Literacy in Action

Module 6Review of Reading Fluency Reading and Writing

Assessment

Macomb ISD

Review of Reading Fluency

• Share the following:How many students used the reading fluency

system?How many readings did the students complete?What activities did you use?Describe the students’ progress?How will you continue this work?

Goals for this ModuleParticipants will • Review the Comprehensive Literacy Plan

www.missionliteracy.com • Use this model to develop a Classroom/School

Literacy Plan and the Student Literacy Profile they will use to individualize literacy development.

• Learn how to develop Writing from Reading Assessments that measure ability to integrate and evaluate multiple media; delineate and evaluate argument; and analyze texts for themes, topics and development with argumentative and informative/explanatory essays.

What do you know about your students’ literacy skills?

• At what level do they read?• How fluent is their writing and reading?• How well do they comprehend text?• Can they analyze text for craft, perspective,

point of view or bias?• Can they read closely and critically?• Can they read and write argument?

What plans do you have for your students’ literacy skill development?

• Do you know what they need?• Do you know where to begin in the

development process?• Do you have a system for monitoring their

literacy development progress?• Do your students have a system for knowing

their own literacy progress?

Fall Winter Spring

Reading Fluency Grade___ Rubric__ Grade__ Rubric___ Grade___ Rubric___

Reading Grade Level Grade ______ Grade ______ Grade ______

ACT Reading Score Score ____of 40 Score ____of 40 Score ____of 40

Close and Critical #1 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3Close and Critical #2 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3Close and Critical #3 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3Close and Critical #4 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3 Rubric Score ___/3

Profundity Score Score ____of 15 Score ____of 15 Score ____of 15

Identify Argument Score _____of 4 Score ____of 4 Score ____of 4

WritingWriting Fluency # of words _____ # of words _____ # of words_____

Argument Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4Informative/Explanatory Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4

Narrative (Grade 6-8) Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4 Rubric Score ___/4

ACT Persuasive Writing ACT Rubric ___/6 ACT Rubric ___/6 ACT Rubric ___/6Handwriting Speedand Legibility

# of letter____Rubric Score ____/5

# of lettersRubric Score ___/5

# of lettersRubric Score ___/5

Language

Oral Language Rubric Score __/4 Rubric Score___/4 Rubric Score___/4

Word Study

Vocabulary # of words ____ # of words____ # of words____

Spelling Stage _______ Stage _______ Stage_______Grammar and Word Usage

ACT English Test Preparation North Dakota State University

# correct ____of 15 # correct____ of 15 # correct____ of 15

Middle and High School Student Literacy ProfileName_____________________________________________ Grade_____________

Your turn…

With your table partners, discuss the Student Literacy Profile.

• Which items will you include for your students’ profiles?

• Which items would you consider adding?• Which literacy skills do your students monitor,

but are not included on the list?

Sample Literacy Plan – School ABC Initiative Department(s) Overview Timeline Point Person(s)

ResponsibleGoals

Writing TrackerPersuasive Writing

-Science-Social Studies-MathematicsEnglish

Writing tracker to develop fluencyStudents will:-Write fluently in Math-Track the number of words and domain specific language-Write a certain number of writes per semester (as decided by department-Complete a reflection sheet on writing per semesterIntensive focus/mastery level instruction to revise essays according to the ACT writing rubric up to a 4

Review Tracker writingsSept: Set up foldersReflection at the end of semesterMarch: Set up foldersRetest with prompt at the end of January and continued to March 5

Chairs of Social Studies, Science Mathematics DepartmentsTeacher

Develop fluency skillsUp to 150 wp five minutes HS and 125 MSPromising students writing minimally a “4” essay

ACT /MME Initiative

Math December – ACT math assessment 30 promising students will receive intensive mastery level teaching/learning episodes in Cabin and designated class.Analyze Test results for personalize teaching *They will be retested at the end of January

Now until March 5 Teacher Prepare at least 20 students for the challenges of the ACT mathematics assessment

Guided HighlightingGuided Highlighted reading for Science Items on the ACT Science Assessment

ELA Students will:-9th,10th , 11th Grades: Complete two of each genres (prose fiction, natural science, social science, humanities) per year ACT preparation: 11th Grade students receive 5 of each of the four genres with GHR before MarchGuided Highlighted Reading for the items on the ACT Science Assessment***(Should we assess the students on the Science part of the test to determine specific needs???????)

