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Mission: To ensure successful literacy achievement for every child. Source: Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Compiled by: Hope Stuart. Literacy Achievement. Valley Central is committed to literacy achievement for all students.
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Mission: To ensure successful literacy achievement for every child. Source: Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Compiled by: Hope Stuart
Literacy Achievement • Valley Central is committed to literacy achievement for all students. • The Literacy Collaborative framework matches VCSD’s current literacy initiatives and provides solid, long-term professional development for our teachers. A liaison affiliated with Lesley University provides consistent support to the school via the Literacy Coordinator. • The Literacy Collaborative represents the future of VCSD’s literacy instruction.
Literacy Collaboration • This long-term professional development program is a collaborative effort between Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery and elementary schools (K-8).
Literacy Research • The Literacy Collaborative program provides a research-based instructional model that is: • Student-centered • Language-based • Process-oriented • Literacy Collaborative ties research-based literacy methods together into strong and effective instructional practices that focus on the complex skills and strategies of reading, writing, and oral language.
Literacy Leadership Team • This school-based team is comprised of at least 6 members, including: the building administration, the literacy coordinator, classroom teachers, and school specialists (reading teachers). • The leadership team receives Literacy Collaborative training and should meet monthly to: • Plan for effective implementation • Make decisions regarding best instructional practices • Develop schedules for collecting, submitting and analyzing school assessment data • Coordinate initial training and continued professional development • Communicate with stakeholders regarding this initiative • Coordinate with Lesley University to analyze program successes and needs
Literacy Coordinator • The Literacy Coordinator is an integral member of the leadership team and is responsible for training and supporting the Literacy Collaborative initiative. • The Literacy Coordinator undergoes an intensive and continuous training process in order to provide teachers with the most current strategies that meet students’ literacy needs.
Literacy Collaborative Instructional Framework (K-8) • The framework is designed to specifically meet the needs of primary (K-2) and intermediate (3-8) students through ongoing assessment to inform teacher decision-making. • Both frameworks provide best practices in language and literacy instruction and involve the integration of science and social studies content within language arts. • Each framework contains 3 foundational components: • Language and phonics/word study • Reading Workshop • Writing Workshop **Oral, Visual and Technological Communication is represented within both frameworks and is considered a 4th block within the 3-8 framework.**
Literacy Collaborative Primary Instructional Framework (K-2) The foundation for this framework is oral language which is fundamental to learning and communicating. (Refer to attachment) Reading Workshop:60-90 minutes daily Guided Reading Independent Literacy Centers Writing Workshop: 60 minutes daily Independent Writing Guided Writing Interactive Writing (small groups) Language and Word Study: 30-60 minutes daily Interactive Read Aloud Interactive Writing Modeled/Shared Reading Modeled/Sharing Writing Handwriting Language/Word Play Letter/Word Study Minilessons Oral, Visual, & Technological Communication Communication, Presentation Performance/Drama, Visual Representation
Literacy Collaborative Intermediate Instructional Framework (3-8) This language and literacy framework provides a structure within which teachers help students construct meaning through reading and writing. (Refer to attachment) Language and Word Study: 30-60 minutes daily Interactive Read Aloud Modeled or Shared Reading/Writing Interactive Edit Reader’s Theater/Process Drama Interactive Vocabulary Choral Reading Handwriting Minilessons Poetry Share Response Text Reading/Writing Word Study Minilessons Current Events Oral, Visual, & Technological Communication Communication, Presentation Performance/Drama, Visual Representation Reading Workshop: 60 minutes daily Book Talk/Minilessons Guided Reading Independent Reading Literature Study Group Share and Evaluation Writing Workshop: 60 minutes daily Writer Talk/Minilessons Independent Writing Guided Writing Investigations Group Share and Evaluation