2009-06-10+Minutes

=LLT Meeting Minutes= =06/10/2009=

LLT – June 10, 2009 – Minutes Attendance: Mary Teresa Maule Alft, JoAnne Engel, Nancy Rowan, Veronique Taylor, Stacey Varone, Kim Rollings, Valerie Piccini, Debbie Pye, Kristin Bulgarelli __ District Literacy Initiatives  __ Gradual Release of Responsibility –__Better Learning Through Structured Teaching__ ·  Everyone in District will get a copy of the book-part of initial in-service day ·  Four Steps  1. Focus Lesson – Model, Metacognition and Read-Aloud  2. Guided Instruction  3. Collaborative work  4. Independent Writing Workshop – Pilot Writing Programs addressed at Faculty Meeting 21st Century Skills – met all year and led by technology ·  Embed standards into existing standards ·  A part of best practice ·  Lead Teachers – “What do we already do that fits that?” ·  Not just technology, but looking at what employers want from our kids ·  PCO’s ·  LA was the first PCO to be revised, now we need to begin to use UbD ·  Not going to address today, but we may begin this summer or next year ·  Discussion of use by teachers; some confusion about the format and how it directly relates to lesson planning __ PLE Literacy Initiatives 2009-2010  __ Professional Learning Communities ·  Calendar – We learned a lot on how to plan – google calendar ·  Helping us have continuation and flow <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Move Professional Learning piece to December due to Power School and Gradual Release Model <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  November 18th opportunity to look at PLC and sign up  <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·   After Thanksgiving break we can start right up – 8 days to work (consecutive except for 2 days) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  December 15th sharing of PLC Best Practices –from Marie <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Look at whole group instruction and what we are doing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  How can we take whole group instruction and tie into Gradual Release Model? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Looks different in all classrooms <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  How do we make strategy focus priority? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Request from Marie – Go Chart in class on a regular basis <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  What stories fit Go Charts best? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Question – How does the strategy fit into the Go Chart? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Comments – Teachers are using the GO Chart concept without the chart. Discussed GRRM as applicable to the GO Chart. There should be differences in the use of the chart from K to 2 and in each grade from fall to spring. The chart is a visual strategy to assist students in learning the concept. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Marie wants to see instructional strategies and is expecting to see that <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Where does it fit and how does it fit? Layering. We are looking at the grade levels. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Ex. Build upon, begin in K with 3 columns and then in 1st grade, move to 5 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  By second grade it should look a lot different – won’t be exactly the same in every classroom <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Teachers are asking – “Who do we ask for help?” Reading Specialists/Coach – Answer – either and all Whole Group Instruction Strategies <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Marie has asked that we look to explore many strategies to deliver material to students <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Ongoing planning on this Lesson Plan Format <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  How can we create a plan format that incorporates GRRM? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Teachers are writing too much – want to give teachers the opportunity to condense and still include everything <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Questions/Comments – The plans are for the teacher – some are vertical/horizontal. Would be nice to have a bank of ideas for various planning. Status of the Class and Progress Sheets <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Had to have data in some fashion – we were going to come together and talk about how everything is going, but we didn’t have a chance <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Marie would like everyone to use same Status Sheet <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  When you look at the Progress Sheet it doesn’t tell enough – we need Status of the Class to show where students are working on specific concepts; the Progress Sheets show last mastered areas. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  All teachers must begin to use uniformity when documenting progress <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  When teachers are out for a long period of time, the records are invaluable in assisting instructional planning <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  When referring a student to TAT or IST, all documentation must be up to date and accurate <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  What documentation should be in folders? Not a portfolio; Ex. Stage 10 all year. Continue with running records on N and O’s – asking inferential/critical question <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Need to bring the Gradual Release Model into effect and teach metacognitive strategies Running Records <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  F&P – Show Running Record DVD at beginning of year for reference End of Year Stage Summaries <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Looked at K-2 stages <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Compared 07-08 K – 14% 08-09 – 20% - result of cold read <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  K – Comments – Easier to get kids from a stage 6 in writing, before reading <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  KW is working – kids are writing better – stage 6’s are working independently <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Kids may be coming up to 1st grade with a higher stage in writing than in reading <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Expectations will be changing in writing next year due to the work being done through writing committee <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  1st grade 07-08-14% area of concern – 26% 08-09 progressing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  2nd grade – no stage 11’s – first year ever <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Consider cold read and phonics piece. Move from Project Read to Harcourt – if you can’t decode/affects all other areas-fluency, comprehension,etc. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Are we happy with stages this year? The cold read did effect instruction-number of lower stages were expected Gradual Release of Responsibility – Power Point-Cathy Baily <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Description of GRR <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Teachers role in GRR – student engagement focus “What is student engagement?” Students are actively involved <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Student role in GRR – metacognitive piece (allows teachers to be more analytical about teaching process) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Learning occurs through interactions with others <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Learning through collaboration with peers <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Collaborative learning – comments – is a learning process, takes work and patience in the classroom. Modeling in the classroom is essential. Each person is responsible for contributions for the group. Ex. Kids use different colored pencils to show ownership of participation <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Typically missing from model is the collaborative piece “I do, we do, you do.” Change to “I do, we do, you do collaboratively, you do independently.” <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Go Chart fits nicely into this model? