1) Visit the Iowa Core Literacy Standards – https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core/subject/literacy (Links to an external site.) Choose a grade level (Kindergarten through 5th Grade)
Go to Reading Standards for Literature
Go to Key Ideas and Details
Choose a standard
Develop an objective based on your chosen standard (Your objective should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)
2) Review the listed resources for activity ideas and supports related to elementary literature standards:
http://www.readwritethink.org/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.fcrr.org/student-center-activities (Links to an external site.)
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/seven-strategies-teach-students-text-comprehension (Links to an external site.)
3) Review the listed resources for formatively assessing learning: https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-smart-fast-ways-do-formative-assessment (Links to an external site.)
https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/cms/lib07/MA01906464/Centricity/Domain/44/Formative_Informal.pdf (Links to an external site.)
4) Provide the following for submission: Chosen grade level, standard, and objective
Chosen activity and how it explicitly relates to the standard and objective Chosen formative assessment and how it measures the standard and objective How each of these choices relate to the concept of balanced literacy and what additional components would need to be added to create a balanced literacy lesson