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=Welcome! = = = This Wiki has been designed to be used as an interactive tool. It contains information on Reading Assessment, Instruction and Curriculum for Grades 4-8. By linking assessment, curriculum and instruction, educators will be able to effectively and efficiently affect student learning. Please feel free to contribute your own ideas and resources.

No matter what you are teaching there are three key questions that guide your instruction:
 * Where are they now? Assessment //for// learning
 * Where do they need to go? Curriculum
 * How can we get there? Instruction

=**Included on this wiki you will find:** =

//Assessment//
= = - A list of instructionally sound assessment tools available within the Langley School District

//Curriculum//
= = - A compilation of the key learning outcomes in LA, Science and Social Studies for grades 4-7

//Resources//
- A list of various print resources that will assist you in differentiating the curriculum to meet the needs of your students  - Reading levels chart- to help with organizing material for guided reading sessions - the district does not support leveling all books in a classroom <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> - a list of professional resources for teaching reading

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">//Instruction//
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">- Guided Reading -examples of guided reading instruction, and ideas for what to do with the rest of the class <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> - a sample of lesson plans and strategies that teachers use in their classrooms to teach reading in the content area

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">A note re French Immersion:
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">- Resources & links appropriate for FI will be displayed alongside the English language materials as they become available

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Please feel free to add your own samples, ideas or thoughts to each of these areas, or ask a question... //