What (Else) is New in ELA?

Good Habits, Great Readers Adoption Support

Link to DRA2 Training Online:http://www.mypearsontraining.com/products/dra2/tutorials.asp

Link to Words Their Way Training Online:http://www.mypearsontraining.com/products/wordstheirway/tutorials.asp

Link to GHGR Reading & Writing Samplers Online:http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?

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Link to GHGR Online Database username CCSD, password Cobb

http://www.pearsonlearning.com/microsites/goodhabits/index.cfm

Link to Training Possibilities/Elementary LA BLOGhttp://cicobb.typepad.com/es_la/2009/06/training-possibilities.html

Link to Elementary Administrators Training Handoutshttp://picasso.cobbk12.org/CobbCurriculum/Curriculum/ELA0506/ghgrtrainingpacket.pdf

More to come in Future Installments

Unit Outlines*Combination of reading and writing on one map*Unit Instructional Support after each nine weeks

Table of Contents for the Unit Instructional Support Page

Each grade will have GHGR Correlation Table

GHGR Lessons Aligned with Standards/Elements/PICASSO& Assessments that Guide Instruction in each Correlation Chart

Lesson Outlines Have a New Look

Topics/Nine Weeks

Essential and Supplemental Lessons

This is a list of instructional resources.

Sample Workshop Schedule Intermediate

8:05 – 8:30 Reading Minilesson (Strategy lesson focusing on becoming an Independent Reader/Writer)

8:30 – 8:45 Independent Reading/Teacher Conferencing

(This time will increase as the year progresses.)

8:45 – 9:05 Small Strategy Focus Group (Guided Reading)Students work on…* Reading Response Journals

* Reading with a Partner * Literature Circle Book/ Book Club/ Book of their Choice/Conference

Task * Words Their Way Sorts

9:10 – 9:15 Share (What did you do today that helped you become a better reader?)

9:15 – 9:40 Words Their Way Minilesson

9:45 – 9:55 Writing Minilesson

9:55 – 10: 25 Independent Writing/Conferencing

10:25 – 10:30 Share (What did you do today that helped you become a better writer?)

10:30 – 10:40 Read Aloud (Chapter Book)

Sample Workshop Schedule Primary

• 8:05-8:15- Shared Reading Mini Lesson• 8:15-8:35- Words Their Way• 8:35-8:50- Shared Reading Focus Lesson

(Strategy lesson focusing on becoming an Independent Reader/Writer)

• 8:50-9:50- Independent reading & conferencing/guided reading/centers/share time – 8:50-9:05-Independent Reading & Conferencing – 9:05-9:25-Small Group (guided reading) Centers- rotation 1– 9:25-9:45-Small Group (Guided reading) Centers – rotation 2– 9:45-9:50- Share Time

• 9:50-10:35- Writing workshop (mini lesson/writing time & teacher conferencing/Share time)– 9:50-10:00- Writing Mini Lesson– 10:00-10:30- Writing & Conferencing– 10:30-10:35- Share Time

ABC Rap (Sound Spelling Cards)• Power point to match your classroom sound

spelling cards• Meant for K-2 whole/small group instruction,and for any 3-5 student struggling with decoding• Similar, but not exactly the same picture (an artist, but a different artist)• A different lyric for each card, but with the same melody throughout• Suggested kinesthetic action for each card (Uniformity for transition sake)

Found on the right side of the K, 1 & 2 LA Course Guides on PICASSO

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Kinesthetic Action: Move your hand quickly through the air like jet that is soaring.

What do you see? What do you see?

I see a fast jet soaring toward me.

What do you hear? What do you hear?

Jet /j/ /j/ Jet /j/ /j/

Training/Implementation Timeline

AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

GHGR Summer Overviews Handwriting

Training Online

QTDRA/Word Analysis &

Assessment –Writing/W2

CommentaryLA/SS

DRA/Word Analysis Training

QTWords Their

Way Assessment/ Commentary

LA/SS

Math/Science QT Math/Science QT

GHGR Summer Institute

DRA Training

Schools May Set Up Ongoing Training

Fall DRA Assessment: •New Students•Students w/No level info•Students that do not perform as spring level indicatesGoal:At least 2 students per classroom by October 1Principals may require more at the local level

Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer

What’s New? Language Arts Implementation 2009-2010

Z-B Handwriting Instruction:

K, 1, 2 Manuscript3 Cursive

In 1 & 2 especially this yearDon’t force conformity -

Instruct for legibility

Spring DRA Assessment:

•All Students

Implement New Course Guide, Units, Lessons

using GHGR

Continue: Writing Assessments/W2

25 Book Standard 4/5

Mid-Year Achievement Series1st-5th

Report Card Changes K-2

• In Addition to

Teacher Rubric

Indicator (Reads Orally . . .)

Marked 3+,3,2,1 . . . . .

• Fountas and

Pinnell Level Reported

Each Quarter – Not Just

at the End of the Year