2009-10-12

10-12-2009 PLE Room 112 3:30-5:00
Attending: Kim Rollings, Veronique Taylor, Nancy Rowan, Donna Elmore, Stacey Varone, Valerie Piccini, Mary Teresa Maule Alft, Marie DiGiulio, Gail Peck
 * Finalize Stage 11/Indicator E
 * Information from AGI
 * How to share decision with staff: when/who
 * **DECISION:**
 * No change to grade 2 stages, //9 - Indicator P// & //10 - Indicator M//
 * Add //Stage 10 with an Indicator of E//
 * Book Level N
 * //Excellent// Comprehension Score (Fountas & Pinnell)
 * //Stage 11 with an Indicator of E//
 * Book Level O
 * Find a "passage" (first chapter of a book?) for all to use consistently
 * Look for questions stems from F&P System II kit for Level O
 * //Excellent// Comprehension Score
 * Critical Reading Inventory (CRI) - Level 3
 * Share with teachers at 10/16 Grade Level Meetings
 * Grade 2: Veronique, Kim
 * Grade 1: mt
 * Reading Specialists will attend both meetings
 * TO DO: Determine instructional focus from the third grade pacing guides (summary, using the text to support responses, open-ended responses) and instructional strategies (reciprocal teaching, eg)
 * Finalize Common Assessments
 * Table this due to PT delay
 * Discussed/clarified Word Wall: Harcourt High Frequency words plus words for writing
 * Discussed phonics/spelling instruction and effects of reduced independent practice


 * [|Items from 9/23 District LLT Meeting]
 * [|PLE0910ELAStrengthsConcerns.docx]
 * [|PLE0910ELARootCauses.docx]
 * [|PLE0910ELAactionplan.docx] (new 10-16-09)


 * Items Shared at 10-16-2009 Grade Level Meetings by LLTs, Reading Specialists and Coach:**
 * __Grade 1__
 * Revised Retelling Rubric, Stages 2-5
 * Harcourt Audio Files for Anthology Stories - shortcut on desktops
 * Overview Grade 2 advanced student reporting on Progress Report: Stage 10 - Indicator E, Stage 11 - Indicator E
 * __Grade 2__
 * Discussed phonics instruction:
 * Effects of reduced at-home independent practice
 * Effect on classroom instruction
 * Need to continue to utilize pre and post spelling tests, to assess student acquisition of phonics concepts. Tests are not sent home.
 * Discussed/clarified Word Wall: Harcourt High Frequency words plus words for writing (see FAQ Fall 2007)


 * Future Agenda Items
 * November Literacy PLC
 * Who/how to share with staff
 * Materials
 * Guidelines
 * Whole Group Best Practice
 * Stories for GO! Chart second trimester
 * Other strategies
 * Phonics/Spelling