English Language Arts--A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level (2002)

Saskatchewan Learning

A resource-based curriculum encourages students and teachers to use a variety of resources in their learning and teaching. In the English language arts program, it is important for teachers to:

• consider a wide range of graphic, visual, auditory, and human resources in their planning
• create a classroom environment rich in resources
• encourage students to use a variety of resources
• model resource use by acting as a co-learner with students and by using a wide range of materials and resource people
• incorporate resources, and research skills in appropriate lessons
• help students to determine for themselves the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to accomplish a learning task
• incorporate resource-based assignments and projects for students
• collaborate with resource centre staff and other teachers in planning and teaching units
• encourage students to explore a variety of sources, databases, and resource centres for both information and enjoyment
• encourage students to draw upon appropriate resources in their own communities
• choose resources that are representative of various cultural groups, both genders, different historical periods, different countries, and various age groups and abilities.