ELA Domains

The purpose of the Foundations domain is for students to build a foundation for achieving dynamic literacy practices to aid reading comprehension.

The purpose of the Language domain is for students to learn and apply the structures and conventions of standard English. Students observe and analyze how grammar works in reading and writing. Students build vocabularies and determine word meanings as they relate to reading and writing.

The purpose of the Texts domain is for students to grow in their learning as they purposefully engage with texts.

This bundle of resources is grounded in the video panel discussions found below and is designed to serve 2 key audiences: K-12 classroom teachers and the leaders of district professional learning. The panel videos themselves specifically target classroom teachers, and district leaders may find them useful when they design professional learning experiences. 

The purpose of the Practices domain is for students to engage routinely in four literacy practices that ground, shape, and inform the expectations of the Foundations, Language, and Texts domains.