Getting Started

Coach PDAugust 25, 2010

Where We Were

June 1 notes…• Noted progress made on DEW ratings; focus on

room design• Revised shared book; read aloud protocols to

include ratings (0-3)• Revised approach to Topic Studies• Discussed coursework for Fall• Discussed PreK-K Council; Collaboratory

Where We Are

• Summary of Assessment Results• Protocol Revisions• Sept8-Oct4 Settings; ELLCO; CLASS training

• Curriculum: Topic Studies Format; Schedule • R&D in 2010-11

– eBook– Tier 2 Intervention Say-Tell-Do-Play

• Play Planning October Training

Summary of Assessment Results*outperformed control on all tasks

• PPVT: ≈ 93 benchmark: 85• GRR: ≈ 12 benchmark: 14• ALL-BC ≈ 6 benchmark: 15• ALL-BH ≈ 3 benchmark: 3• ALL-ALK ≈ 7 benchmark: 15• ALL-RN ≈ 90 benchmark: <105• GGG-R ≈ 10 benchmark: 7• GGG-A ≈ 7 benchmark: 5

Protocol Revisions

• Shared Book (21 items)• Read Aloud (15 items)

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Sept8-Oct4 Activities

• Room arrangement• ELLCO baseline• CLASS training Sept 15-17• Tutorial schedule• Curriculum prep

– Water Pipes– Play centers

Topic Studies

• Oct4-Nov24: Water Pipes• Nov29-Jan28: Buildings• Jan31-Mar25: Wheels• Mar28-May19: Flowers

Water Pipes Topic Study Walk-Through

R & D

e-Book• 4 classrooms• 4 phases; 6 weeks @

– e-book quality– Physical Place– Engagement– Instruction

• 4 teachers; small groups of children

• Training: TBD[ms submitted for review]

Tier 2 Interventionsay-tell-do-play• All classrooms• <85 ss on PPVT• Specified Read Alouds +

voc + play activities• Coaches > Teachers >

Teacher Assistants• 4 weeks@• Training: Sept 2; Sept 17

Play Planning