1. Literacy Foundation for SWD Grooming a Para-professional Helpmate District Learning Day Location goes here Session time goes here Date goes here

2. Norms Be present and engaged. Be respectful of differences in perspective while challenging each other productively and respectively. Monitor “air time.” Make the most of the time we have. Stay focused on students.

3. Objectives Participants will Know what their role is as it relates to Teachers successfully implementing the CLIP into their lessons. Participants will Understand what the Clip is and its goal for increased literacy. Participants will Be Able to Do/Assist with what the CLIP requires as a result of this presentation?

4. Context for presentation – Include the WHY and WHAT. Highlight any article, book, relevant research, or data to support your presentation

5. Most SCS students enter kindergarten below grade level in foundational skills and reading readiness Fall 2014 data; Source: SCS Literacy Plan Needs Assessment Student Data Appendix

6. Title of section 1 goes here, for example, “Lesson Modeling” First section of presentation header goes here in the form of a question, for example, “What do we know about co-teaching in the inclusion setting?”

7. The gap in reading foundations persists; most students enter 3 rd grade without the fluency and vocabulary needed to support comprehension Fall 2014 data; Source: SCS Literacy Plan Needs Assessment Student Data Appendix

8. Do Now How well do you know your students? MI Test observation

9. Without strong literacy foundations, students who start behind remain behind Source: SCS Literacy Plan Needs Assessment Student Data Appendix

10. PreK-3 Block and Instructional Design Required time frame – 50 minutes Reading PreK – 90 minutes Reading K-3 – 30 minutes Writing K-3 Grouping structures aligned to purpose Gradual release of responsibility: “I do, we do, they do, you do” Students actively involved ReadingELA/Writing Core (Grade-Level Instruction for All Students) Whole Group Explicit instruction on reading skills and strategies; collaborative reading of text Modeled and shared writing; modeling writing skills Small Group Homogeneous and heterogeneous groupings; practice and apply skills Independent and group writing; practice and apply skills Whole Group Closure and assessment Closure, assessment, sharing of student work

11. 4-5 Block and Instructional Design Required time frame – 90 minutes Reading – 30 minutes Writing Grouping structures aligned to purpose Gradual release of responsibility: “I do, we do, they do, you do” Students actively involved ReadingELA/Writing Core (Grade-Level Instruction for All Students) Whole Group Explicit instruction on skills and strategies; collaborative reading of text Explicit instruction on skills and strategies; sharing exemplars Small Group Homogeneous and heterogeneous groupings; practice and apply skills Engagement in the writing process; practice and apply skills Whole Group Closure and assessment Closure, assessment, sharing of student work

12. Literacy Stations Fluency: Fluent reading (audible skills) Vocabulary: Memorizing through recall/review Whole Group: Skill Introduction (strategies as a group) Small Group Instruction: One on one; struggling learners; Enrichment Computer Based Instruction: RTI, Istation, Reading plus

13. Airtight Activity: MODELING Facilitator will demonstrate how stations should be used in the classroom. Model Whole Group- Small Group- Instruction Model class room lesson-”A Very Special Wish”

14. it was a glorious morning in alabama. he sun was shining through the trees. anthony couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend joshua to go fishing. they had a great time on these early morning fishing trips. hey took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in the lake while they fished. it was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake. to Inform to Entertain to Persuade

15. katrina and her brother, john were playing with the water hose outside one day. john was hiding from katrina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened and katina pointed the water hose toward the door. It was Mom and she was dripping wet! to Inform to Entertain to Persuade

16. “A Very Special Wish” Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of reading comprehension, themes, main ideas, and supporting details through the use of their audible senses.

17. Reflection: Application What was easiest for you? What was most difficult? What else do you need to learn/do prior to applying to your classroom?

18. Reflection: MODELING What resonated with you? What is similar to your current practice? What is different than your current practice? What are you going to change as a result?

19. Closing

20. Revisit Objectives Participants will Know what their role is as it relates to Teachers successfully implementing the CLIP into their lessons. Participants will Understand what the Clip is and its goal for increased literacy. Participants will Be Able to Do/Assist with what the CLIP requires as a result of this presentation?

21. Reflection: One minute paper on post-it Jot down your “Take-Aways” Consider what you need to know and be able to do to successfully implement what you have learned in this session. – What is still unclear? – What professional development or additional resources do you need?

22. District Contacts Place district contacts and website information here