Assignment # 1 wk-2

Write a short reflection on your understanding of ELA instruction and post it on your blog.

My reflection of ELA instruction involves five essential components reading, writing, speaking, listening and English language. Each component has different key standards with interchangeable cohesiveness for comprehension and critical thinking. The standards for ELA has 12 functional standards when implemented correctly will yield tremendous results in student academic achievements. However these standards are not to replace the content area’s standards scope and sequence for science, math, social studies and the other special subjects. The purpose is to use the ELA standards in conjunction with specialized content areas. Upon careful analysis of the ELA stranded functional standards there are connections to the NY state science content area standards-which are not used in isolation and are interchangeably cohesive-The direct correlation I found are reading analysis, interpretation, hypotheses, inferences and investigation just to name a few.  Also, these standards are not a replacement for the schools districts curriculum's. The ELA standards when implemented can be used across content areas as a guide to indicate what students should know and be able to do. The hypothesis of the ELA standards is to prepare CCR-students to function in society.