Sept: Grade 11 students assessed on the ACT-like reading portion of the assessmentFeb: Grade 11 re-assessed on reading portion of the ACT-like testSept: Teachers select the passages they will use for each of the grade levelsAs it is appropriate to prepare students for ACT Science

CommitteeScience Chair

Develop Reading fluency and build reading stamina to prepare for the ACT reading assessmentPrepare Promising students for the ACT Science Assessment

MME Social Studies Geography and World HistoryClose and Critical ReadingWork Keys

Social Studies-Art-Performing Arts-Foreign Language-PE/HealthCareer Education

Intensive focused /mastery teaching and learningStudents will:-Use the CCR Protocol to analyze content specific items (i.e. articles, songs, paintings)-Write out answers using the protocol or discuss the answers to the protocol questions using a Socratic method-Complete a reflection sheetMastery level focused teaching/learning on Work Keys

Next 5 weeks the 11th students will receive an intensive course in Geography and World History-Teachers will receive training on the four CCR questions, see examples of how to use the protocol, and see the connections to the CCSS.-Teachers will complete three CCR protocols throughout each course. Teachers will turn in student samples of each CCR.

TeacherChairs of the electives and encore subjects School Improvement Chair

Prepare promising students for Social Studies portion of the MMEDevelop Close and Critical Reading/Thinking/Writing Skills Meet CCSS Reading Standards # 1 – 9Goal????

Literacy Initiative Plan AMENDED

Your turn…

With table partners review the Literacy Plan… In what areas do you have data on your

students?Are there areas where you do not have data for your students?What are some areas where you would consider collecting data?

Guided tour of the Comprehensive Literacy on www.missionliteracy.com

• Learn about the resources to establish a plan/profile for your students’ literacy development: at the level of student, classroom, grade level, school, district, county or state.

• Find out how to locate and use the assessments• See samples of the plans/profiles to determine

how they can be modified for your needs.

Independent Exploration of the Comprehensive Literacy Plan Assessments and Strategies

Participants will begin to develop their own literacy plans and student profiles. They will have twenty minutes for exploration on their own.

Performance Tasks that have students writing in response to two or more texts

The Performance Tasks meet the CCSS Reading Anchor Standards that follow.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse

media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

The Performance Tasks meet the CCSS Writing Anchor Standards that follow.

Text Types and Purposes1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive

topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately

through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Production and Distribution of Writing4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,

organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Depth of Thinking (Webb) + Type of Thinking (Revised Bloom, 2001)

DOK Level 1 Recall & Reproduction

DOK Level 2 Basic Skills & Concepts

DOK Level 3 Strategic Thinking & Reasoning

DOK Level 4 Extended Thinking

Remember - Recall, locate basic facts, definitions, details, events

Understand - Select appropriate words for use when intended meaning is clearly evident

- Specify, explain relationships - summarize – identify central ideas

- Explain, generalize, or connect ideas using supporting evidence (quote, text evidence, example…)

- Explain how concepts or ideas specifically relate to other content domains or concepts

Apply

- Use language structure (pre/suffix) or word relationships (synonym/antonym) to determine meaning

– Use context to identify word meanings - Obtain and interpret information using text features

- Use concepts to solve non-routine problems

- Devise an approach among many alternatives to research a novel problem

Analyze- Identify the kind of information contained in a graphic, table, visual, etc.

– Compare literary elements, facts, terms, events – Analyze format, organization, & text structures

- Analyze or interpret author’s craft (e.g., literary devices, viewpoint, or potential bias) to critique a text

– Analyze multiple sources or texts - Analyze complex/ abstract themes

Evaluate

– Cite evidence and develop a logical argument for conjectures based on one text or problem

- Evaluate relevancy, accuracy, & completeness of information across texts/ sources

Create

- Brainstorm ideas, concepts, problems, or perspectives related to a topic or concept

-Generate conjectures or hypotheses based on observations or prior knowledge and experience

