Dr. Julie Beddow-Schubert EC4 Principal Curriculum Director Early Childhood-Fourth Grade Literacy Plan La Crescent-Hokah EC4 School Dr. Julie Beddow-Schubert EC4 Principal Curriculum Director

Overview Statute and Definition of Reading Well Team Members Programming General Education Remedial Education Special Education Staff Development

Reading Well by 3rd Grade Minnesota Statute All third grade students will meet the Minnesota K-12 Standards in English Language Arts by the end of 3rd Grade Required Components Comprehensive and research based Explicit reading and writing instructional plans Explicit formative and summative assessment plans Collection of Student Achievement Data Used to Plan Whole group Small group Individualized instruction

La Crescent-Hokah Elementary Literacy Team Members General Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Support (ADSIS/TITLE I) Teachers Administration

Reading Programming Balanced Literacy-Adopted Frameworks and Practices for all students Framework Examples-Building Blocks, 4 Block, Big Block Instructional Practices-small group guided reading, Six traits writing Integration of E/LA skills with Science, Social Studies, History and Health Intensive Remediation ADSIS AmeriCorp Special Education Comprehensive individualized instruction

Staff Development Guided Reading Training 4-Block and Big Block Frameworks Core Reading Material Implementation Literacy training for support staff EC-12 Curriculum Alignment