1. Kindergarten 2011/2012

2. Standards and objectives  Common Core Curriculum  Dibels Next  Tool Kits   HB2732   Pre and Post test assessments assessments

3. Design and Organization of Common Core Standards Four strands Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills) Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language An integrated model of literacy Media requirements blended throughout

4. Reading Foundational Skills Four categories (standards 1−4)  Print concepts (K−1)  Phonological awareness (K−1)  Phonics and word recognition (K−5)  Fluency (K−5) Not an end in and of themselvesNot an end in and of themselves Differentiated instructionDifferentiated instruction

5. Writing Writing types/purposes (standards 1−3)  Writing arguments  Writing informative/explanatory texts  Writing narratives  Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis on students writing arguments and informative/explanatory texts

6. Language Conventions of standard English Knowledge of language (standards 1−3)  Using standard English in formal writing and speaking  Using language effectively and recognizing language varieties Vocabulary (standards 4−6)  Determining word meanings and word nuances  Acquiring general academic and domain-specific words and phrases COMMON CORE

7. Common Core Math Grade Level Overview

8. Dibels Next Dibels Next   Purpose   Response to Intervention (RTI) is referenced in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act as well as in the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization of 2004. RTI represents a systemic method for evaluating the needs of all students and for fostering positive student outcomes through carefully selected and implemented interventions. It also may be used to assist schools in identifying students who may require more intensive instructional services and/or be eligible for an exceptional student education program.

9. Dibels Next Results will lead to ……….  RTI daily interventions  Reading specialist support  Weekly Monitoring  Small group instruction  Continual testing  Supportive data (reporting)

10. Tool Kits (District Assessment )  Phonological Awareness  Alphabet Skills Letter Identification  Alphabet Skills Sound Identification  High Frequency Words  Running Records  Writing

11. Classroom Standards  Pre and Pro assessments (kindergarten) quarterly there afterwards  Classroom behavior  Attendance  Homework  Student achievement

12. Thinking Map  Circle Map  Tree Map  Flow Map  Bubble Map  Double Bubble Map  Multi-Flow Map  Brace Map  Bridge Map

13. Report Card Information

14. Housekeeping issues  Classroom webpage  District webpage  Department of Education Home page  Volunteering in the classroom  Homework  PTO Events