Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework

Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Grades 3, 5, and 7 Grade Level Standards for Vocabulary, Reading, and Literature May 2004 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Overview: General Standards Included in This Supplement 4 Grade 3 Standards 6 Grade 5 Standards 10 Grade 7 Standards 14 Appendix: Building Vocabulary 18 Acknowledgements 21 Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Grades 3, 5, and 7 Grade-Level Standards for Vocabulary, Reading, and Literature, May 2004 iii Introduction This Supplement is designed to be used with the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework (2001), which contains learning standards written for two-year grade spans from 1–2 through 11–12.1 The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for English Language Arts is based on these standards. In 2003, when work on the Supplement began, Massachusetts students were assessed in reading at grade 3 and in English language arts at grades 4, 7, and 10. However, the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires annual testing in reading at each grade from grades 3 through 8, beginning with a first operational test in spring 2006. Therefore Department staff, working with committees of educators, drafted grade-level standards for grades 3, 5, and 7, as presented in this Supplement. These grade-level standards are based on the twelve Framework standards that have always served as the basis for MCAS reading assessments. In drafting these standards, the Department has not changed the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework. Rather, the standards presented in this Supplement, when used with those already available in the Framework, offer educators, students, and parents detailed guidance about the learning expected at each grade level from grades 3 through 8. Organization of the Supplement The Supplement begins with an overview of the twelve Curriculum Framework learning standards that serve as the basis for the grade-level reading standards. The overview is followed by grade-specific learning standards, organized by grade level for ease of use and to avoid repetition of standards already in the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework. The Supplement concludes with an Appendix that provides suggestions and reference materials for building vocabulary. 1 The Framework is available at http:www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/ela/0601.pdf. Supplement to the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Grades 3, 5, and 7 Grade-Level Standards for Vocabulary, Reading, and Literature, May 2004 1 ... - tailieumienphi.vn