WelcomeWelcomeTo Marshall Hill’s To Marshall Hill’s

Encore Presentation Encore PresentationWe want to harvest a good partnership We want to harvest a good partnership

between home and school.between home and school.

Michael J. McCormickMichael J. McCormickPrincipalPrincipal

Christine Genardi-FisherChristine Genardi-Fisher Maureen Mulligan Maureen Mulligan Encore TeacherEncore Teacher Reading Specialist Reading Specialist

Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview NJ follows Common Core NJ follows Common Core

StandardsStandards http://www.corestandards.org Balanced Literacy Program Balanced Literacy Program

using Readers’ and Writers’ using Readers’ and Writers’ WorkshopWorkshop

Guided SpellingGuided Spelling Go Math –adopted Sept. Go Math –adopted Sept.

20142014

Appropriate Appropriate ReadingReading Instruction Instruction

1. Phonemic (sound) awareness1. Phonemic (sound) awareness 2. Phonics2. Phonics 3. Reading fluency3. Reading fluency 4. Vocabulary4. Vocabulary 5. Comprehension5. Comprehension

How can we work together to help How can we work together to help your child?your child?

What do we do if students are in What do we do if students are in need of remediation?need of remediation?

What don’t our teachers do?What don’t our teachers do? Use data to drive instructionUse data to drive instruction Guided ReadingGuided Reading Small group instructionSmall group instruction Peer tutoring Peer tutoring Evidence-based instructional strategiesEvidence-based instructional strategies Sunrise ScholarsSunrise Scholars

A Tiered Approach to InterventionA Tiered Approach to InterventionTier I General Education Classroom –

• Use data to drive instruction• Cooperative learning

•Peer tutoring

•Peer conferences

•Guided reading (small group) strategy instruction

All referred to as universal intervention because it is available to all students in the classroom.

Tier II Individualized Intervention:

• Students who need additional support than peers are given individual intervention plans (ISIP Plan-ENCORE Program)

• Evidence-based instruction

• Parent and teacher meetings are held to discuss the remediation plan and to make the maximum effort to accommodate individual students’ needs

Examples: ISIP Plan-enrolled in ENCORE Program, Sunrise Scholars,

Criteria for Placement in Criteria for Placement in ENCOREENCORE

Teacher recommendationTeacher recommendation Report card gradesReport card grades ChecklistChecklist Classroom observationClassroom observation Rubric scored writing assessmentsRubric scored writing assessments Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment does not meet Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment does not meet

grade level expectationsgrade level expectations

Fountas & Pinnell Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark AssessmentBenchmark Assessment

•Kindergarten teachers will conduct the assessments twice a year

•Determines reading levels for each student

•Assessment used to drive instruction so that the teacher is differentiating instruction for students

Exit CriteriaExit Criteria

1.1. Scores are proficient or higher on a Scores are proficient or higher on a district or state assessmentdistrict or state assessment

2.2. Report card grades reflect average or Report card grades reflect average or higher achievementhigher achievement

3.3. Recommendation of classroom or Recommendation of classroom or encore teacherencore teacher

4.4. Monitor ListMonitor List

Instructional Setting and Instructional Setting and SchedulingScheduling

Small group of 2-6 studentsSmall group of 2-6 students InclusionInclusion Thirty-five minute time slots based on Thirty-five minute time slots based on

student needs and researchstudent needs and research

BenefitsBenefits Small group setting allows students to take Small group setting allows students to take

risksrisks Students get instant feedbackStudents get instant feedback Anecdotal RecordsAnecdotal Records

Instructional TechniquesInstructional Techniques Teacher modelingTeacher modeling Reading strategy languageReading strategy language Small group discussion to promote higher order Small group discussion to promote higher order

thinkingthinking Letter/word workLetter/word work Writing processWriting process Guided, shared and independent reading and Guided, shared and independent reading and

writingwriting Memory aidsMemory aids Graphic organizersGraphic organizers Journal writingJournal writing

ResourcesResources•Leveled Literacy Intervention (4 part lesson plan)

•Multi-sensory techniques (sand, screens, magnetic letters)

•Technology

Strategies UsedStrategies Used

• Solving WordsSolving Words• New Sight WordsNew Sight Words• Monitoring and CorrectingMonitoring and Correcting• Searching for and Using Searching for and Using

InformationInformation• SummarizingSummarizing• Maintaining FluencyMaintaining Fluency

• Adjusting Reading Adjusting Reading RateRate

• PredictingPredicting• Making ConnectionsMaking Connections• SynthesizingSynthesizing• InferringInferring• CritiquingCritiquing

What can you do to help your What can you do to help your child in literacy?child in literacy?

Enough sleepEnough sleep Prepared for school with homeworkPrepared for school with homework Read to and with your childRead to and with your child Use sticky notes to jot notes while readingUse sticky notes to jot notes while reading Introduce new web sites, and infuse Introduce new web sites, and infuse

technologytechnology View Teacher Logic and stay up to date on View Teacher Logic and stay up to date on

student gradesstudent grades Refer to reading strategiesRefer to reading strategies

Let’s Talk About MathLet’s Talk About MathSmartSmart by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein

My dad gave me one dollar billMy dad gave me one dollar bill‘‘Cause I’m his smartest son,Cause I’m his smartest son,And I swapped it for two shiny quartersAnd I swapped it for two shiny quarters‘‘Cause two is more than one!Cause two is more than one!

And then I took the quartersAnd then I took the quartersAnd traded them to LouAnd traded them to LouFor three dimes – I guess he don’t knowFor three dimes – I guess he don’t knowThat three is more than two!That three is more than two!

Just then, along came old blind BatesJust then, along came old blind BatesAnd just ‘cause he can’t seeAnd just ‘cause he can’t seeHe gave me four nickels for my three dimesHe gave me four nickels for my three dimesAnd four is more than three!And four is more than three!

And I took the nickels to Hiram CoombsAnd I took the nickels to Hiram CoombsDown at the seed-feed store,Down at the seed-feed store,And the fool gave me five pennies for them,And the fool gave me five pennies for them,And five is more than four!And five is more than four!

And then I went and showed my dad,And then I went and showed my dad,And he got red in the cheeksAnd he got red in the cheeksAnd closed his eyes and shook his head –And closed his eyes and shook his head –Too proud of me to speak!Too proud of me to speak!

How can math be a part of your How can math be a part of your child’s life?child’s life?

Ask child how much time has elapsed Ask child how much time has elapsed since the movie begansince the movie began

Measure while cooking / projectMeasure while cooking / project Count change and pay at storeCount change and pay at store Point out shapes in environmentPoint out shapes in environment Estimate how many miles drivenEstimate how many miles driven

Math ResourcesMath Resources

• IXL.com• Website or iPad app

• Go Math website (Grades K-5)• www-k6.thinkcentral.com

• Holt McDougal website (Grade 6)• https://my.hrw.com

• Khan Academy• www.khanacademy.org

• Teachers

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Review and sign forms Review and sign forms Sign up for Parent / Sign up for Parent /

Teacher ConferencesTeacher Conferences

An Apple for the ParentAn Apple for the Parent

An Apple for the teacher...An Apple for the teacher...It's really nothing new.It's really nothing new.Except when you remember,Except when you remember,Parents are teachers too!Parents are teachers too!