1. Climbing the “Ladders” to Differentiation Oak Valley Middle School Poway Unified School District

2. Schoolwide use of MAP Assess three times per year Provide venue for “mini lessons” Use data to measure progress on school and team goals Use data for parent communication Use the data to track progress of specific students (Kid Watch)

3. LEARNING LADDERS

4. We begin our climb on the learning ladder.

5. Who had a better year?

6. Does this change your mind?

7. We each have our own ladder to climb. We each have our own goals.

9. Interpretive Comprehension Book/Story Title: ________________________________________ Author: _______________________________________________ In what point of view is this story told? _______________________ What’s your proof from the text? ____________________________ ______________________________________________________ What is the tone of the story? ______________________________ What’s your proof from the text: ____________________________ _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Explain differences between two significant characters. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ List an inference that you made. List text that supports this inference. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Explain what message the author is trying to give the reader. Use examples from the text for support. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

10. Literary Response and Analysis Book/Story Title: ________________________________________ Author: _______________________________________________ Find examples of alliteration and/or onomatopoeia in the text. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Find an example in the text where dialogue advances the plot. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ List an example of sensory language from the text. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Find an example of foreshadowing in the text. Explain what it foreshadows. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Identify similes, metaphors, and personification from the text. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Describe how the author established mood in the story. _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

11. Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development Book/Story Title: ________________________________________ Author: _______________________________________________ Use a dictionary to divide 4 multisyllabic words into syllables.__________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Use context clues to define 2 words. ____________ _______________________________________ wordcontext clue from text ____________ _______________________________________ wordcontext clue from text ______________________________________________________ Find antonym for 2 words. ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ wordantonym ______________________________________________________ Find synonyms for 2 words. ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ wordsynonym ______________________________________________________ Find 2 words with a prefix and 2 words with a suffix. ____________ _____________ ____________ ____________ word with prefixword with prefixword with suffix word with suffix ______________________________________________________ Use dictionary to define 2 interesting words. ____________:

14. Class Goal Planning With MAP: Reading ReadingFall ScoreWinter ScoreSpring Score Overall Reading Score:219223 Word Analysis and Vocabulary206219 Literal Comprehension210214 Interpretive Comprehension213215 Literary Response and Analysis213217 CST Proficient 220 Advanced 230

16. Class Report School:Oak Valley MiddleClass:Brady – Language Arts - 04 Teacher:BradyTest:Reading Goals Survey 6 (Spring 2007) Grade OverAll Score Lexile Score Word Analysis Vocab Literal Comprehensi on Interpretive Comp Literary Resp Anlys 72381288240229236245 72321182232236228233 7 1193238224 248 72301132231224230234 72311153237223234230 72391307235268234238 7197553195196202196 72251051239220215227 72251051237220204237 72301136223230239226 72241035227238218215 72231023228219228220 Mean2271074229224 228

17. Class Report School:Oak Valley MiddleClass: Brady – Language Arts – 04 Teacher:BradyTest:Reading Goals Survey 6 (Spring 2007) Grade OverAll Score Lexile Score Word Analysis Vocab Literal Comprehensi on Interpretive Comp Literary Resp Anlys Mean2271074229224 228

18. Class Goal Planning With MAP: Reading ReadingFall ScoreWinter ScoreSpring Score Overall Reading Score:219223227 Word Analysis and Vocabulary206219229 Literal Comprehension210214224 Interpretive Comprehension213215224 Literary Response and Analysis213217228 CST Proficient 220 Advanced 230

21. Class Goals Work together as a team – don’t let one person do it all Be kind to each other Help others when they need it Listen Be positive Improve our public speaking

22. Zip our lips Get down to brass tacks Go the extra mile Get our heads out of the clouds Jump on the bandwagon Put our best foot forward Don’t wait until the eleventh hour Then we can have our cake and eat it too

23. Our Contact Information Oak Valley MS Phone: 858.487.2939 Laura Brady – 6 th, 7 th grade teacher –lbrady@powayusd.com extension 6454lbrady@powayusd.com Dusty Cassity – 8 th grade HC teacher –dcassity@powayusd.com extension 6660dcassity@powayusd.com Jeannine Ugalde – 8 th grade HC teacher –jugalde@powayusd.com extension 6658jugalde@powayusd.com Sonya Wrisley – Principal –swrisley@powayusd.com extension 6126swrisley@powayusd.com