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NC Read to Achieve. Adopted July 2012 Effective 2013-14 School Year. Seven Components. 1. Comprehensive Reading Plan 2. Developmental Screening and Kindergarten Entry Assessment (2014-2015) The only component NOT effective this year 3. Facilitating Early Grade Reading Proficiency
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NC Read to Achieve Adopted July 2012 Effective 2013-14 School Year
Seven Components • 1. Comprehensive Reading Plan • 2. Developmental Screening and Kindergarten Entry Assessment (2014-2015) The only component NOT effective this year • 3. Facilitating Early Grade Reading Proficiency • mClass Reading 3D adopted as diagnostic system for all LEAs across NC (DIBELS Next & TRC) • 4. Elimination of Social Promotion • Retention after 3rd grade if not proficient • Good Cause Exemptions
Good Cause Exemptions • Limited English Proficient students • Students with IEPs that include alternate assessments and reading interventions • Proficiency on an alternate assessment after EOG or summer reading camp • Proficiency through a reading portfolio • Previously retained more than once
Components • 5. Successful Reading Development for Retained Students • Summer Reading Camps • Teacher: positive student outcomes in reading • Extra Support in fourth grade classroom • Mid-year promotion to remove label • 6. Notification to Parents and Guardians • Timely • In Writing • Monthly reports on reading progress for students with label • 7. LEA Accountability • Published numbers of proficient, not proficient, alternate assessment
Portfolio Requirements • Portfolio collection begins in January of 3rd grade • Mini EOG-style passages with 5 questions focused on one standard • A completed portfolio will contain 36 proficient passages • 3 proficient passages for each of 12 standards • Proficiency equals 80% or 4 out of 5 questions correct • Must contain all benchmarking and progress monitoring results from Reading 3D
RtA Portfolio Completion • Pathways for Completion • End of 3rd grade, completed portfolio may be used as a Good Cause Exemption • If the portfolio is not complete by the end of 3rd, a student may continue work on contents during Summer Reading Camp • If the portfolio is not complete by the end of Summer Camp, a student may continue work on contents until November 1, the mid-year promotion date
Fourth Grade Class with extra support for retained students.
Process of Retention Student is retained after 3rd grade 3rd/4th transition class (classroom designed to meet 4th grade performance standard while continuing to remediate areas of reading deficiency) –within class Accelerated reading class (instructional supports provided to increase a student's reading level at least two grade levels) - pull out OR Opportunity for Mid-Year promotion by passing the Read to Achieve test of reading comprehension or Student Reading Portfolio by November 1. Proficient? YES NO Retention Label remains – intensive reading support continues and teacher begins grade 4 portfolio (school based team may consider placement options) Retention Label removed – student continues in 4th grade curriculum with intensive reading support 4th grade Student Portfolio is used to show proficiency and have retention label removed; and then completes 4th grade EOG Completes 4th grade EOG Principal Authority on Proficiency NO YES Retention/Promotion based on Principal's decision Student promoted to 5th grade
At CWM • Monday— all students will take released, practice passage during regular class • Tuesday—portfolio passage given during independent reading time; intervention focus on next week’s standard • Wednesday—portfolio passage given during independent reading time; intervention focus on next week’s standard • Thursday—portfolio passage given during independent reading time; intervention focus on next week’s standard • Friday—intervention focus on next week’s standard
At CWM, cont’d. • This process will continue through April 6. • Then, student proficiency on the passages will be analyzed to determine which standards each student needs to complete their portfolio. • Students will then only take the passage from the standard they need.
At CWM, cont’d. • January 21—reserved for conferences. Please sign-up before leaving for a time. • Thank you for coming today!
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