1. Teaching Literacy: From 0 – 360° in 180 days! Who could be “highly qualified”? An evolution of thought…

3. Higher-level Thinking: 6. Evaluation 5. Synthesis 4. Analysis 3. Application Lower-level Thinking: 2. Comprehension 1. Knowledge

4. “We have the tools, but we have to learn how to use them.” ~ Harri Holkeri Book Rooms Book Boxes Poetry Posters Print Shop Curriculum Maps Literacy Coordinator EACH OTHER!!!

5. New Teacher Literacy KickStart Book Room Orientation Book Room Database Weekly Mapped Curriculum Assessment Overview Grouping Plan Formative Assessment Tool Writing Rubrics Suggested Benchmark Documents

6. Book Room Database

7. New Teacher Literacy KickStart Book Room Orientation Book Room Database Weekly Mapped Curriculum Assessment Overview Grouping Plan Formative Assessment Tool Writing Rubrics Suggested Benchmark Documents

8. Grouping Plan: Intensive Instructional Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Whole Class 15-20 Minutes Read Aloud Focus: GLCE’s Independent Reading Comprehension Toolkit Focus: GLCE’s Independent Reading Strategies That Work Focus: GLCE’s Group 1 Guided Reading Guided Reading Guided Reading AR Test Guided Reading Group 2 Guided Reading AR Test Guided Reading Guided Reading Guided Reading Group 3 AR Test Guided Reading Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading Group 4 Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading Guided Reading AR Test Group 5 Lower Grade Shared Reading Lower Grade Shared Reading AR Test Lower Grade Shared Reading Group 1 & 2 – DRA 30 Group 3 & 4 – DRA 40 Group 5 – DRA 50 Weekly Mapped Curriculum

9. Grouping Plan: Mixed Instructional Schedule Mixed Reading Levels / Grouping By Strategy Needs MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Whole Class 15-20 Minutes Read Aloud Independent Reading Skills Lesson Independent Reading Skills Lesson Group 1 Guided Reading Shared Reading Independent Reading AR Test Group 2 AR Test Guided Reading Shared Reading Independent Reading Group 3 Independent Reading AR Test Guided Reading Shared Reading Independent Reading Group 4 Independent Reading AR Test Guided Reading Shared Reading Group 5 Shared Reading Independent Reading AR Test Guided Reading

10. New Teacher Literacy KickStart Book Room Orientation Book Room Database Weekly Mapped Curriculum Assessment Overview Grouping Plan Formative Assessment Tool Writing Rubrics Suggested Benchmark Documents

11. Student NameBook Title/Level FluencyMiscues/ Strategies/ Comprehension 1 2 3 4 Formative Assessment Tool Scale Low – High (1-3) Date: Student FluencyComprehensionExpressionRetells

12. New Teacher Literacy KickStart Book Room Orientation Book Room Database Weekly Mapped Curriculum Assessment Overview Grouping Plan Formative Assessment Tool Writing Rubrics Suggested Benchmark Documents

13. Planning Files “Sandwich” Papers Draft Copies Published Copies Daily Evidence # ideas written # pages written

14. New Teacher Literacy KickStart Book Room Orientation Book Room Database Weekly Mapped Curriculum Assessment Overview Grouping Plan Formative Assessment Tool Writing Rubrics Suggested Benchmark Documents

15. Final Word… To avoid the train wreck and burnout… To retain potentially wonderful teachers… To achieve effective, consistent literacy instruction… …cohesion of a user-friendly curriculum is critical. Our Charge: Find the Gaps and Fill Them!