Mustang Musings
November 26, 2018
Three Questions Your Students Should Be Able to Answer
2. What is your power goal?
3. How do you practice your power goal?
What are YOU reading?
On Target for IRLA Reading Level
At this point in the year, our students should be at these points:
K-.20
1st-1.20
2nd-2.20
3rd-3.20
4th-4.20
HES creates readers!
On Target for Reading Practice
ARC Swimming Pool
Are Your Students Growing?
Reading Goal for IOWC-All learners will receive the differentiated support needed to ensure at least a year’s worth of growth.
By now we should see at least 0.2 growth points for students. Things to think about if your students are not showing that growth:
- Have you given them credit in foundational skills for everything they showed they can do during entry?
- Do they have home reading and engagement down?
- Are you able to see those lower students often enough to capture their learning?
- Are they ready for the next level?
Steps calendar for this month
ARC Focus of the Week
- Make sure you are conferencing daily
- All students should know their power goal and how to practice their power goal independently
- Address phonics gaps first
- Reading steps need to be entered daily.
- Every child should be conferenced with at least one time every 10 days. Students in emergency must be met with more frequently.
Turnaround Tuesday
Great Evidence!
We don't often get an opportunity to see other teacher's entries into SchoolPace, but I wanted to highlight examples of what good evidence looks like after a conference.
Mrs. Barry has great evidence entered for her student! I noticed that she included the student's accuracy, examples of errors, comprehension questions answered, and what self-corrections occurred. Mrs. Barry also included strategies that she shared with the child to help her become a better reader. I also noticed that she met with this student three times in a 20 day period- including three weekends and two vacation days. Mrs. Barry has her students read with her every time they conference, which is exactly what we need to do. She also included specific, helpful evidence in her concise notes under fluency. Great job, Mrs. Barry!
Here is the Phonics/Phonological Skills at each level: (if you find a student is having difficulty in one of these areas, you can look back at that level to see if there are any lessons or materials to help instruct the skill)
What can I do for you?
- Modeling
- Side-by-side coaching
- Coaching and modeling of using the IRLA
- Round up resources
- Assist with differentiating lessons or materials
- Cover your class so that you can observe a colleague's class
- Cooperatively plan a lesson or series of lessons that meet best practices
- Serve as another pair of hands for a lesson
- Offer strategies for classroom management
- Help you connect with other teachers in the district
- Lend an open ear for a topic of your choice
- Reflect on student learning in your classroom through conversation and observation
- Work collaboratively to bounce ideas off one another to address a concern
- Evaluate new students to guide instruction
Hardy Elementary School
Email: lhenk@iwcs.k12.va.us
Website: http://hes.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 9311 Hardy Circle, Smithfield, VA, United States
Phone: 757-357-3204
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hardy-Elementary-School-205065852892284/
Twitter: @Mrs_Henk