October+11,+2007

=PLE Literacy Lead Teacher Meeting Minutes= Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:45-5:30
 * Minutes 10-11-07**

//In Attendance:// Donna Elmore, Nancy Rowan, Sue Feaster, Veronique Taylor, JoAnne Engel, Kim Rollings, Debbie Pye, Mary Teresa Maule Alft, Marie DiGiulio

· **Work Plan**: Review work plan started at ELA on 10-8, add items, select focus/LLT, timeline. Send proposal to Margie. o **Reviewed work plan from 10-8 ELA meeting** o **Tabled discussion for next meeting**.

· **Phonics**: Determine any changes needed for phonics scaffold on Stages 7-11, based upon Harcourt sequence of instruction & mastery. o **Reviewed PCO changes**. o **Compared PCO changes to Harcourt phonics sequence**. **Found alignment except for:** § **Stage 8: Use ending blends (unable to locate)** § **Stage 8: Use consonant clusters (str, spr, spl, scr) (2nd grade Harcourt for str, spr; unable to locate spl, scr)** § **Stage 8: Use ending double consonants (-ss, -ff, -zz) (unable to locate)** § **Stage 8: Use inflected endings (-es) (2nd grade Harcourt)** § **Stage 9: Use open syllables (unable to locate in Harcourt)** o **Agreed to revise stages with the phonics criteria as listed in PA benchmarks/standards and to review Harcourt as the year goes on for the items noted above. It may be that these features are in the program, but are not listed as a focus in the Harcourt Inservice Guides.** o **Sue Feaster & Marie volunteered to contact other school districts that are using Harcourt to see how they have aligned Harcourt to the PA Early Childhood Continuum.**

· **Assessment**: Discussion. o **Agreed to add the phonics criteria to the progress sheets.** o **Harcourt holistic assessment was referenced briefly and a copy shared** o **Specific stories from Harcourt were selected to at least temporarily replace the benchmark books listed on the progress sheets. See attached. The selection is for the first trimester only; assessment needs to be considered again.** · **Other Items:** o **mt will copy the Inservice Guide for JoAnne, Kim, Donna, & Sue Feaster.** o **update Kid Writing with firecracker starters** o **Recommended that Harcourt lessons next year begin after the review lessons are completed (note this in the pacing guides).** o **Discussion of the consonant sound criteria at Stage 5 – requirement is 18 of 21. Agreed that it is more difficult to learn w, y, q and that consonant sound learning may continue into Stage 6.**

//Minutes submitted by Mary Teresa Maule Alft//
 * Next meeting: Thursday October 25 3:45**