School’s Need To establish a literacy team and; Define what literacy means in your building – reading, writing, speaking, and _______ (this is how you embed DOK or Bloom). Develop a common literacy language in the building Develop a common literacy calendar that all teachers follow to build literacy muscle Develop common rubrics that address the top three proficiency levels in state rubrics Communicate clearly and regularly Gather samples, learn, and improve School’s Need

Taxonomies Bloom & Webb Standards Taxonomies Bloom & Webb Curriculum Content Synthesis Flaherty

Concept English Balanced Framework 2018/2019 Balanced Literacy 6th -12th Grade 6 units 5-7 weeks each Teachers provide opportunities for daily, weekly, and monthly writing Teachers use Guided and Close Reading Strategies Readings Writing Types Word Study (Language) Discussion (Speaking & Listening) State Standards & DOK & Differentiation Concept English Balanced Framework 2018/2019 Teachers provide in -depth word study with additional attention to Tier 2 and 3 words Students are engaged in activities during each unit that build oral fluency and allow them to demonstrate what they know Flaherty

What are your questions while planning ? Concept English Balanced Literacy How will I link my journals, quick writes, and short response to my final performance based assessment? How should my readings be scaffolded? Reading 12 readings 2 anchor texts Guided vs. Close Read Text Complexity Small Group Levels Test Prep Writing Journal/quick-writes daily 1 or 2 on-demand or short responses a week PBA/Essay up to 2 every six weeks Word Study Minimum 25 words 5 focus Tier 2 words Text specific words Tier 3 Domain Specific words Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop recommended – 1 to 2 units at a time Discussions Pairs/Partner Strategies Small Groups Presentations Socratic Seminar/Reciprocal Teaching Standards DOK Differentiation How does what I am doing fit with my school’s overall literacy plan? What are my school’s common rubrics aligned with the state? What are your questions while planning ? What are the 5 focus words from the unit, plus Tier 2 and 3 words I need to add from readings? How are your discussions structured and how do you know students are listening? Flaherty

Illinois Minnesota Indiana Michigan Ohio Missouri Have your teachers unpacked the standards and know them? Where are your literacy standards for all subjects? What is the common language in your building about literacy? 90-97% alignment between states

73 times Analysis Bloom – thinking to answer. Understanding to answer

Scaffolding Questions What is rigor?" If you do any research on rigor, you will find that rigor does not mean difficulty. Instead rigor means the level of mental processing that must occur to answer a question, perform a task or generate a product. DOK questions offer insight into scaffolding needs and differentiation.

Reading Writing DOK or Bloom Reciprocity Flaherty

Differentiation

Where the student is becomes key to the intervention

A plan for writing Flaherty

Writing Process Pre-Writing 70% of the time, daily Drafting – Focus on one area at a time weekly Revising – Focus on one area at a time weekly Editing – Focus on one area at a time weekly All stages together monthly Heuristics are alternatives to trial and error that codify skill and allow teachers to get more quickly to the goal Writing Process Flaherty

The Reading Writing Mountain Summit Climatization Andy Flaherty 2012

DOK IS RIGOR Primary Source information How To Plan Rigorous Instruction by Robyn R. Jackson (Also information from Barbara Blackburn)