LITERACY-BASED DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Aiken County Public School District January 15, 2016 LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

Sunny Forker Millbrook Elementary Janet Dickson Gloverville Elementary LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE

Essential Question: Essential Question: Where can I find FREE resources for literacy centers? Learn how to effectively use and manage free resources which accompany your Journeys reading series in order to differentiate "Read to Self" literacy centers through technology. This can be done in every classroom, even if you don't have access to many devices.

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ACPSD Literacy Model: ACPSD Literacy Model: Literacy Centers o creates a positive culture of authentic inquiry that challenges students’ thinking and expands their intellectual curiosities. o creates structured literacy centers that address specific standards, reinforce literacy skills, refine reading/comprehension strategies, and/or build content-area knowledge (as evidenced by formative assessment). o establishes the organization and management (e.g., transitions, rotations, etc.) of literacy centers through explicit instruction and direct modeling. o includes specific task/directions, examples, and method for assessment and/or reflection. o introduces and explains each center and clarifies learning expectations before it is added into center rotation. o provides a balanced selection of high-quality texts, engaging assignments, and enrichment resources for students to practice, apply, and extend their literacy skills in meaningful ways. o includes challenging opportunities for students to read, write, think, talk, and listen to relevant content and for authentic purposes. o offers options and choices that are easily adapted to different ability levels and helps students make appropriate choices. o allows students to work independently or in heterogeneous, multi-ability collaborative groups. o monitors literacy center groups (while working with a small group). o builds a system of accountability and responsibility for literacy center work (e.g., contracts, checklists, rubrics, choice menus, etc.). o analyzes student work to assess individual, group, and classroom performance, patterns, and progress Your turn

ACPSD Literacy Model: ACPSD Literacy Model: Literacy Centers o creates a positive culture of authentic inquiry that challenges students’ thinking and expands their intellectual curiosities. o creates structured literacy centers that address specific standards, reinforce literacy skills, refine reading/comprehension strategies, and/or build content-area knowledge (as evidenced by formative assessment). o establishes the organization and management (e.g., transitions, rotations, etc.) of literacy centers through explicit instruction and direct modeling. o includes specific task/directions, examples, and method for assessment and/or reflection. o introduces and explains each center and clarifies learning expectations before it is added into center rotation. o provides a balanced selection of high-quality texts, engaging assignments, and enrichment resources for students to practice, apply, and extend their literacy skills in meaningful ways. o includes challenging opportunities for students to read, write, think, talk, and listen to relevant content and for authentic purposes. o offers options and choices that are easily adapted to different ability levels and helps students make appropriate choices. o allows students to work independently or in heterogeneous, multi-ability collaborative groups. o monitors literacy center groups (while working with a small group). o builds a system of accountability and responsibility for literacy center work (e.g., contracts, checklists, rubrics, choice menus, etc.). o analyzes student work to assess individual, group, and classroom performance, patterns, and progress

Free Resources

Read to Self: Read to Self: Reinforces Vocabulary and Skill

How do you organize the leveled readers? Book Bins Leveled Book Room

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Struggling readers On Level English Language Learners Advanced

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Word Work Student Accountability

Weekly Skills Review

Save as a.PDF Right-Click on the story. Click on “save as”. Save the file to your OneDrive Account. Share with colleagues or students.

Organize OneDrive

Classroom Management

Read Works Read Works in a leading national non profit organization that provides FREE, Research based and Common Core aligned reading comprehension curriculum.

Special Features of Read Works  Comprehension Units  Novel Unit Studies  Skill and Strategy Units  Aligns to new SC College and Career Ready Standards  Allows you to create your own “Binder”  Weekly s with new and exciting reading passages to try in your classroom

What Grade Levels???  Informational and literacy passages and questions sets- Grades K-12  Skill and Strategy lesson Units- Grades K-4  Comprehension Units- Grades K-5  Novel Study- Grades 5-6

Lexile Levels Grade Reader Measures, Mid-Year 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR) 1Up to 300L 2140L to 500L 3330L to 700L 4445L to 810L 5565L to 910L 6665L to 1000L 7735L to 1065L 8805L to 1100L 9855L to 1165L 10905L to 1195L 11 and 12940L to 1210L Typical Reader Measures, by Grade

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K12 Reader

Organization

Your turn! LexileFirstSecondThirdFourthFifth Advanced >300>500>600>700>800 Core Strategic <99< Intensive BR BR - 99BR - 199BR - 299

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