Pathways:

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Pathways

• A Journey to Excellence Through Literacy

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• Changing a curriculum is like moving a cemetery
  until you try it, you will never realize how
  many friends the dead have. (Author Unknown)

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The Journey

• Reading Steering Committee
• Research into reading philosophies, principles,
  and practices.
• Developed Conceptual Framework that includes
  Philosophy, Principles, and Practices
• Review of reading series

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The Journey Ends

• Kendall Hunt
• Developed by teachers students in Kalispell MT
• Revised by teachers
• Dr. Carol Santa author
• Language Arts Coordinator
• 1999 IRA President
• Project CRISS developer

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Features Thematic Study

• Heroes
• Literature Development
• My World and Others
• Geography
• Living Things
• Science
• Spiritual Journey
• Adventist Heritage
• Friends Family
• Social Science

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Features Thematic Study

• Environment
• Science
• Personal Feelings Growth
• Health Guidance
• Yesterday
• History
• Social Issues Culture
• Social Science/Current Events

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Features Award-winning Literature

• Childrens literature
• Heart of the program
• Launches cross-curricular themes
• Scope sequence of integrated language arts
  skills delivered

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Features

• Phonics
• Systematic, Explicit Instruction
• Comprehension Strategies
• Based on CRISS Project
• Spelling
• Handwriting
• Guided Reading

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Features

• Reading Workshop
• Writing Workshop
• Grammar Sentence Conventions
• Variable Learning Levels
• Authentic Assessment

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Program Overview

• Daily Routine
• Phonics/Word Study
• Handwriting
• Spelling
• Daily Oral Language
• Reading Instruction
• Thematic Study
• Guided Reading
• Reading Workshop
• Writing Workshop

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Guided Reading

• Dynamic, not static groups
• Walk through the story
• Read without interruption
• Talk about the story
• Books not to easy/hard

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Reading Workshop

• Self-selected reading
• Interest/Reading Level
• Establishing Routines
• Set Time
• Independent Reading
• Teacher Circulates
• Making Time
• Conferencing
• Teacher/Student Talk
• Literary Talk
• Small Group Whole Class

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Writing Workshop

• Students write on own topics (most of the time)
• Conferencing
• Teacher-student
• Student-student
• Mini-Lessons
• Group Sharing
• Publishing
• Authors Celebration

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Components

• Student
• Theme Books
• Chall-Popp Phonics
• Writers Handbook
• Guided Reading Books
• Early Phonics Phonics Readers

• Teacher
• Daily Lesson Guides
• Teachers Manual
• Chall-Popp Phonics Teachers Edition
• Writers Handbook
• Random House Book of Poetry for Children
• Basic Reading Inventory is recommended

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Implementation Timeline

• 2004
• MAUC Curriculum Committee Overview
• Higher Education Training
• 2005
• Strategic Planning Institute
• Lead Teacher Training
• 2006
• Program Kickoff
• Lead Teachers Use Program

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Implementation Timeline

• 2007
• Grades K-4 Teacher Training
• 2008
• Grades 5-6 Teacher Training
• 2009
• Grades 7-8 Teacher Training

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What Can I Do Now!

• Readers Workshop Training
• Writers Workshop Training

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Final Thoughts

• We must be willing to change what we do in our
  classrooms so that students can grownot hope
  that students can grow so we dont have to change
  what we do in our classrooms.
• (Todd Whitaker)

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• Excellence is not a destination, but a journey.
• (Author Unknown)