English Language Arts/Literacy

The SCCOE offers English language arts workshops, institutes and conferences for K-12 educators. Our mission is to provide instructional and other support services in English language arts to raise the literacy skills of all students in hopes of closing the achievement gap in Santa Clara County. Our overarching goal is to ensure schools and districts have the capacity to provide universal access of grade-level standards and core and supplemental curriculum materials to all students. We seek dialogue with districts and schools so that we will be informed advocates for our schools at both county and state levels.

Services

Customized professional development services for schools upon demand for all areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, including:
- Gradual Release of Responsibility
- Universal Access
- Transferable and Transportable Strategies
- Striving Readers and Writers
- Formative and Summative Assessments
- Data-Teams/PLCs
Common Core State Standards
Curriculum Leadership Council
Explicit Instruction
Expository Reading and Writing Course
Professional development for choosing and implementing adopted textbooks
Verification Process for Special Settings

Common Core Writing Series

Literacy in the Content Areas:
Strengthening Student Writing through the Common Core State Standards (Grades 6-12)
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CCSS Toolkit Trainer of Trainer Institute

The institute is designed to prepare teachers, leaders, and/or district teams of educators to train colleagues in their schools and district on the CCSS. Modules will include:

1. Overview and Organization of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
2. Content and Curriculum
3. Instruction
4. Instructional Materials