Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools Revised Unit Maps Grades 3-5

Goals By 2020, 90 percent of third-grade students will read on or above grade level. By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent. By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.

What is Vital? What we teach How we teach

How We Teach Effective lessons share a core structure: 1. State clear objectives 2. Explore, model, and demonstrate 3. Provide guided practice 4. Check for understanding throughout lesson / formative assessment

Clear Learning Objectives Developed from the standards Designed to create interest in topic, develop background knowledge, and teach vocabulary State in student-friendly language (e.g., essential question or “I can” statement)

Explore, Model, and Demonstrate Provide opportunities for students to explore, investigate, and navigate using a variety of media Model concepts in small chunks Demonstrate using higher-order think-alouds

Guided Practice Distributed throughout lesson Facilitated in whole group, small groups, pairs, and individually Monitored carefully

Checks for Understanding / Formative Assessment Uses a variety of methods to see if students understand concepts Provides constructive feedback Adjusts instruction to address student needs Provides opportunities for students to read and write in all content areas to summarize learning

Critical Components of Effective Lesson Plans 1. State clear objectives 2. Explore, model, and demonstrate 3. Provide guided practice 4. Check for understanding throughout lesson / formative assessment

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Provide a structure to explicitly teach these skills and strategies. The structure includes: ■ Teacher Directed Reading ■ Small Flexible Groups ■ Working With Words / Word Study ■ Writing ■ Teacher Read Aloud ■ Self Selected Reading

Balanced Literacy Guidelines- Grades 3-5 ■ Teacher Directed Reading 40 minutes ■ Small Flexible Groups 40 minutes (15-20 minutes per group) ■ Word Study 15 minutes ■ Self-Selected Reading Incorporate FG ■ Teacher Read-Aloud minutes ■ Writing Instruction 40 minutes

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Standards are taught through the Comprehensive Literacy Framework

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Teacher Directed Reading On-Grade Level Text Teacher Models Students Apply Independently With Partner Small Group

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Small Flexible Groups Instructional level Students apply grade level standards through instructional level materials

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Working with Words/Word Study On-grade level Word Structure & Morphology Language and Foundational Skills Word Study Handbook

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Writing Learn and develop the skills of writing Writing Process Three forms of writing Narrative Informative/ Explanatory Opinion/Argument

Benchmarking Writing Progress

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Differentiation ■ Lessons designed to meet student needs with grade level material ■ Should include ■ Scaffolding ■ Accelerating ■ Enriching

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Teacher Read Aloud Must be planned and purposeful Above grade level text Wide variety of genres

Comprehensive Literacy Framework Self Selected Reading Management System Accountability Apply skills they have learned

What’s Different? Reading Standards are organized by clusters

What’s Different?

Unpacked standards are in a separate document

Resources A lesson for every standard in the Common Core Standard of Focus Standards listed under the lessons Some lessons are story specific others can be applied to the any story Third Grade Unit 1 Fourth Grade Unit 1 Fifth Grade Unit 1