploma

Instructional Support

• To provide anytime, anywhere learning options and resources for educators, students, and their families, the Maine Department of Education, in collaboration with curriculum coordinators, Maine educational community organizations, museums, learning centers, and Maine educators, is creating a library of asynchronous learning modules that are aligned to Maine’s Learning Results. MOOSE is an acronym that stands for Maine Online Opportunities for Sustained Education. This website contains a learning library of assorted project-based learning experiences. Modules are self-paced and offer variety and choice in activities and topics.

  Using MOOSE Modules

  Click here to see how one school is using MOOSE modules to develop student advocacy projects aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

  Click here to access another version of the advocacy project aligned to Maine Learning Results for English Language Arts.

• Braided Interdisciplinary Instruction: Weaving the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening) for instruction and assessment reflects the practical application of literacy development. Reading closely with a four-pronged approach helps students learn how to transfer their literacy learning to new contexts and to make sense of texts they have not encountered before. Recording. Slides. 

Reading throughout the day in high school includes many different types of texts in many different genres. Students who are strong readers in one context may be struggling readers in another. This series is intended for all teachers to develop strategies for developing literacy skills in any content area.

Session 1: Introduction to reading for understanding research - Slides | Document | Recording | Reading for Understanding Key Findings
Session 2: Provide direct instruction of expository texts - Slides | Document | Recording
Session 3: Reading as a social process - Slides | Document | Recording
Session 4: Meeting the needs of every learner in any context (reading on grade-level) - Slides | Document | Recording

Creating learning experiences that supports equity, invites all students into the experience, and honors cultural responsiveness is the result of intentional planning. 

In the English classroom (Grades 6-12)

Session 1: Introduction - Slides | Recording
Session 2: Foundations of Grading - Slides | Recording
Session 3: Traditional Grading & Risk-Taking - Slides | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Session 4: Traditional Grading, Biases, & Accuracy of Information - Slides | Part 1 | Part 2
Session 5: Grading, Motivation, & a New Vision - Slides | Recording

In any classroom (Grades 6-12)
Grading for equity text-based study syllabus

Session 1: Foundations of Grading - Recording
Session 2: Traditions of Grading - Slides | Recording
Session 3: Call for Change - Recording
Session 4: Accuracy (Part 1) - Slides | Recording | Example of Progress Reports
Session 5: Accuracy (Part 2) - Recording
Session 6: Bias-Resistant Practices (Part 1) - Slides | Recording | Study Guide
Session 7: Bias-Resistant Practices (Part 2) - Study Guide
Resources: Equitable Grading Spreadsheet