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Big thing this year in LA is the Think-Aloud – what does it look like? How can we use? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  The Go Chart connects to the focus strategy – Ex. Setting – wonder, notice, connections, etc. 21st Century Skills <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Standard and Big Idea- hand-out <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  K-12 tool, went through various drafts, enduring understanding to ask ourselves before we plan and then ask again when we are all done, if what we did was successful <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Doesn’t require having all technology tools to use 21st century tools <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Creating a repertoire of Best Practice within each content area <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Talking about creating a Best Practice Blog – ideas from instructional level will be placed out for all to view Summer <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  ½ day clusters a.m.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·   Dates – June 30, July 1 – July 7,8, and 8,9 – July 14,15 and 15,16 – <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Best Practice, Pacing Guides, Common Assessments, Phonics Publishing Room <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Not an agenda item, however a teacher concern <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Teachers would like to come together to discuss the Publishing Room Process next year Literacy Focus Group Survey <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Focus on the top topics for Professional Learning Communities <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Will look at again in the fall Harcourt Spelling/Phonics-Thoughts/Discussion <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Discussion around current spelling/phonics in Harcourt <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Does F&P have a list? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  List of words most frequently used in writing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Ex. Use Harcourt words during week – end of week assessment (doesn’t go home) Sittin words become Spelling words – practice during work stations – use words in instruction – Post-Test <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  When a student is in 2nd grade – there are no 2nd grade sight words that were assessed <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  We replaced what we had from what is in Harcourt <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  How does Harcourt help to teach students who are off level? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  How do you know which book to use from the trade room to teach the focus strategy? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Not appropriate for each student to read the story of the week independently-silently <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Maybe we could in-service staff development – Shared Reading <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Harcourt Spelling is focused on Phonics <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Use words in school for DI and for students to work on in work stations <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Sittin words fit better – those words play role in work stations <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Sight words follow grade level curriculum <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Possible proposal for change in phonics instruction- common thinking through LLT and then discuss in Grade Level Meetings <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Where do we put kids on the high end – in Spelling? Why are they even getting those words? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Accommodate our learners at either end Above Level Indicators <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Eliminate Stage 11 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students who exceed the grade level benchmarks of 6,8, 10 will receive an indicator of E, in order to show that students are still progressing. Even though they have not reached the next stage, an indicator is given Writing/KW <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  KW VIPs in First Grade at the start of the school year (September) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  New teachers need support of coach and reading specialists <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Reading Specialists will discuss in greater depth the support of VIPs for KW in September of First Grade // Minutes submitted by V. Piccini  // Group Notes on following page 6-10-09 LLT Notes summarizing our discussions regarding Above Level Indicators and Word Work. These notes will guide us in our work next year, as we move to a greater understanding of these issues at PLE. These are simply discussion notes, not recommendations or decisions. ABOVE LEVEL INDICATORS <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Eliminate Stage 11 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Students who exceed grade level standards, as based on text levels (6, 8, 10), will receive an Indicator of E, as determined by mastery of the next book levels (F, J, N). <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">WORD WORK <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Use Harcourt words for phonics instruction in the classroom <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Direct instruction <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Work Stations: Collaboration, Independent <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assess phonics with 3-4 words selected from the list, words common to all classrooms; add to the Spelling test; track on a Status of the Class list <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Use a common list of high frequency spelling words (eg – Sitton) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Work Stations: Collaboration, Independent <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Homework <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Opportunities for practice; focus on visual memory <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Harcourt sight words are not generic; they are specific to the weekly stories. Stage 7 & 8 Harcourt sight words follow the first grade level curriculum. If students are in second grade, they are not being taught these words in daily curriculum. Consider a generic sight word list. Consider that Harcourt does not assess sight words via a discrete list. Students who are above grade level in Kindergarten and below grade level in second grade do not have opportunities to read these words in text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Stage 10
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level M - Indicator of M
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">book Level N & higher - Indicator of E
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Stage 8
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level I - Indicator of M
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level J - Indicator of E
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level K >Stage 9 (E)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Stage 6
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level C - Indicator of M
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level F - Indicator of E
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Book Level G -->Stage 7 (E)