winston-salem / forsyth county schools revised unit maps grades 3-5
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Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Revised Unit Maps Grades 3-5
Goals
By 2020, 90 percent of third-grade students will read on or above grade level.
By 2018, our graduation rate will be 90 percent.
By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 10 percentage points while increasing the performance of all subgroups.
What is Vital?
What we teach How we teach
How We Teach
Effective lessons share a core structure:
1.State clear objectives
2.Explore, model, and demonstrate
3.Provide guided practice
4.Check for understanding throughout lesson / formative assessment
Clear Learning Objectives
Developed from the standards Designed to create interest in topic, develop
background knowledge, and teach vocabulary
State in student-friendly language (e.g., essential question or “I can” statement)
Explore, Model, and Demonstrate
Provide opportunities for students to explore, investigate, and navigate using a variety of media
Model concepts in small chunks Demonstrate using higher-order think-alouds
Guided Practice
Distributed throughout lesson Facilitated in whole group, small groups,
pairs, and individually Monitored carefully
Checks for Understanding / Formative Assessment Uses a variety of methods to see if students
understand concepts Provides constructive feedback Adjusts instruction to address student needs Provides opportunities for students to read
and write in all content areas to summarize learning
Critical Components of Effective Lesson Plans1. State clear objectives
2. Explore, model, and demonstrate
3. Provide guided practice
4. Check for understanding throughout lesson / formative assessment
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Provide a structure to explicitly teach these skills and strategies. The structure includes:
■Teacher Directed Reading■Small Flexible Groups■Working With Words / Word Study■Writing■Teacher Read Aloud■Self Selected Reading
Balanced Literacy Guidelines- Grades 3-5
■Teacher Directed Reading 40 minutes■Small Flexible Groups 40 minutes (15-20 minutes per group)
■Word Study 15 minutes■Self-Selected Reading Incorporate FG■Teacher Read-Aloud 10-15 minutes■Writing Instruction 40 minutes
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Standards are taught through
the Comprehensive
Literacy Framework
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Teacher Directed Reading
•On-Grade Level Text•Teacher Models•Students Apply
• Independently• With Partner• Small Group
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Small Flexible Groups
•Instructional level•Students apply grade level standards through instructional level materials
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Working with Words/Word Study
•On-grade level•Word Structure & Morphology•Language and Foundational Skills•Word Study Handbook
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Writing
•Learn and develop the skills of writing•Writing Process•Three forms of writing•Narrative•Informative/ Explanatory•Opinion/Argument
Benchmarking Writing Progress
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Differentiation■Lessons designed
to meet student needs with grade level material
■Should include■Scaffolding■Accelerating■Enriching
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Teacher Read Aloud
•Must be planned and purposeful•Above grade level text•Wide variety of genres
Comprehensive Literacy Framework
Self Selected Reading
•Management System•Accountability•Apply skills they have learned
What’s Different?
Reading Standards are organized by clusters
What’s Different?
What’s Different?
What’s Different?
Unpacked standards are in a separate document
Resources
A lesson for every standard in the Common Core Standard of Focus
Standards listed under the lessons
Some lessons are story specific others can be applied to the any story
Third Grade Unit 1
Fourth Grade Unit 1
Fifth Grade Unit 1