Elementary Reading Adoption Proposal 2007

1. Elementary Reading AdoptionProposal 2007 Champaign Unit 4 Schools

2. Process • Program Evaluation Information • Reading Program Previews • Pilot

3. Program Evaluation Information • Material Accessibility • Instructional Time for Literacy • Professional Development

4. Reading Program Previews • Series reviewed • Scott-Foresman • Houghton Mifflin • Rigby • Pearson • Harcourt • Pilot Teacher Selection

6. Reading Pilot • Training • Classroom Visits • Monthly Collaborative Meetings • Data Collection • Decision Day (February 1)

7. Recommendation for Adoption • Top Seven Priorities • Data • Recommendation • Materials to be purchased • Opening the World of Learning (Pre Kindergarten) • Good Habits, Great Readers • Words Their Way • Quick Reads Technology

8. Professional Development Plan • May 9 School Improvement Day • Summer Academy • July 20/August 22 • August 20, Balanced Calendar Third Monday • September 13 • Words Their Way (Balanced Calendar) • Using Assessments in GHGR and DRA2 (Regular Calendar) • October 29 • Quick Reads Technology (Balanced Calendar) • Words Their Way (Regular Calendar) • January/April (To be determined)

9. High School Reading AdoptionProposal 2007 Champaign Unit 4 Schools

10. Process -Fall 2005: pilot postponed -May 2006: pilot resumed -Fall 2006: 1st semester pilot -Pilot Teacher Selection -Both high schools/1 semester -Department-wide reviews w/publishers -January 2007: Unanimous Selection of Prentice Hall

11. Pilot Programs • Reviewed for 9th-11th grades • McDougall-Littell, Prentice Hall • Reviewed for 12th grade • DiYanni, Bedford St. Martins, Meyer, Roberts & Jacobs

12. Recommended Texts • Grades 9-11 • Prentice Hall Literature, Illinois, Penguin Edition • Grade 12 • Literature: by Roberts & Jacobs • The Bedford Introduction To Literature by Meyer

13. Rationale • Alignment to school and district curriculum and state and national standards • Appropriate scope, sequence, vertical alignment • Pedagogical appropriateness • Rigorous, yet accessible selections • Support for differentiation • Cultural and social diversity • Support for strategic reading instruction • Staff development implications/support

14. Special Features of Prentice Hall • Illinois specific Edition • Teacher Edition and support materials on CD • Online Access for students • Reader’s Notebook (consumable/replaceable) • 2 novels for every text • Unlimited consultation/in-service • Technology growth and support

15. Additional Special Features of Grade 9, Grade 10 • Horizontal and Vertical Alignment • Texts are organized by reading strategy. • Paired selections for each reading strategy • From The Author’s Desk • Standards, theme, and genre pacing guides assist teachers in planning.

16. Professional Development Plan • Summer program introduction training • Integration of adopted materials during department meetings, SIP Days, after-school training opportunities throughout 07-08 school year and beyond.

17. Thank you Scott Filkins Stan Yanchus Kara Wilken Teresa Hamilton Gary Slotnick Marty Sierra-Perry Charlie Weinberg Pat Johnson

18. Sample Items are on display in the Mellon Building Board Room from March 12-April 12.