Belle Vernon Area School District Textbook Adoption.

Belle Vernon Area School DistrictTextbook Adoption

Curriculum Team’s Vision for the Future of the Course:

• The goal of the K-12 Reading program is to have an all-encompassing and cohesive program that builds upon phonics, fluency, phonemic awareness, vocabulary and comprehension while creating life-long independent, appreciative readers who read for information, enjoyment and critical analysis.

Individual’s Professional Vision for the Future of the Course:

• Primary:• The goal of the K-2 Reading Plan is to have an all-encompassing,

cohesive program that builds up on phonics, fluency and comprehension while meeting individual needs and providing evidence of effectiveness.

• Intermediate:• We want to create lifelong, independent readers who excel within all

genres. • Secondary:• Students will be able to read fiction and nonfiction for information,

enjoyment, and critical analysis.

What does research indicate the best direction of the course.

• Drop everything and read• Rotation-small group• Students read to …• Model reading/writing• Shared reading/writing• Guided reading/writing• Independent reading/writing• Oral Reading• Summer reading • Infusion of poetry

Committee’s Vision

• The committee’s discussion centered on the language arts course be integrated instead of taught separately. Also, an emphasis on writing needs to occur starting in kindergarten and carried through the curriculum.

Sample text meet and/or exceed our expectations regards to PSSA / PA Common Core standards.

• Each of the sample texts were common core. However, the Pearson appeared to meet the needs of the district and fit with the research that was discussed.

Have we compared, contrasted and analyzed numerous resources?

• Reading Street-Pearson• Pros• Phonics-concentrates on the phonics for the week• Grammar• Decodable books (not as visually appealing as Journeys but good)• Opportunities for writing• Vocabulary- Amazing words with questions• Workbook set-up• Elaboration of Reading Skills• Spelling-more challenging and rule oriented• Workbooks are all together


• K-reviews high frequency words• Writing component stronger than Journeys• Writing strategies strong for 2nd and 3rd grade• Would fit with a Language Arts component• Can purchase AR tests• Differentiated assessments• Tests- 3 choices for each section• Pre and Post Assessments• Sleuth Magazine• Reading Theatre• Literacy Center


• Questions• Need to review all Unit 6s because may not

get to them• Handwriting in Kindergarten is different than

current system• Is the Intervention system included?• IPad Apps?


• Journeys-Harcourt Houghton Mifflin• Pros• Visual appeal• Assessments K-2• Stories• Cold reads• Familiar to series now• Card- questions• History, Science, non-fiction integrated into series• Literacy Centers• Phonics- K-3• Selected readers• Only one student consumable• Intervention included• Grab-n-Go folder


• Focus wall with essential questions• Core subjects covered by Unit 5• Kindergarten Rhyme book• Differentiated RTI activities• Decodable books• Trade books• Strong vocabulary component• Open-ended at end of the cold read for 3rd grade


• Questions• Apps for IPads• Computer writing program• Extra Level Readers for larger class sizes


• Reading Wonders-McGraw Hill• Pros• Visually appealing• Differentiated activities• Vocabulary cards• Leveled readers• More rigorous than other systems• Familiar manual• Digital component (but not explored fully)• Workbook


• Questions• Are any other school districts piloting this

program in other states?

Major Activities to be completed: Team consensus

• Pearson-Reading Street

Belle Vernon Area School District Textbook Adoption.

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