Curriculum and Instruction

Balanced Literacy
Components of the literacy block.

Mathematics Instructional Block
Components of the math instructional block.

Web Resources for the Elementary Mathematics Curriculum
Web links for elementary math curriculum resources listed in instructional guides.

Curriculum Look Fors
Resources that describe components of an effective classroom.
in Mathematics
in Reading Language Arts

Preparing Your Child for Kindergarden
Parents are their children's first teachers. Getting Ready for Kindergarten: What Parents Can Do is a resource that provides parents with suggestions for simple activities that parents and children can do together to develop children's oral language and foundational reading skills.

Helping Your Child Become A Reader
Information from the US Department of Education about how you can use your language skills to build your child's skills.

Helping Your Child Learn Math
Information from the US Department of Education that includes a variety of activities that will help children learn and apply mathematical concepts.

2009-2010 Parent Guides
Overview of grade level programs with translations available in Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish. and Vietnamese.

MCPS Curriculum Frameworks
Provides a grade-by-grade identification of what students should
know and be able to do at each particular grade level.


Assessment

mdk12.org
School Improvement in Maryland Website

Achievement Matters Most (revised 2007)
A parent's guide to Maryland State Assessments preK-12 from the Maryland State Department of Education

About MSA Mathematics
Information about the MSA mathematics test

About MSA Reading
Information about the MSA reading test

Sample MSA Items
Sample MSA reading and math items from MSDE


Achievement

Adequate Yearly Progress
How Maryland implements AYP.

Maryland Report Card - MSA Results
Performance reports by school

TerraNova/2 Results
Performance reports by school