ELA.6.SLDF.1

Taking part in discussion, in person and in digital forums.

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ELA.6.SLDF.1

Priority

Students listen, respond respectfully, and contribute during face-to-face discussions and/or in digital forums.

  1. a.Maintain expectations for engaging in civil discourse, including other participants, and considering diverse perspectives, especially in digital forums.
  2. b.Express ideas clearly by drawing on research, experience, and/or prior knowledge.
  3. c.Develop common understanding by connecting to others' contributions.
  4. d.Ask for clarification or more information and/or explain what they understood from others' contributions.
  5. e.Respond to feedback about how others understood their communication, especially in digital forums.
  6. f.Explain when, how, and why their opinions or understandings changed.
  7. g.Summarize points of agreement or disagreement from the discussion.

Common Core: W.6.6 SL.6.1 SL.6.1a SL.6.1b SL.6.1c SL.6.1d

ResourcesWIDA

WIDA language connections2

Narrate

ELD-SI.4-12.Narrate · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades 4-12

  • Share ideas about one’s own and others’ lived experiences and previous learning
  • Connect stories with images and representations to add meaning
  • Recount and restate ideas to sustain and move dialogue forward
Explain

ELD-SI.4-12.Explain · Language for Social and Instructional Purposes, Grades 4-12

  • Offer alternatives to extend or deepen awareness of factors that contribute to particular outcomes
  • Act on feedback to revise understandings of how or why something is or works in particular ways

OSPI's example connections to the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. How to read these

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OSPI lists no interim items, and Smarter Balanced marks its speaking targets as not assessed on the summative test. Classroom evidence carries this one.

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Smarter Balanced publishes its claims and targets in its content specifications, written to the Common Core. A 2026 standard reaches them through OSPI's crosswalk. Check them before anything official.

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ELA.6.SLDF.2NewCollaborating on projects and tasks uses these same moves.Students collaborate on projects or tasks.ELA.6.RML.1PriorityPart b has students express ideas by drawing on research.Students engage in research and inquiry by asking questions and seeking answers from information sources.

Standards text, priority flags, the Common Core crosswalk and the linked resources are published by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). PRISM is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by OSPI. The Standards for Mathematical Practice text is from the Common Core State Standards.

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