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Facilitators:Teresa RoeEnglish Language Arts Division Manager, TDSLatahshia ColemanEnglish Language Arts Instructional Facilitator, TDSSession Outcomes:Provide an overview of the TDS approach to literacyHighlight the evolution of the TDS Literacy Initiative and the needs of students and teachersConnect the Common Core State Standards to TDS approaches past and present
OUR MISSION ELA DIVISION Responding to the Changing Nature of Literacy By Helping Students Endure Beyond the Classroom
ELA DIVISION OUR OFFERINGS Middle Grades Program, Grades 6 – 8 Student Team Literature Listening Comprehension Talent Development Writing Savvy Readers Lab High School Acceleration Courses, Grades 9 – 11 Strategic Reading ALFA Lab Reading and Writing In Your Career College Prep Reading and Writing
ELA DIVISION OUR FACILITATION Pillar 1. Teacher Teaming / School-wide Planning • Facilitate awareness and alignment of literacy approaches supporting the TD Blueprint and evidence-based practices with state, district, and school-wide requirements • Support whole school literacy Pillar 2. Curriculum and Instruction • Provide expertise to support coaches and teachers with implementing TDS frameworks, acceleration course designs and curriculum • Provide coaching support and model effective instruction • Assist coaches and teachers with planning instructional modules, common • assessments, and daily lessons aligned to the common core and state standards
ELA DIVISION OUR FACILITATION Pillar 3. Early Warning Tiered Intervention Systems • Promote examination of data to target students eligible for reading intervention • Collaborate with coaches and teachers to prescribe interventions based on data and classroom performance Pillar 4. Can Do Climate Among Students and Staff • Promote high expectations and academic success for all learners • Focus on students’ motivation to learn. Incorporate needs, abilities, and student interests • Support collaboration and learning communities
TDS Middle Grades Program Components Student Team Literature Listening Comprehension Cooperative Learning Teams Talent Development Writing
Transitioning Through the TDHS Literacy Initiative Course Components Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11 Strategic Reading Reading & Writing in College Prep Your Career Reading & Writing Showcase Showcase Reading and Discourse Focus Lesson Focus Lesson Focus Lesson • Student Team Literature Student Team Literature Text Exploration • Self-selected Reading Self-selected Reading Project based and Learning Centers and Learning Centers Applications
The Standards Connection Preparing for 21st Century Skills The 4 Cs Communication Collaboration Creativity Critical Thinking Skills Important to Long Term Success Perseverance, Self-directed Learning, Courage, Independence and Active Citizenship
The Standards Connection Curriculum Alignment CCSS, TEKS,SOL Instructional Shifts Expository / Informational text Close, Analytic Reading Rigorous expectations for ELA and literacy across content areas
REFLECTION Why is it important to look back before we consider where we’re going?
TIME TRAVEL THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS • Going back in time • Moving Ahead into the 21st Century • Present Times • Projecting Beyond the Here and Now
ELA TIME TUNNEL GOING BACK IN TIME: • Cooperative Learning • Oral Language / Discourse • Partner discussion guides • Social skills • Read Aloud • Metacognition MOVING AHEAD INTO THE 21ST CENTURY: Balanced Literacy with focus on text complexity Organizing an approach to teaching literature and literacy Using a variety of genre Reinforcing strategies before, during, and after reading
ELA TIME TUNNEL • PRESENT TIMES : • Integrating English, Literacy, and Language Instruction • Reinforcing Reading Strategies before, during and after Reading • Essential questions / Accountable Talk • Close Reading / Academic Language • In class use of technology to build background knowledge • BACK IN TIME • Cooperative Learning • Oral language and discourse • Social aspects of learning (peer to • PROJECTING BEYOND THE HERE AND NOW: • Use of Technology • Interactive Partner Discussion Guide
LOOKING AHEAD Projecting Beyond the Here and Now : Beyond the Here and Now