Next Generation

Literacy Tools for Next

Generation Literacy

Assessments Literacy and Beyond’s

“Nacho Ordinary Literacy Conference”

October 2, 2015University of West

Georgia

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Our Learning TargetsBy the end, you should be able to say:

• I understand how technology resources enhance my ability to personalize learning for my students.

 • I know how to employ technology

to engage students within my classroom.

 • I am able to use technology to

personalized learning for my students.

Our Focus Standard3. Instructional Strategies: The teacher promotes student learning by using research-based instructional strategies relevant to the content to engage students in active learning and to facilitate the students’ acquisition of key knowledge and skills.

Our Support Standard

4. Differentiated Instruction: The teacher challenges and supports each student’s learning by providing appropriate content and developing skills which address individual learning differences.

English Language Arts Georgia Milestones Results, 2015

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33 29 27 30 3124 24 25

30 34 34 31 3337 38 39

26 28 31 31 30 31 32 29

10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6

Beginning Learner Developing Learner Proficient Learner Distinguished LearnerDue to rounding, percentages may not total 100%.

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ELA Constructed Response: Noteworthy Trends• Students responding to items that

require comparing the viewpoints/main ideas of two authors/passages may only focus on explaining the viewpoint/main idea of one of the authors/passages.• Students may provide a basic answer to

the prompt without providing supporting details from the passage(s).• Students may provide details from the

passage(s) without addressing the question in the prompt.

ELA Constructed Response

Sample Grade 3 ELA Constructed ResponseHow are the main points in “The Story of Money” different from the main points in “Make Your Money Work for You”? Use details from BOTH passages to support your answer. Write your answer on the lines on your answer document.

ELA Constructed Response: Sample Response #1

Score: 2Example of a student response receiving full credit

Score: 1The student has answered the question but has not provided

any specific details from either of the passages.

ELA Constructed Response: Sample Response #2

Score: 0The student response refers to the main point of

only one of the two passages.

ELA Constructed Response: Sample Response #3

Tools for Determining Complex Text

Selecting Appropriately Complex Text

GradeCollege & Career Ready“Stretch” Lexile Bands

1 190L to 530L

2 420L to 650L

3 520L to 820L

4 740L to 940L

5 830L to 1010L

6 925L to 1070L

7 970L to 1120L

8 1010L to 1185L

9 1050L to 1260L

10 1080L to 1335L

11 and 12 1185L to 1385L

https://www.lexile.com

Tools for Close Reading

Tools for Text-based Questions and Answers

Tools for Writing from Sources

Tools for Formative Assessment

Employing Technology to Empower Student’s Work with Complex Texts

 

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