ADE K-12 ELA Newsletter
December 2022
~UPCOMING EVENTS~
K-12 ELA Office Hours
Thursday, December 8th, 11am-12pm
This is an online event hosted by the ADE ELA team.
Register for K-12 ELA Office Hours in EMS!
Access our 2022-2023 Office Hours Padlet to keep up-to-date or see topics you've missed at a previous Office Hours.
~ELA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING~
Book Studies
Come join us for our current professional learning book studies!
Kinder-12th Grades:
Literacy Foundations for English Learners by Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan
8 Tuesdays, January 10th - March 7th
4:30-5:30 MST
Contact: Kim Piranio and Karen Ten Napel
See Literacy Book Study Flyer for more information.
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. and Jonathan Shaywitz, M.D.
9 Wednesdays, January 11th - March 8th
4:30-5:30 MST
Contact: Maggie Velazquez
See Dyslexia Book Study Flyer for more information.
Secondary (6th-12th):
Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties by Carolyn Denton, Sharon Vaughn, Jade Wexler, Deanna Bryan, and Deborah Reed
9 Thursdays, January 12th - March 16th
4:30-5:30 MST
Contact: Lauren Spenceley
See Secondary ELA Book Study Flyer for more information.
General Info for our book studies:
- Virtual book chats take place via Zoom.
- All participants must register in the ADE EMS system to receive credit - each session is offered individually.
- All participants who register in EMS, read their chapter(s), and attend the book study will be given 2-hours PD credit.
- More details, ordering information, etc. can be found on the flyers linked above. Please share with your colleagues!
Arizona Reading Fundamentals OnDemand Academy
Don't forget that each knowledge block recommends a companion text. Please browse the Professional Development webpage for all details prior to registering.
~FROM THE MOWR DESK~
Mid-Year Universal Screening Data DUE Feb. 1st
Beginning of the year Literacy Assessment Data window 1 closes on Nov. 30th.
Mid-year Literacy Assessment Data window 2 opens on Dec. 1st. As you complete your mid-year Universal Screening administration this winter, be sure to enter this data into the MOWR portal, following the same multi-step process as you did in Aug-Oct.
For all MOWR questions, please reach out to Sarah Bondy by emailing: moveonwhenreading@azed.gov or reach out to your MOWR specialist directly. Find your MOWR specialist here.
~IN OTHER NEWS~
Literacy Research Association Annual Conference
K-5 Literacy Endorsement
Visit the Literacy Endorsement Webpage for more information:
- General Information
- Approved Trainings
- Foundations of Reading Assessment
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Dr. Amy Boza or 602-364-1804.
~IN THE WORLD OF DYSLEXIA AND INTERVENTION~
Quarterly Dyslexia Training Designee PLC Meetings
Calling all school-level Dyslexia Training Designees. The ADE ELA team presents Quarterly PLC Meetings for the Dyslexia Training Designee. Please join our quarterly Dyslexia Training Designee PLC, hosted by Maggie Velazquez, Dyslexia and Literacy Intervention Specialist. This is your opportunity to meet with other DTDs in Arizona to collaborate, share, and discuss roles and responsibilities of being your school's DTD. We will build this DTD Professional Learning Community to help support one another in this amazing role, "Dyslexia Training Designee". Please note you do not have to have your DTD trainings completed to attend.
Make sure to register for our Quarterly DTD PLCs here. The next one will be Feb. 28 from 3:15-4:15
~ SECONDARY CORNER~
Secondary ELA Quarterly Office Hours 12/13 4 PM
Secondary ELA Upcoming PD
Come join all the current and upcoming Secondary ELA Professional Learning opportunities, including live webinars and asynchronous courses! Register for all secondary ELA opportunities here!
Indigenous Educator Panel
Please also check out another upcoming event from The Heard Museum: The Heard Museum is excited to celebrate the relaunch of guided school tours at our FREE, K-12 Educator Night! Teachers from across the Valley are invited to this exclusive, educators-only takeover of the Heard. Join us on Tuesday, December 6th from 5-7:30pm for networking, food, drinks, music by flutist Jonah Littlesunday (Diné), information on resources at the Heard Museum, a presentation by current Indigenous Nations Poets fellow Kinsale Drake (Diné), and special freebies for your classroom or workspace. Head to our website to register for the event and secure your spot before we reach capacity.
ACT and FAFSA
Check out the ACT resources page from the ADE Assessment team - you will see that they have released an Arizona State Standards Alignment Guide and Arizona Alignment Guide!
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.
December News:
- 2022 AETA Conference - "I Change Myself, I Change the World: Stories of Hope, Change, & Light" Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a fantastic conference!
- Journal - AETA is calling for journal submissions for their Fall AETA journal. The submission deadline is January 31st, 2023.
- Presidential Graduate Assistantships in English at Arizona State University
~THE SCIENCE OF READING~
It Takes Leadership
Each month, we have been introducing a new section of the ADE Science of Reading webpage. Over the last TWELVE months, we have introduced the Homepage, Structured Literacy, Brain Research, Reading Researchers, SOR Terminology, Educational Equity, SOR Articles, Podcasts, Books, the Simple View of Reading, Scarborough's Reading Rope, and The Four-Part Processor.
This month, let’s learn more about the Science of Reading with our It Takes Leadership section.
It Takes Leadership explains the importance of school leadership being trained in the Science of Reading to provide expertise, guidance, and support to their staff. Learn about SOR Professional Development for administrators, download classroom observational tools, and view other resources to help administrators lead the pathway to effective reading development implementation in their schools and districts.
~COACH'S CORNER~
In Building Your Reflection Practice: Self-Coaching Questions for Coaches, Tracy Fuller provides several reflection questions to build our own capacity and efficacy as coaches. Choosing a few questions to think about prior to, during, and after a coaching conversation can help build our listening and empathy skills.
Secondary Literacy (6-12)
Dyslexia (K-12)
The ADE English Language Arts Team
Dr. Amy Boza, Director of English Language Arts and Move On When Reading
Sarah Bondy, K-5 Literacy Lead
Lauren Spenceley, Secondary ELA Specialist
Maggie Velazquez, Dyslexia and Literacy Intervention Specialist
Kim Piranio, Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist
Karen Ten Napel, Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist
Michele Rutin, P-3 Coach Coordinator