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Foundational Services

The offerings previously provided by Regional Offices of Education across the state can be accessed here.  These materials were authored by ISBE Content Specialists and provide foundational knowledge supporting implementation of the ELA Illinois Learning Standards. 

If you are in need of an item that is not listed, please contact: krhodus@isbe.net or jbrown@isbe.net
Shift Kit Overview Recording

2015 Materials
  • Facilitator's Guide
  • PowerPoint Presentation​​
  • Pre/Post Surveys
    • Academic Vocabulary
    • Close Reading
    • Content Area Literacy
    • English Lang Arts
    • Informational Texts
    • Narrative Writing
    • Text Complexity
    • Text Dependent Questions
    • Writing from Sources
To access the Shift Kits, select the Shift Kits Tab on the left.
Writing Matters Standards Implementation Recording
2016 Writing Matters: Strategies Recording 

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2016 Materials
  • Facilitator's Guide
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Pre/Post Survey
  • Handouts
    • Writing Next Synopsis
    • Writing Next Full Report
    • Glossary of terms
    • Progression Activity Cards 
    • Mentor Texts
    • Sample Strategy List
    • Activity: Flip chart of writing task 
Writing to Read Recording 

2017 Materials
  • Facilitator's Guide
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Pre/Post Survey
  • Handouts
    • Writing to Read Synopsis
    • Writing to Read Full Report
    • Annotation  Bookmarks
    • Toolbox for Routine Writing
    • Summarizing/Note taking Strategies
    • Tulare County Standard Bookmarks
    • Task Focus Activity
    • Tools for Learning Text Structures by Sue Beers
    • Instructional Writing Time
  • Additional Research
    • NCTE
    • Writing Next
    • Why Teach Spelling
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