What+ELA+Is

Using visual, multimedia, oral, and written communication competency, appropriately, and effective ranges range of purposes.

Recognizing the central role of language in communicating, thinking, and learning.

Setting meaningful and relevant contexts for teaching and learning including connections to students' experiences, knowledge, and personal and cultural identity.

Helping students know what and why they are learning and doing something (i.e. outcomes, indicators, and exemplars).

Teaching and learning for "deep understanding" (using compelling questions, creating a climate for inquiry).

Making meaning of ideas or information received (when viewing, listening, and reading).

Creating meaning for themselves and others (when speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing).

Using culturally responsive criticretin relative, and metacognitive processes to make sense of ideas, information, and experiences.

- Saskatchewan Renewed Curriculum