What Else is New in ELA

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What (Else) is New in ELA?
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Good Habits, Great Readers Adoption
Support Link to DRA2 Training Online http//www.
mypearsontraining.com/products/dra2/tutorials.asp
Link to Words Their Way Training
Online http//www.mypearsontraining.com/products/
wordstheirway/tutorials.asp Link to GHGR Reading
Writing Samplers Online http//www.pearsonschoo
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561 Link to GHGR Online Database username CCSD,
password Cobb http//www.pearsonlearning.com/micro
sites/goodhabits/index.cfm Link to Training
Possibilities/Elementary LA BLOG http//cicobb.typ
epad.com/es_la/2009/06/training-possibilities.html
Link to Elementary Administrators Training
Handouts http//picasso.cobbk12.org/CobbCurriculum
/Curriculum/ELA0506/ghgrtrainingpacket.pdf More
to come in Future Installments
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• Unit Outlines
• Combination of reading and writing on one map
• Unit Instructional Support after each nine weeks

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Table of Contents for the Unit Instructional
Support Page Each grade will have GHGR
Correlation Table
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GHGR Lessons Aligned with Standards/Elements/PICAS
SO Assessments that Guide Instruction in each
Correlation Chart
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Lesson Outlines Have a New Look
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• Topics/Nine Weeks
• Essential and Supplemental Lessons

This is a list of instructional resources.
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Sample Workshop Schedule

• Intermediate
• 805 830 Reading Minilesson (Strategy
  lesson focusing on becoming an
  Independent Reader/Writer)
• 830 845 Independent Reading/Teacher
  Conferencing
• (This time will increase as the year
  progresses.)
• 845 905 Small Strategy Focus Group
  (Guided Reading)
• Students work on
• Reading Response Journals
• Reading
  with a Partner
• Literature
  Circle Book/ Book Club/ Book of their
  Choice/Conference Task
• Words
  Their Way Sorts
• 910 915 Share (What did you do today
  that helped you become a better reader?)
• 915 940 Words Their Way Minilesson
• 945 955 Writing Minilesson

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Sample Workshop Schedule

• Primary
• 805-815- Shared Reading Mini Lesson
• 815-835- Words Their Way
• 835-850- Shared Reading Focus Lesson
• (Strategy lesson focusing on becoming an
  Independent Reader/Writer)
• 850-950- Independent reading
  conferencing/guided reading/centers/share time
• 850-905-Independent Reading Conferencing
• 905-925-Small Group (guided reading) Centers-
  rotation 1
• 925-945-Small Group (Guided reading) Centers
  rotation 2
• 945-950- Share Time
• 950-1035- Writing workshop (mini lesson/writing
  time teacher conferencing/Share time)
• 950-1000- Writing Mini Lesson
• 1000-1030- Writing Conferencing
• 1030-1035- Share Time

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ABC Rap (Sound Spelling Cards)

• Power point to match your classroom sound
  spelling cards
• Meant for K-2 whole/small group instruction,
• and for any 3-5 student struggling with decoding
• Similar, but not exactly the same picture (an
  artist,
• but a different artist)
• A different lyric for each card, but with the
  same
• melody throughout
• Suggested kinesthetic action for each card
• (Uniformity for transition
  sake)
• Found on the right side of the
• K, 1 2 LA Course Guides on PICASSO

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What do you see? What do you see? I see a fast
jet soaring toward me. What do you hear? What do
you hear? Jet /j/ /j/ Jet /j/ /j/
Kinesthetic Action Move your hand quickly
through the air like jet that is soaring.
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Training/Implementation Timeline
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
GHGR Summer Overviews
Handwriting Training Online
GHGR Summer Institute
DRA Training


QT DRA/Word Analysis Assessment
Writing/W2 Commentary LA/SS
QT Words Their Way Assessment/ Commentary LA/SS
Schools May Set Up Ongoing Training
DRA/Word Analysis Training
Math/Science QT
Math/Science QT
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Whats New? Language Arts Implementation 2009-2010
Continue Writing Assessments/W2 25 Book
Standard 4/5
Implement New Course Guide, Units, Lessons
using GHGR
Z-B Handwriting Instruction K, 1, 2
Manuscript 3 Cursive ?In 1 2 especially this
year Dont force conformity - Instruct for
legibility

• Fall DRA Assessment
• New Students
• Students w/No level info
• Students that do not perform
• as spring level indicates
• ?GoalAt least 2 students per
• classroom by October 1
• ?Principals may require
• more at the local level

• Spring DRA
• Assessment
• All Students

Mid-Year Achievement Series 1st-5th
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Report Card Changes K-2

• In Addition to
• Teacher Rubric
• Indicator (Reads Orally . . .)
• Marked 3,3,2,1 . . . . .
• Fountas and
• Pinnell Level Reported
• Each Quarter Not Just
• at the End of the Year

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