Texas Resource Review

Texas myView Literacy - Grade 4

ELAR Grade 4 | 2020

Publisher: Savvas Learning

Series includes:

Quality Review

The quality review is the result of extensive evidence gathering and analysis by Texas educators of how well instructional materials satisfy the criteria for quality in the subject-specific rubric. Follow the links below to view the scores and read the evidence used to determine quality.

Standards Alignment

Rubric Section 1
TEKS and ELPS Alignment
Percent of standards met in materials
Grade TEKS Student % TEKS Teacher % ELPS Student % ELPS Teacher %
Grade 4 100% 100% N/A 100%

Criteria for Quality

Rubric Section 2 Texts What students read, see, and hear Total TOTAL100% (12 out of 12 points) 100%
Section 2 Texts What students read, see, and hear Total 100% (12 out of 12 points)
2.1
Materials include high-quality texts for ELAR instruction and cover a range of student interests.
4 out of 4 points

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2.2
Materials include a variety of text types and genres across content that meet the requirements of the TEKS for each grade level.
4 out of 4 points

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2.3
Texts are appropriately challenging and are at an appropriate level of complexity to support students at their grade level.
4 out of 4 points

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Rubric Section 3 Literacy Practices and Text Interactions: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Thinking, Inquiry and Research What students are asked to write, speak and demonstrate. Total TOTAL96% (44 out of 46 points) 96%
Section 3 Literacy Practices and Text Interactions: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Thinking, Inquiry and Research What students are asked to write, speak and demonstrate. Total 96% (44 out of 46 points)

3.a Reading: Questions and Tasks

3.a.1
Materials contain questions and tasks that support students in analyzing and integrating knowledge, ideas, themes, and connections within and across texts.
4 out of 4 points

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3.a.2
Materials contain questions and tasks that require students to analyze the language, key ideas, details, craft, and structure of individual texts.
4 out of 4 points

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3.a.3
Materials include a cohesive, year-long plan for students to interact with and build key academic vocabulary in and across texts.
4 out of 4 points

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3.a.4
Materials include a clearly defined plan to support and hold students accountable as they engage in independent reading.
1 out of 1 points

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3.b Writing

3.b.1
Materials provide support for students to develop composition skills across multiple text types for a variety of purposes and audiences.
4 out of 4 points

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3.b.2
Most written tasks require students to use clear and concise information and well- defended text-supported claims to demonstrate the knowledge gained through analysis and synthesis of texts.
2 out of 4 points

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3.b.3
Over the course of the year, composition convention skills are applied in increasingly complex contexts, with opportunities for students to publish their writing.
4 out of 4 points

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3.b.4
Materials include practice for students to write legibly in cursive. (Grades 3-5 only)
1 out of 1 points

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3.c Speaking and Listening

3.c.1
Materials support students’ listening and speaking about texts.
4 out of 4 points

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3.c.2
Materials engage students in productive teamwork and in student-led discussions, in both formal and informal settings.
4 out of 4 points

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3.d Inquiry and Research

3.d.1
Materials engage students in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes to confront and analyze various aspects of a topic using relevant sources.
4 out of 4 points

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3.e Integration of ELAR Skills

3.e.1
Materials contain interconnected tasks that build student knowledge and provide opportunities for increased independence.
4 out of 4 points

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3.e.2
Materials provide spiraling and scaffolded practice.
4 out of 4 points

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Rubric Section 4 Developing and Sustaining Foundational Literacy Skills Grades 3-5 only Total TOTAL83% (10 out of 12 points) 83%
Section 4 Developing and Sustaining Foundational Literacy Skills Grades 3-5 only Total 83% (10 out of 12 points)
4.1
Materials provide systematic instruction and practice of foundational skills, including opportunities for phonics and word analysis skills (e.g., examination of grade-level prefixes and suffixes, decoding of multisyllabic words by using syllabication, and automaticity with grade-level regular and irregular spelling patterns).
4 out of 4 points

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4.2
Materials include diagnostic tools and provide opportunities to assess student mastery, in and out of context, at regular intervals for teachers to make instructional adjustments.
2 out of 4 points

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4.3
Materials provide frequent opportunities for students to practice and develop oral and silent reading fluency, while reading a wide variety of grade-appropriate texts at the appropriate rate with accuracy and expression to support comprehension.
4 out of 4 points

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Rubric Section 5 Supports for All Learners How well do the materials support teachers in meeting the needs of students with diverse learning needs? Total TOTAL100% (6 out of 6 points) 100%
Section 5 Supports for All Learners How well do the materials support teachers in meeting the needs of students with diverse learning needs? Total 100% (6 out of 6 points)
5.1
Materials include supports for students who demonstrate proficiency above grade-level.
2 out of 2 points

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5.2
Materials include supports for students who perform below grade level to ensure they are meeting the grade-level literacy standards.
2 out of 2 points

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5.3
Materials include supports for English Learners (EL) to meet grade-level learning expectations.
2 out of 2 points

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Rubric Section 6 Implementation How user-friendly are the materials and how do they support students, teachers and administrators in assuring strong implementation? Total TOTAL100% (8 out of 8 points) 100%
Section 6 Implementation How user-friendly are the materials and how do they support students, teachers and administrators in assuring strong implementation? Total 100% (8 out of 8 points)
6.1
Materials include assessment and guidance for teachers and administrators to monitor progress including how to interpret and act on data yielded.
2 out of 2 points

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6.2
Materials include year-long plans and supports for teachers to identify needs of students and provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of a range of learners to ensure grade-level success.
2 out of 2 points

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6.3
Materials include implementation support for teachers and administrators.
2 out of 2 points

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6.4
The visual design of the student edition (whether in print or digital) is neither distracting nor chaotic.
2 out of 2 points

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6.5
If present, technology components included are appropriate for grade level students and provide support for learning.
Not scored

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Rubric Section 7 Additional Information Additional information including technology components; cost worksheet; professional learning opportunities; and additional language supports. Information not available.
Section 7 Additional Information Additional information including technology components; cost worksheet; professional learning opportunities; and additional language supports. Information not available.
7.1
Technology Specifications

7.2
Price Information

7.3
Professional Learning Opportunities

7.4
Additional Language Supports

Program Information

ISBN
9780134906386
Copyright Type
Proprietary
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