cougar ridge site council january 7, 2013. topics reading your questions

Cougar Ridge Site CouncilJanuary 7, 2013

TopicsTopics

Reading

Your Questions

Washington’s Vision for EducationWashington’s Vision for Education

Every Washington public school Every Washington public school student will graduate from high student will graduate from high

school globally competitive for work school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and and postsecondary education and

prepared for life in the 21prepared for life in the 21stst century. century.3

Adopted

Adopted English Language Arts StandardsNot YetAdoptedAdopted

Common Core State Standards

CCSS Parent Video

CCSS Implementation Timeline (ISD)

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Phase 1: Awareness and Understanding, Alignment, and Adoption

Phase 2: Align Resources and Materials

Phase 3: Classroom Transitions

Phase 4: Statewide Implementation through the Assessment System

State Testing

New CCSS Assessments Spring 2015

Content Progressions and Shifts in English Language Arts

K 1 2 33 44 55 66 77 88 9-109-10 11-1211-12

Print Concepts & Phonological Awareness

Phonics & Word Recognition, Fluency  

Reading Literature & Informational Text,including literary nonfiction

Balance K-550% Literature 50% Informational Text

Reading Literature – stories, drama, poetry

Balance gr. 6-8 = 45%Balance gr. 9-12 = 30%

Reading informational text including literary nonfiction

Balance gr. 6-8 = 55%Balance gr. 9-12 = 70%

Literacy (Reading) History/Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects

Writing StandardsBalance of Text Types:

grades 4 – opinion = 30%; information = 35%; narrative = 35%

Literacy (Writing) History/Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects:

Grade 8 – argument = 35%; information = 35%; narrative = 30%Grade 12 – argument = 40%; information = 40%; narrative = 20%

Speaking & Listening Standards

Language Standards, including vocabulary acquisition and use

Content Progressions and Shifts in English Language Arts

Balanced Reading in ISD

Independent Reading

Read To

Guided Reading

Shared Reading

Reading Materials

“My students seem to really enjoy the books that are used during the Making Meaning lessons. The lessons are well structured

and I believe the focus lessons are helping my students to look more carefully at main

characters, problems, solutions, and making inferences.”

I LOVE this new curriculum! This new program is everything I love about reading. Making connections, mental images, questioning, nonfiction text, inferring… I could go on and on and on. In my classroom I have seen my students come alive with excitement and wonder. They are investigating and challenging themselves. They are becoming readers so much faster than when we had McGraw Hill holding us back.

Thank you for fighting for this, for believing in this and for giving us the tools and the time to teach kids to LOVE reading.

Your questions…

What are the reasons for curricula changes?

– Student Data– Educational

Research– Best Practice

Will spelling be part of the literacy program or a stand-alone program?

Your questions…

What lessons have we learned from recent adoptions?

What changes have we made regarding the science roll-out?

What’s next…

What curriculum adoptions are anticipated in the near future?

Writing

PE/Health