2019-2020 Local Literacy Plan Resources

Plans need to be emailed on or before September 12th.

[Recorded Instructions] [Literacy Plan Template] [June 10th Presentation]

This short guide, ESSA and Evidence Claims: A Practical Guide to Understanding What "Evidence Based" Really Means, is an excellent resource providing an overview of the tiers of evidence and provides 5 questions to ask when evaluating claims of evidence. It is a helpful resource to use when considering the materials, programs, and personnel purchased with your Striving Readers grant.

As you plan next year’s OSRCL budget, please remember that OSRCL grant funds can only be used on activities and programs that meet moderate to strong levels of evidence according to ESSA. Click here for an overview of the levels of evidence.

The Evidence for ESSA or What Works Clearinghouse websites can be used to determine levels of evidence. The Practices Guides describe instructional recommendations that can be implemented with existing standards or curriculum. If you are looking to adopt a program or attend professional learning, you can align them with the practice guide strategies that meet strong to moderate evidence. Click here for a list of literacy practice guides and an overview of the recommendations.

We will have 2 sessions of LETRS Modules 1-3 in Sulphur during September.

The first session is September 3 & 4 and 24 & 25. These are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Participants must attend all 4 days

• Registration link is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-modules-1-3-sulphur-group-1-tickets-70172865931

The second session is September 5 & 6 and 26 & 27. These are Thursdays and Fridays. Participants must attend all 4 days.

• Registration link is: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-modules-1-3-sulphur-group-2-tickets-70175080555

Both sessions will take place at the Murray County Expo Center, 3490 Highway 7 West, Sulphur, Oklahoma, 73086.

The OSDE is excited to provide a 4-day training LETRS focused on PreK through 3rd grade teachers. This training will

cover the following learning modules:

1: The Challenge of Learning to Read

2: The Speech Sounds of English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Phoneme Awareness

3: Spellography for Teachers: How English Spelling Works

LETRS is a professional development program that provides teachers with an understanding of:

• how students learn to read and write
• the reasons why some students fail to learn to read, spell or write
• the instructional strategies best supported by research

Registration is NOW OPEN at the following links. You must be able to attend all 4 days of the session:

• Broken Arrow – October 8 & 9, October 29 & 30: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-module-1-3-broken-arrow-tickets-68573000691
• Oklahoma City – October 10 & 11, November 4 & 5: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-module-1-3-oklahoma-city-tickets-68574023751

Early Childhood LETRS module:

This module is intended to enrich and extend professional development for early childhood educators and care providers in helping pre-kindergarten children learn the early literacy and language skills shown in research to be critical for later success. The information and techniques are also important for kindergarten, first and second grade teachers whose young students have not yet learned these vital early literacy skills needed for success in the first few years of school.

Registration is NOW OPEN at the following links:

• Broken Arrow – November 11 & 12: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-early-childhood-broken-arrow-tickets-68574382825
• Oklahoma City – November 13 & 14: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letrs-early-childhood-oklahoma-city-tickets-68574523245

Workshops for early childhood (PK-3rd), elementary English language arts (PK-5th), & secondary English language arts (6th-12th)

Dates & Locations (Click link to register.)

• September 9: Broken Arrow
• September 17: Alva
• September 19: Atoka
• September 20: Chickasha
• September 27: Oklahoma City

EARLY CHILDHOOD (PK-3RD GRADE)

Exploring Play Throughout the School Day

• Dive in to the types of student inquiry that provide structure in a balanced early childhood classroom and be ready to empower our youngest learners as they explore their world through play to increase engagement and accelerate achievement.
• Led by Senior Director of Early Childhood, Jennifer McKay.

ELEMENTARY ELA (PK-5TH GRADE)

Decode the Modes: Elementary Writing Instruction

• By studying mentor texts, teachers will learn techniques for teaching the narrative, informative, and opinion modes of writing.
• Led by Director of Elementary ELA, Deb Wade.

SECONDARY ELA (6TH-12TH GRADES)

Teaching Secondary Writers Through Inquiry

• After learning three approaches to inquiry in the secondary ELA classroom, teachers will study mentor texts to learn how to teach various aspects of writing.
• Led by Director of Secondary ELA, Jason Stephenson.