1. Writing Across the Curriculum Lisa Anderson Andréa Santos Brian Lauck Related Arts

3. All teachers are responsible for LITERACY (a.k.a. Writing Across the Curriculum) All teachers are responsible for teaching Academic Vocabulary All teachers must be familiar with and use the CCSS rubrics for literacy All teachers will use and enrich their curriculum with Informational Texts All teachers will document their literacy support in their lesson plans All teacher evaluations will be based on student performance New Teacher Evaluation Criteria

4. 30 Million Word Gap The Early Catastrophe – The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3 Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley conducted a study in an effort to intervene early to forestall the terrible effects poverty was having on children’s academic growth. (American Educator, Spring 2003)

5. 30 Million Word Gap The study included 42 families and when completed included 2 ½ years or more of sequential monthly hour-long observations. Socioeconomic Breakdown of the families: 13 Upper SES 10 Middle SES 13 Lower SES 6 Welfare SES (American Educator, Spring 2003)

6. 30 Million Word Gap Findings: 86-98% of the words recorded in each child’s vocabulary consisted of words also recorded in their parents’ vocabularies. (American Educator, Spring 2003)

7. 30 Million Word Gap Findings: 3 year old children from the families on welfare not only had smaller vocabularies than did children of the same age in professional families, but they were also adding words more slowly. (American Educator, Spring 2003)

8. 30 Million Word Gap Findings: In four years, an average child in a professional family would accumulate experience with almost 45 million words, an average child in a working-class family 26 million words, and an average child in a welfare family 13 million words. (American Educator, Spring 2003)

9. Dr. Kimberly Tyson www.learningunlimitedllc.com Common characteristics of effective vocabulary instruction have been documented in numerous professional journals and books. Even though research points to common elements of purposeful vocabulary instruction, recent NAEP results for vocabulary reveal that there was no significant change in vocabulary scores for 4th- and 8th-grade students from 2009 to 2011. In short, we still have a long way to go to realize marked vocabulary growth.NAEP

10. Dr. Kimberly Tyson www.learningunlimitedllc.com Effective vocabulary instruction across grade levels and content areas is key. With the increased emphasis on nonfiction and informational text as part of the Common Core ELA & Literacy Standards, vocabulary instruction will be key to supporting student success with these texts.

11. Biography of John Williams Examples of Works Date of Birth and Death Awards His Life Etc.

12. Users Manual Explain step by step on how to_______ Explain how your face should look when singing a Higher Pitch using the Ah sound. Explain how to assemble your instrument. Explain how to serve a volley ball over hand. Explain how to prep a sewing machine.

13. Rules of the Game Explain the rules to Baseball/ Softball. Explain the rules to marching using military style. Explain the rules to clean up material. Explain the procedures to do or enter_______

14. GIST 1.Fill in the 5 Ws and H Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How 2. Write a 20- word GIST summary

15. Exit Slips 1.Write one thing you learned today. 2.How could todays lesson be used in todays world? 3.I did not understand… 4.Write one question you have about todays lesson. 5.The thing that surprised me the most about today was… 6.I wish…