1. Regional Literacy Team December 3, 2009 Centrum, Port Townsend 1

2. Welcome/Introduction/Norms Chris Crubaugh OESD Literacy Coordinator Please use no more than 10 words to introduce yourself Review Norms page-questions? 2

3. Young Artists Project Martha Worthley Program Manager Centrum, Port Townsend martha@centrum.org 360-385-3102 ext 120 3

4. Professional Read Thanks for bringing a book to share! Please prepare to share your book in one minute, chose your words carefully Write the title and author on a post it for typing to a list later 4

5. Online Reading Test Process 2010 for 6-7-8 only www.watesting.com/online WA ST Reading Assessment Changes for 2010 and beyond-will email 5

6. Washington State I CAN DO STANDARDS! Inviting your to participate in writing kid friendly standards Purpose-to help teachers, students and parents to be involved in learning the standards per grade level Share the workload, everyone benefits Workshop on use of standards with parents and students will be available 6

7. Washington State I CAN DO STANDARDS! CA Examples WA ST Kindergarten Examples Process: 1. Work with someone from another district on a grade level 2. Keep the language as clear as possible with the least detail. CA for review 3. Type in format with numbers 4. Just get as far as you can today 5. How did it go? 7

8. WA State Updates Literacy Leadership Cadre (LLC) Dyslexia MAPS-who can be a reference? PLC Dec 15 Video Conf Differentiation Workshops 8

9. Vocabulary Instruction Critical juncture Measurement target Learning progression Students who have trouble reading Trouble with letter and sound recognition, word recognition, spelling 15-20% Dyslexic Multisensory learning critical See Marzano PP 9

10. Elementary & Secondary Collaboration Vocabulary Curriculum and Instruction Assessment Action Plans turned in 10

11. Action Plans for November Share successes, challenges 11

12. Keeping Track of State and National Happenings Race to the Top Grant  First round due January-WA ST not participating due to Math & Science Discussion  No one is clear what the requirements are WA ST Literacy Leadership Cadre  K-12 Reading Model  Dyslexia Training -Workshop 12

13. Dyslexia Training coming Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills-Judith R. Birsh Overcoming Dyslexia: A new and complete Science-based program for reading problems at any level 13

14. Dyslexia 3 day wkshp (cont) Overview of Dyslexia History Brain and Reading Research and Characteristics Phonemic Awareness & Reading Alphabet Knowledge: Letter recognition, naming and sequencing Assessment Six Syllable Types Video-Dyslexia: Characteristics & Effective Intervention Spelling Video-Beyond F.A.T. City Multisensory Instruction Dysgraphia Handwriting Instruction 14

15. State and National Haps OESD Regional Curriculum Leadership Cadre (RCLC)  Mostly a Math and Science focus in Nov  Race to Top Grant for June-Greta Bornemann,  Link being made to teacher evaluation or at least student performance  Link to common core standards  Math credits-talk to math or science folks  Districts share process of textbook adoption, common assessments  STEM-Science Tech Engineering Math  stem@partnership4learning.org and www.partnership4learning.org/stem stem@partnership4learning.org 15

16. State and National Haps  Common Core Standards-similar to updates  Will review when Math released Nov 30th  alj WA ST Brd of Education 16

17. State and National Haps WA ST Assessment Update MAPS-info from districts PLC-Rick and Becky DuFour Video Conf ◦ December 15, 9:00-10:15 @OESD 114 ◦ 50.00 person 17

18. Next Meeting January 7 North Kitsap Update on Testing Writing: what we have learned-OSPI Nonfiction Informational Text Dyslexia Information Overview 18

19. Dyslexia Highlights Meta research clear Brain research shows different parts of the brain engaged –on a continuum of characteristics of dyslexia to diagnosed dyslexic as a learning disorder It is important to teach etomology and how to “see” roots of Anglo Saxon, Germanic Romance language and Greek language development 19

20. Dyslexia Highlights 2 (cont) Phonemic awareness, phonomological awareness and rapid naming instruction with a multisensory approach critical www.betterendings.org/homeschool/word s/root%20words.htm www.betterendings.org/homeschool/word s/root%20words.htm 20