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Welcome to English Language Arts Night. Read 180 System 44 Achieve 3000 Expert 21 Great Books Writer’s Workshop. Which programs are available?. Our Literacy Programs. What learning needs does this program address? What might a typical class day for a student in this program look like?
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Welcome to English Language Arts Night Read 180 System 44 Achieve 3000 Expert 21 Great Books Writer’s Workshop
Our Literacy Programs • What learning needs does this program address? • What might a typical class day for a student in this program look like? • How was placement determined?
English Language Arts Standards • Information and Understanding • The bulk of the curriculum, interdisciplinary • Literary Response and Expression • ELA class specific • Critical Analysis and Evaluation • Higher order skills, interdisciplinary
Read 180 • Designed for students that are not meeting the standard for grade level for reading • 85-minute period of instruction • Adaptive technology • Whole-group/small-group model • Independent reading of Lexile-appropriate texts
System 44 • Reading and phonics intervention program for our most challenged readers • Adaptive reading technology • Phonics instruction as well as student practice in reading, writing, and spelling. • Integrated within Read 180
Achieve 3000 • RTI • Targeted to Reading and Comprehension- Standard One • Differentiated Instruction via technology • Designed for students that are approaching the grade level standard for reading
Great Books • Socratic Seminar-style class • For students that are meeting/exceeding the grade level expectation for reading • Encourages peer communication • Exposes students to sophisticated text and short stories
Expert 21 • Focuses on the Common Core State Standards • For students that have consistently demonstrated grade-level reading ability • Inquiry-based approach • Multi-genre; fiction and informational text • Piloting in grades 7 and 8
QUESTIONS? Q&A All information presented tonight will be available online via the English Department page on the District website. You may also contact: Carolyne Quintana Coordinator of English, K-12 carolynequintana@wpcsd.k12.ny.us (914) 422-2180