ADE K-12 ELA Newsletter
July 2022
Introducing the newest team member!
Growing Up!
Just For Fun!
Experience!
~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~
K-12 ELA Office Hours
Thursday, July 14, 11am-12pm
This is an online event hosted by the ADE ELA team.
Register for K-12 ELA Office Hours in EMS!
Access our 2021-2022 Office Hours Padlet to keep up-to-date.
~ ELA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ~
Arizona Reading Fundamentals OnDemand Academy
Before you register, please watch our OnDemand Academy Introduction Video to learn more. Each knowledge block recommends a companion text. Please browse the Professional Development webpage for all details prior to registering.
Be sure to download and save all certificates!
Book Studies
As of July 1, our summer book studies will have concluded. We are so grateful for everyone who participated! Thank you!
Please feel free to visit the Padlets from each summer book study:
Please keep an eye on our upcoming newsletters to find information on Fall book studies!
~ FROM THE MOWR DESK ~
Preparing for 2022-23 Literacy Plans
For all MOWR questions, please reach out to Sarah Bondy by emailing: moveonwhenreading@azed.gov
Keep those Dyslexia Training Designee Certificates
2022-23 K-3 Universal Literacy & Dyslexia Screening
All schools will submit this data to the MOWR team by Oct. 1, Feb. 1, and June 1.
- Acadience Reading K-6
- mCLASS platform with DIBELS 8th (Amplify)
- i-Ready Assessment
- Amira
- FastBridge
- iSTEEP
- aimswebPlus
- Renaissance - Star AZ Literacy Assessments
- DIBELS 8th Edition (UofO)
List of approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screeners List and Guidance. Literacy plans will not be approved for schools which choose to use an alternative assessment, not on this list.
In the World of Dyslexia and Intervention
Dyslexia Training Designee Grant
~ SECONDARY CORNER ~
Summer of Writing Professional Learning Series
Let's get our learning on this summer - all about writing! There's a few sessions still left, come join us! **Note: By mid-July, all of the materials/resources from the sessions will be posted on the Secondary ELA webpage.
The summer series will include:
- a book study on The Writing Revolution
- a variety of webinars on Secondary ELA writing topics, including: exploring the three types of writing standards, grammar instruction, and college and career writing
Let’s all get our writing learning on this summer!
Register for the Summer of Writing Professional Learning Series!
Share the Summer of Writing PD Flyer with your colleagues!
Other Summer PD for Secondary Educators from ADE
Check out more free and virtual PD opportunities so you can learn all summer long!
News from AETA
The Arizona English Teachers' Association (AETA) offers events and professional learning for all English teachers in Arizona, including monthly webinars, a newsletter, and a journal.
July News:
- 2022 AETA Conference - "I Change Myself, I Change the World: Stories of Hope, Change, & Light" will take place September 24, 2022
- Journal - AETA is calling for journal submissions for their Fall journal. The submission deadline is June 30
- Teachers as Writers Contest - deadline: July 15, 2022
- HS Teacher of Excellence Award - deadline: August 1, 2022
- Resources from GLSEN Arizona - Come join the GLSEN Phoenix: Creating Safer Spaces - Zoom Webinar ! And the opportunity for free books from the GLSEN Rainbow Library
~ THE SCIENCE OF READING ~
SOR Podcasts
Now, let's learn more about the Science of Reading with our Podcasts section. Listen to one of four audio documentaries from The Educate Podcast - stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn.
- Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia
- Hard Words: Why aren’t kids being taught to read?
- At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
- What the Words Say
~ Literacy Tid Bit ~
Phonemic Awareness is Essential for Learning to Read
Levels of phonemic awareness skills:
- Identifying
- Categorizing
- Isolating
- Blending
- Segmenting
- Adding
- Deleting
- Substituting
The ADE English Language Arts Team
Dr. Amy Boza, Director of English Language Arts and Move On When Reading
Sarah Bondy, K-3 Early Literacy Specialist
Lauren Spenceley, Secondary ELA Specialist
Maggie Velazquez, Dyslexia and Literacy Intervention Specialist
Kim Piranio, Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist