Introduction to the Stepping Stones Curricular Framework

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What's a Cycle?

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The Stepping Stones curricular framework is a new, powerful, literacybased approach to language development courses & programs.

"Cycles" of instruction & assessment are the overall organizing principle.

How people, places, and things look, sound, smell, feel, etc using sensory details, personality & physical traits, and comparing/contrasting cultural practices, products, and perspectives, and comparing descriptions in the past and present time.

Stories of what happened, who said what, who thought what, who wanted what, where they went, and how they solved their problem or achieved their goals. This cycle, like all the cycles, is divided into four "phases" that focus on (1) personal stories, (2) imaginative/literary stories, (3) cultural stories, and (4) historical stories.

Stories with more "writer's craft" such as stronger and more meaningful descriptions, dialogue and thinking that reveals more about the characters, and commentary on the significance or importance of the narrative, culturally, historically, or personally.

Teaching about content (e.g. culture, geography, history, significant places, celebrations, global challenges, the environment), using facts, examples, and short stories to provide details, in well-organized writing and speech to lead through the topic and teach topic-specific vocabulary.

Stating opinions on topics of personal relevance (e.g. holidays, school subjects, family responsibilities, activities, locations, clothing, food) with reasons or facts that explain the opinion (e.g. data from surveys, facts, personal stories, or quotations) to show examples of why one might hold that opinion.

Constructing arguments to support a claim and refute possible counterclaims by situating the claim in its historical context, citing and explaining evidence and reasons from credible sources with authority on the subject, and addressing and dismissing counterclaims by refuting their evidence/authority.

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Overview of the Literacy-Focused Cycles & Phases

The Six Instructional Cycles (Genres or Language Functions)

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Stepping Stones Multi-Year Scope & Sequence

The Literacy Foci Throughout the Year

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Example of Leveled Learning Outcomes

Example of Leveled Anchor Charts

Two Podcasts on the Cycles and Phases

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What's in a Cycle?

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Each instructional cycle contains four "phases" or parts.

These phases are organized around literacy objectives that build upon each other as you work through the curricular framework.

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A "cycle" is usually about weeks of instruction & a week of summative portfolio assessments in which students self-score their performance using rubrics aligned to that phase's literacy focus.

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What's in a Phase?

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Each phase introduces a new literacy focus, a language function that builds on the previous phase.

Cycle One

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What makes this approach unique?

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Within the phases, you can work with any themes, topics, or content that align with the literacy focus*. * Most any topic or theme can be adapted to fit any cycle and phase. You can easily gather resources, or get the free starter curriculum and let us do the legwork for you!

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What's a "literacy focus"?

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It's what we often refer to as a "language function" such as describing our preferences or giving reasons for our opinions.

We have them all mapped out for you, so you can confidently model writing and speaking moves that expose students to the language function in a meaningful context and build Novice to Advanced proficiency.

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literacy foci that allow you to use the same theme/topic in all your classes, and drastically reduce your planning & prep time.

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