English Language Arts - New York State Education Department

English Language Arts

Resource Guide

PART I.B

Selecting Instructional Materials ..................2 Literature..........................................................6 New York State Teachers ...............................7 American Library Association ......................19 New Standards Project...................................24

NOTE: This document is a work in progress. Parts II and III, in particular, are in need of further development, and we invite the submission of additional learning experiences and local performance tasks for these sections. Inquiries regarding submission of materials should be directed to: English Language Arts Resource Guide, Room 681 EBA, New York State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234 (tel. 518-474-5922).

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A Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials

How and where can teachers find information to help them select instructional materials that meet the learning needs of all their students? All teachers need to be familiar with lists of resources that:

are published by a recognized authority are compiled according to established criteria include materials in a variety of formats (print, nonprint, electronic media, etc.)

Many lists of print and nonprint resources are available, including some that can be accessed via the Internet. The most useful are annotated with information such as grade or reading level, recommended or not recommended for purchase, curriculum connections, specific audience needs, etc. The school library media specialist will have some of these selection tools available in the library media center; others can be borrowed through inter-library loan from the School Library System of which the school is a member.

Teachers will be seeking materials which are: ? written/produced by people with in-depth knowledge of the subject ? available in languages other than English, as needed ? designed to help students create their own new information ? designed to help students develop new learning strategies ? relevant ? current ? age appropriate ? authentic

Working with other teachers and collaborating with library media specialists who are skilled in locating and selecting resources will result in assembling a collection of classroom instructional materials that assures students access to the variety of resources necessary to meet their needs.

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Suggested Resources for Selecting Instructional Materials

? AAAS Science Books and Films American Association for the Advancement of Science

? Adventuring with Books: ABooklist for PreK-Grade 6 National Council of Teachers of English

? Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High Students National Council of Teachers of English

? Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books Horn Books

? Multi Media Schools: Technological Resources K-12 Online, Inc.

? Beyond Picture Books: AGuide to First Readers ? Book Links

American Library Association ? Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

New York Public Library ? Books for the Teenage

New York Public Library ? Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies

National Council for the Social Studies ? Outstanding Science Trade Books

Children's Book Council ? Teacher's Choices

International Reading Association ? Outstanding Books for the College Bound

National Council of Teachers of English ? Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High School

National Council of Teachers of English ? Technology and Learning

CD ROM Product Software ? Best Videos for Children and Young Adults: a Core Collection for Libraries

ABC-CLIO ? Magazines for Young People: a Children's Magazine Guide Companion Volume. 2nd Ed.

Katz, Bill and Linda Sternberg Katz ? Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults

University of Wisconsin ? Portraying Persons with Disabilities: an Annotated Bibliography of Fiction for Children and

Teenagers Bowker Publishing Company

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Selected Internet Sites Related to Education

? AskEric askeric@ericir.syr.edu ? Educational Journals gopher://info.asu.edu: 70/11/asc-cwis/education/journals ? K-12 Internet Resources informns.k12.mn.us ? National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacelink.msfc. ? Classroom Connect ? Cyberkids (magazine) ? Gifted and Talented Homepage ? Internet in the Classroom ? National Reading Conference

? US Department of Education (ED)/Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)



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Journals that Review Instructional Materials

? Arithmetic Teacher ? Childhood Education ? Children's Software Review ? Educational Leadership ? Instructor ? Language Arts ? Media and Methods ? Parents' Choice ? Phi Delta Kappa ? Primary Voices ? Reading Teacher ? Science and Children ? Social Studies and the Young Learner ? Teaching Exceptional Children ? Teaching K-8 ? Young Children

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