for Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Educator resources are organized by subject. Select an icon below to display resources for English language arts or mathematics.
Learning Map Resources
Initial and Distal Precursor Extended Descriptions for Mathematics and ELA This is a resource that provides teachers with detailed descriptions for the Initial and Distal linkage levels for each Essential Element. The tool also includes instructional information, visuals (mathematics), and links to familiar texts (ELA).
Professional Development Modules Supporting Essential Elements (xlsx) these tables (one tab each for Math and ELA) cross-reference specific professional development modules to Essential Elements. This gives teachers the ability to further enhance instruction on specific Essential Elements
Familiar Texts
Anchor-Read-Apply
DLM presents an instructional resource called "Anchor-Read-Apply" which assists in teaching students to comprehend text through listening or reading. Three learning modules here will help you learn to use the Anchor-Read-Apply resource, and additional documents (grade-level Anchor-Read-Apply Lesson Supports) offer specific lesson ideas linked to each of the DLM Essential Elements in Reading Literature and Reading Information Text.
Accessing DLM Familiar Texts
Familiar texts used in DLM assessments are shared through Tar Heel Reader. Tar Heel Reader is a library of open-source, accessible, texts for individuals with disabilities of all ages. This page links directly to books used in DLM English language arts assessments. Find books by selecting Grade and Title. The link will take you to the book in Tar Heel Reader. Tar Heel Reader has been designed to allow students to use a variety of alternative access methods. More information about accessing Tar Heel Reader is available on its website. When you are on the title page of a book in Tar Heel Reader, you may click the settings icon at the top right of the screen to download PowerPoint or EPUB versions of the books.
The links on this page go directly to books used in DLM assessments. Familiar texts are used in all Initial Precursor level testlets and in some other linkage levels for some Essential Elements. These books have been developed using DLM text development guidelines adopted by DLM states; however, please note that Tar Heel Reader is a large, open-source library of books. Books are contributed to the site by teachers, students, parents, and others from all over the world. There are books on the site that are inappropriate for some audiences. Reviewers do their best to make sure these books are marked with the CAUTION. As a result, students should NOT be sent independently to the Tar Heel Reader site. Teachers can avoid books that they might find offensive by limiting their search to books that are “Reviewed Only” and “Rated E/Everybody.”