-Develop a complex model for a given situation -Develop an alternative solution

-Synthesize information across multiple sources or texts -Articulate a new voice, alternate theme, new knowledge or perspective

A “Snapshot” of the Cognitive Rigor Matrix (Hess, Carlock, Jones, & Walkup, 2009)

Writing in Response to ReadingFall Winter Spring

Read for argument elements and write and argumentative essayEvaluate DOK # 4CCSS Reading Standard # 8CCSS Writing Standard # 1

Grade ___ Rubric___

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Read/View/Listen to integrate and evaluate and write informative/explanatory essayEvaluate DOK # 4Analyze DOK #4CCSS Reading Standard # 7CCSS Writing Standard # 2

Grade ___ Rubric ___

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Analyze two or more texts for development of themes or topics or the approaches taken. Write a constructed response or an informative/explanatory essayAnalyze DOK # 4CCSS Reading Standard # 9CCSS Writing Standard # 2

Grade ___ Rubric ___

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Close and Critical #1CCSS Reading Standards 1, 2, 3Understand DOK # 2

Rubric Score ___/3

Rubric Score ___/3

Rubric Score ___/3

Close and Critical #2CCSS Reading Standards 4, 5, 6Analyze DOK # 3

Rubric Score ___/3

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Rubric Score ___/3

Close and Critical #3CCSS Reading Standards 7, 8, 9Understand DOK # 3

Rubric Score ___/3

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Rubric Score ___/3

Middle and High School Student “Writing about Reading” Assessment ProfileName_________________________________ Grade_____________

Writing about Reading Assessments

CCSS Reading Standard # 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

CCSS Writing Standard #2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Grades 7 - 9Directions:

You will read two passages, The Rise of the Robot Pet by Elena Soto and Love In the Time of Robots by Frank Mullin, and view three videos, taking notes on these sources.

Your Assignment:Your class is writing articles for the school newspaper on robotic pets. Write an informational essay sharing what you have learned from your research on robotic pets (the two articles and three videos), and also explain how the different media provided the information.

How your essay will be scored: Your essay will be scored using the SBAC 4-point Informative-Explanatory (Grades 6-11) Writing Rubric

Writing about Reading Assessments

CCSS Reading Standard # 8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. CCSS Writing Standard # 1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.Grades 7 - 9Directions:

You will read two passages, The Rise of the Robot Pet by Elena Soto and Love In the Time of Robots by Frank Mullin and view three videos taking notes on these sources. Your Assignment :

Remember, your school is planning a technology fair for which one category of entries is writing about technology. Write an argumentative essay to make a claim for or against robotic pets. Your essay can be read by students, teachers, and community members who attend the technology fair. Support your claim with details from what you have read and viewed. How your essay will be scored: Your essay will be scored using the SBAC 4-point Argumentative (6-11) Writing Rubric

Writing about Reading Assessments

CCSS Reading Standard # 9: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.CCSS Writing Standard # 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.Grades 7 - 9Directions:

You will read two passages, The Rise of the Robot Pet by Elena Soto and Love In the Time of Robots by Frank Mullin and view three videos taking notes on these sources. Your Assignment:

Write a constructed response explaining how the five resources build knowledge about robotic pets. Use evidence from the resources provided.OrYour Assignment:

Write a constructed response explaining how different authors approach the topic in different ways. Use evidence from the resources provided.Scoring: The constructed responses will be scored using the SBAC 3-point constructed response rubric.

Sample Assessment for other grade levels…

Elementary: Ecology: Grades 4 to 7

High School: Mexican Grey Wolves: Grades 10 to 12

Evidence for Certification

First, You are to develop a Literacy Plan.It can be for your school (if you are a principal or a

school improvement chair, or a literacy coach)It can be a Literacy Plan for all your classes. (Include

literacy skills you expect to have data on for all your students.)

It can be a Literacy Plan for one class.Your plan should include at least one of the

“Writing about Reading” assessments.

Evidence for CertificationNext, you will create a Student Literacy Profile

for your students.The Student Literacy Profile should reflect the

assessments that are on the Literacy Plan for the school, classes or class.

You will bring this data to PRESENT at a final meeting which is required.

Evidence will include: Literacy Plan, Student Literacy Profile(s) and any results (data) you have acquired through implementation.