Announcement: Participate in the PK-5 Language Arts Core Curriculum Adoption
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is committed to ensuring equitable outcomes for all students. In service of this mission, SFUSD is seeking research and standards-aligned elementary Language Arts core curricular materials to support teachers in facilitating a strong foundation in literacy for all SFUSD students for years to come.

ELA Common Core Standards
The ELA Common Core Standards include the following components:
- Foundational skills
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking and Listening
- Language

Foundational Skills Block
The Foundational Skills Block is a daily 40 minute instructional block of time dedicated to systematic, sequential instruction in phonemic and phonological awareness, explicit phonics, fluency and print concepts. Students have opportunities to apply decoding skills in continuous text . There is a scope and sequence for Kindergarten - Second grade.

Reading
Reading
Students spend lots of time actively reading content-rich, complex text. Close reading of complex text is concentrated, demanding work that helps students discover how to learn from reading (and grow their knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding of syntax).

Writing
Writing
Students learn to use writing as a way of offering and supporting opinions, demonstrating understanding of the subjects they are studying, and conveying real and imagined experiences and events. They develop the capacity to build knowledge on a subject through research projects and to respond analytically to literary and informational sources. To meet these goals, students must devote significant time and effort to writing, producing numerous pieces over short and extended time frames throughout the year.

Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
Students have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations—as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner. Being productive members of these conversations requires that students contribute accurate, relevant information; respond to and develop what others have said; make comparisons and contrasts; and analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in various domains.
Comprehensive Approach to Literacy

K-5 English Language Arts Planning and Resource Portal
K-5 English Language Arts Planning and Resource Portal:
Please reference the planning portal to support all aspects of Literacy Instruction. You will find guidance documents, grade specific schedules, scope and sequence of learning across the year, unit and lesson plans and specific resources.

SFUSD RTI Model
SFUSD is committed to providing high quality culturally relevant and responsive classroom instruction to all students. When students exhibit challenges with meeting grade level benchmarks, the Academic Response to Intervention (RTI) framework helps identify areas of need and the specific supports which will help students advance their learning
Mission Statement
We partner with schools and teachers to develop, understand, and apply student-driven/student-centered literacy learning as a force for equity, empowering students to use literacy as a tool to express themselves, learn about others, and advocate for/create change.
Vision Statement
We strive to co-create healing spaces for literacy teaching and learning; a space where curiosity and joy are fostered in authentic partnerships to provide equitable access and cognitive demand for all teachers and students.
This page was last updated on October 4, 2022