Best Practices in GOAL Setting Focusing on Literacy FLVS Literacy Team

Literacy In Your Course Instructional Practices / Activity that support Literacy Organize student’s thinking via Webbing / Mapping /Virtual Library Small Group / whole group elluminate Phone Call Crossword link Blog / Forum (written) Jings = to model a strat. Listen to students read ; if struggling through text Dawn: looking at things being done… Harris : Look further VL Literacy Constructs Strategies (4 / 6) Vocabulary Expanding (vocabsushi.com) Active Word Learning Word Study / Word Wall Oral Language Discussions Communication Comprehension (1 or 2) Monitoring Visualize Synthesize Compare / Contrast Cause / Effect Questioning Determine Importance Fluency Rate (“read this like we talk) Accuracy (“does it look sound right”) Prosody (intonation – comprehension)

Vocabulary Expanding (vocabsushi.com) Active Word Learning Word Study / Word Wall Vocabulary Example

Blogs + Wikis Username: flvshope Password: flvshope

Consumer Fitness example: Comprehension: mapping target age group uses Price range Advertising techniques product

What are you already doing… – Type / think / – How are you already doing this?

Literacy Goals Written

Ways to accomplish your goals by using strategies and practices… Include: Attend BITES on 3DT, Work with a literacy coach, Hold Elluminate sessions with students based on 3DT scores, Implement strategies for targeted students. Literacy Lounge Literacy Projects to support your Goals & Course

Sample B: I will improve my knowledge of literacy in order to motivate students of all levels to improve reading so they will progress more easily through my course. Include: Signing up for RLT, Attend literacy Lounge Learning more about strategies, Hosting staff and student events, Hold student book clubs or literature circles on a topic included in my course. Sample Literacy Goals

PD Suggestions Attending or Presenting- Literacy Bites Observing and Incorporating Literacy Strategies M O D E L ! 3DT Projects to Consider…

3 Part Diagnostic Tool – Implemented through VSA and will go out to students on an annual basis. This diagnostic will consist of three parts: learning styles quiz interest inventory reading comprehension diagnostic 3-DT Teacher Access Scores in VSA - I have a short PPT overview for those interested – Just , IM, or call

FLVS Virtual Library: A Resource for Teachers and Students To access the Virtual Library, go to the FLVS home page ( and click the Virtual Library icon… …or go to

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Study student impact… – Asking question… (accomplish goals…) What am I doing (strat / practice)? How did it motivate / help or enhance student performance? How do I observe or measure outcome? – Meet your GOAL

Need help in applying Classroom Cache resources? Writing your Literacy Goal? Anything else literacy? Give your Literacy Coach a call! Literacy Support Christine Harris Literacy Sponsor Dawn Towle