Ace it! Summer Conference 2011 Reading Revision Anne Krysiak

ESL Flexible Effective Customizable Writing State Standards Attractive What are the requirements for a small group supplemental program? Which are most important? ESL Customizable Flexible Effective State Standards Writing Common Core Attractive Measurable Portable Digital Implementation Proprietary High School Cost $ Operations Update-able Paper Based Program Length

Curriculum Activity #1a ESL Customizable Flexible Effective State Standards Writing Common Core Attractive Measurable Portable Digital Implementation Proprietary High School Cost $ Operations Update-able Paper Based Program Length

Survey Question #6: “The Ace it Survey Question #6: “The Ace it! Reading curriculum would be more attractive to potential customers if...” (30 respondents) Most Common: ESL/ELL (17%) More manipulatives/variety, less worksheet tasks (17%) More/less hours, more/less skills (13%) Individualized, diagnostic/prescriptive, more differentiation (10%) Common Core alignment (7%) State test alignment (7%)

Curriculum Activity #1b ESL Customizable Flexible Effective State Standards Writing Common Core Attractive Measurable Portable Digital Implementation Proprietary High School Cost $ Operations Update-able Paper Based Program Length

Survey Question #7: “Our biggest pain points are related to…” (33 respondents) Most Common: GRADE assessment (12%) Too much repetition, lack of variety (9%) Need more differentiation or individualization (9%) Cost, especially lower levels (9%) Need more materials, activities, lessons (6%) Student grouping and/or group size (6%) We love it  (6%)

Curriculum Activity #2 ESL Flexible Effective Customizable Writing State Standards Writing Common Core Attractive Measurable Portable Digital Implementation Proprietary High School Cost $ Operations Update-able Paper Based Program Length

Survey Question #8: “What we love most about Ace it. Reading Survey Question #8: “What we love most about Ace it! Reading...” (34 respondents) Most Common: Well structured, easy for teachers (24%) Engaging, high interest materials (21%) Easy to train and implement (15%) Effective (15%) Systematic sequencing of skills (12%) Differentiated Instruction (9%) Kids love it (9%)

Let’s brainstorm about… Optional modules Expanded Program (e.g. Lessons 31-48) Writing ESL High School – what is “high school reading”? Printing, binding, packaging input Other?

Ace it! Reading Revision HANDOUT How do standards compare across states? Against Common Core?

Ace it! Reading Revision How do Common Core standards and State standards compare? Data taken from “Common Core Standards: The New U.S. Intended Curriculum” (Porter, McMaken, Hwang, Yang, 2011)

Ace it! Reading Revision To what degree should we address the discrepancy of cognitive demand between Common Core standards, State standards, and traditional Ace it! instruction? Common Core Standard: Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. (8.RL.5) Florida Standard: Compare and contrast elements in multiple texts (e.g., setting, characters, problems) (LA.8.1.7.7) Ace it! today: Compare and contrast elements within a story (R.8.Co.10-12)

Ace it! Reading Revision – Reading vs. Language Arts To what degree should Ace it! Reading instruction reflect language arts, specifically writing skills? 2.SL.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. 6.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 3.L.1 Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. 8.W.2 Establish and maintain a formal style. 5.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Ace it! Reading Revision – Reading vs. Language Arts HANDOUT Reading vs. Language Arts

Ace it! Reading Revision HANDOUT Proposed Scope & Sequence based on Common Core

Ace it! Reading Revision – Student Page Designs

Ace it! Reading Revision – Teacher Page Mock-up

Ace it! Reading Revision