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Bulldog Four

Bulldog Four. Erin Hall. Honeoye Elementary School. The school encompasses K-12 in one building. Support for Pre-Service Teachers. Since I was able to conduct my student teaching placement here and am currently a sub here I was welcomed with open arms to conduct my Instructional Inquiry.

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Bulldog Four

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  1. Bulldog Four Erin Hall

  2. Honeoye Elementary School • The school encompasses K-12 in one building

  3. Support for Pre-Service Teachers • Since I was able to conduct my student teaching placement here and am currently a sub here I was welcomed with open arms to conduct my Instructional Inquiry. • Teachers were willing to share their thoughts and concerns with me since they knew who I was.

  4. Demographics • 98.61% White • 0.06% African American • 0.09% Native American • 0.35% Asian • 0.90% from two or more races. • Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population • Honeoye is a Hamlet in Richmond, NY

  5. Literacy Instruction Literacy is extremely important in the school but there are too many programs implemented that it can become overwhelming for the teachers and students

  6. Texts are more meaningful to tie in with the curriculum better Whole group instruction – 30 minutes Small grouped on ability levels -Enrichment -Special needs Content driven reading and writing program – focus on Science and Social Studies – no standard English Program Michelle McCumber 5th Grade Teacher Only use parts of Scott Foresman with Spelling and Grammar because of the Core Standards Conferencing with Daily Five – Vocabulary but Daily 5 isn’t implemented in the classroom 20 minutes reading at home Depends on previous teachers to teach the skills that are expected for the next grade level

  7. Grade 5

  8. Not comfortable with DRA 2 assessment ^ “Go ahead and take it home, read it, and explain it to me” -Cindy

  9. Thoughts on Assessment “Tests don’t take into consideration all students. But they include all students in the assessment.” -core standards are not practical -not everyone will be college ready -we need people who will do trade jobs -would need individual learning plans -hard to meet these needs (perfect world standards) -don’t figure in differentiation -need to teach test format – shouldn’t trick you but it can be tricky -need to teach students to be critical readers and writers -test expects students to be quick readers and not pay attention to details

  10. Fundations – 5 times a week for ½ hour (reading) Another teacher implements this program –materials are not accessible in the classroom Whole group instruction – 2 days a week for ½ hour Small group instruction- 3 days of reading and writing for a ½ hour each -Leveled Readers Expected to write 1-2 sentences per page that relates to the picture Pizza Hut Reading Program – encouraging students to read at home “Too many programs!” Cindy Futter Kindergarten Teacher

  11. Kindergarten

  12. Too many programs • Never had just one program in the school (except the Daily 5) –use the Daily 5 language with the students but it’s not implemented in the Library • Schedules are too strict and there is no set time for Science or Social Studies • Not enough time in the day for Daily 5 and it’s not for everyone • Students take AR (Accelerated Reader) tests online after reading a book • Homework Jump Start was held in the Library after school Janelle Deal Librarian

  13. To Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday the Elementary school immersed themselves in the wacky world of Dr. Seuss

  14. Create more family involvement programs to support the home-school connections Have a unified Literacy Program throughout the school Teacher workshops should be geared toward grade levels and not just generalize the trainings Recommendations

  15. Print in the Community

  16. The library wasn’t open during normal business hours

  17. The End

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