English Language Arts Elementary Writing Textbook Adoption · 2019. 5. 31. · 3 Writing ‐Process...
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English Language Arts Elementary Writing Textbook Adoption
June 9, 2016
Donna Snyder
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Process for Elementary Writing
• Reviewed programs which integrate reading, writing, word knowledge, vocabulary, and speaking in 2014‐16 involving hundreds of staff stakeholders– Harcourt– Pearson– McGraw Hill– Benchmark Literacy– Units of Study by Teachers’ College Reading and Writing Project
(TCRWP)
• Reviewed Step Up to Writing as a compliment to the adopted program
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Writing ‐ Process
2015‐2016• Discovery Elementary piloted the Benchmark Literacy
Program (integrated English Language Arts).
• Abingdon Elementary and other schools piloted either Lucy Units of Study in Writing by Lucy Calkins and Teachers College Reading and Writing Program (TCRWP) colleagues.
• APS staff provided families with an overview of the top two selected programs (Calkins and Step Up) followed by additional night events and open hours to allow for more families to review and provide feedback on the recommended programs.
• Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing, K–5 (Teachers College/Lucy Calkins)
• Step Up to Writing
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Writing ‐ Recommendations
Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative Writing, K–5:• provides all the teaching points, mini‐lessons, conferences, and
small group work needed to teach opinion/argument, information, and narrative writing
• fosters high‐level thinking through regular chances to synthesize, analyze, and critique
• builds writing independence and fluency• provides a ladder of exemplar texts that model writing
progressions across Grades K–8• develops and refines strategies for writing across the curriculum• Includes:
– strategic performance assessments to help monitor mastery and differentiate instruction
– rubrics and learning progressions– access to online videos
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Teachers College Units of Study
The recommended adoption, Step Up to Writing:• Aligns with Calkins’ Units of Study in Writing (Narrative,
Argument/Opinion, and Information)• Provides 65 explicit multi‐sensory strategies to support
writing• Fosters critical thinking, reading comprehension, and listening
and speaking skills • Provides differentiation strategies to ensure instruction will
meet individual student needs• Incorporates explicit instruction• Includes progress monitoring tools
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Step Up to Writing
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Next Steps and Timeline
Recommendations to the School Board midyear (2016‐2017) with implementation in September 2017
• Secondary (Grades 6‐12) English (reading, vocabulary, writing, speaking)
• Elementary (K‐5) Reading (decoding, word recognition, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary)
• Elementary (K‐5) Spelling (encoding)