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Differentiated Acceleration. MacArthur International Spanish Academy. 420 students K-6 290 students participate in our dual language program 29% ELL 30% low income. Our Students.
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MacArthur International Spanish Academy • 420 students K-6 • 290 students participate in our dual language program • 29% ELL • 30% low income
• Students who have attended MacArthur ISA for at least one year will be at grade level in reading and math in English as well as Spanish upon entering third grade. • MacArthur ISA will close the achievement gap for all students in reading and math in English and Spanish as measured by both district and state assessments. • MacArthur ISA will perform at or above the 90th percentile (top 10% nationally) in meeting individual student growth targets in reading and math in English as well as Spanish. District 54 Goals are MacArthur Goals
Acceleration: Getting Started All teachers were providing intervention for students below grade level Instructional Assistants with Jr. Great books Instruction provided in English Strategy: Do MORE Used programs to intervene not coordinated with classroom instruction Reading focused
Refining Acceleration Strategy: Differentiate to meet particular student needs Certified teachers plan and teach both intervention and enrichment groups Instruction is aligned to Core Classroom Instruction Reading and Math Enrichment in Spanish and English in Literacy and Primary Grade Math
District 54 Balanced Literacy Acceleration Framework 5 mins. Shared Reading (teacher models) 15 mins. Guided Reading (student application) 10 mins. Writing/Written Response to Reading 30 min Literacy Acceleration Period
Differentiated Literacy Acceleration Struggling Readers Intervention groups with a focus on: Oral Language Decoding Curricular Aligned Comprehension Writing
Differentiated Math Acceleration Aligned to Core Instruction
Next steps 1. Expanding higher level math enrichment in Spanish to upper grades 2. Differentiating within larger enrichment groups