LAUSD CKLA teacher tips
On this site, you’ll find teacher tips, videos, and classroom photos to guide your implementation of Amplify’s CKLA® curriculum.
Want to submit your own tip? Email LAUSDtips@amplify.com to share your ideas.
The answer is a big YES!
You’ve probably taken a look through your Teacher Guide and thought: Will my students even be able to understand these higher-level CKLA topics (e.g., Early World Civilizations in Grade 1)? Will my students even be interested in this?
The answer is a big YES!
Students can listen on a higher language level than they can read, so listening provides a way to improve student’s language skills <link open in new tab>, making complex ideas more accessible and exposing students to vocabulary and language patterns that are not part of their everyday speech.
Consider this new CKLA case study conducted in Hamilton Local School District, just outside of Columbus. You can observe these changes in their literacy growth since implementing CKLA, especially in students not just passing the state test, but placing at an Advanced level.
Watch this video with a few tips and a segment from the educator panel.
Watch the full panel on CKLA
You can also watch the full Amplify CKLA educators panel.
The topics in CKLA are powerful and help students build background knowledge on a variety of different subjects. Your students will love these topics, and you shouldn’t be afraid to make them your own. As Natalie Wexler states in The Knowledge Gap, “Kids love stories,” especially when referencing texts about science and social studies during core ELA instruction.
“These stories are such a fun, magical part of CKLA’s lessons. As a former K–2 CKLA teacher, I loved doing this with my students. It gives students the opportunity to read-to-learn early on to develop background knowledge that will directly impact comprehension.”
—Megan
CKLA’s instructional road map empowers teachers to deliver content-rich stories about science, history, literature, and art in a developmentally appropriate manner that engages the whole classroom. Students are then able to access and think critically about the wide range of texts they will encounter throughout their lives. The CKLA Knowledge Lesson video provides insight into how students are active, engaged participants during the read-aloud.
See some inspiration for making CKLA your own on Twitter with #CKLA, plus a few of my favorites in the Pictures section below!
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