Reading Coach Updates
Keeping Communication Open
Dates of Reading Coach Meetings
Three Types of Reading Coach Meetings:
- Cohort Meetings: Second Thursday of the month 8:30 – 2:30 Board Room at DO
- District Coaching: 8/31, 10/1, 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/3,4/7, and 5/5 8:00 – 3:00 in Oconee Academy PD Room
- PLC Meeting with State Rep: 9/21, 10/22, 11/19, 12/17, 1/28, 2/25, 3/24, 4/21, 5/19 or 5/26 8:30 – 2:30 at Various Schools
Benchmarks Assessments
- The message from coaches and administration needs to be that Benchmark Assessment should be used to guide instruction and not an item to be checked off a list of tasks to complete.
- These assessments should be administered with fidelity so we have accurate information about the students.
High Frequency Words
High Frequency Word List:
- We now have a finalized list and have permission to share it with our teachers.
- Instruction for sharing – This list was pulled from Dolch, F &P, and Learning Continnum and collaboratively combined to create a user friendly consistent set of High Frequency words for our district.
- These are HIGH FREQUENCY words and not a spelling list.
- This does NOT replace the spelling inventory. The spelling inventory is to be used for identifying weak spelling patterns so it can be addressed with instruction.
- Content area words need to be displayed separately.
- Words should be introduced as part of instruction and then displayed.
- Students should track which words are tricky to them and practice that word.
- 4 and 5 grade (possibly 3rd) can have a list to put in a folder and only the 100 words exclusive to their grade level would need to be posted.
- These words need to be mastered by the end of school year for each grade level.
ELA Assessment Guidelines
Lauren will send out the 2015 - 2016 Guidelines through Canvas. These guidelines need to be shared with the faculty by the principal/ assistant principal or Reading Coaches.