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Barnes Elementary School Literacy Improvement Plan. by Christa Dern & Jocelyn Kluth. School Demographics. 40% enrollment change per year 732 students in K-5 American Indian 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander 5.7% Black 5% Hispanic 52.5% White 35%. Program Enrollments. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Barnes Elementary SchoolLiteracy Improvement Plan
by Christa Dern
& Jocelyn Kluth
School Demographics
40% enrollment change per year 732 students in K-5
– American Indian 1.8%– Asian or Pacific Islander 5.7%– Black 5%– Hispanic 52.5%– White 35%
Program Enrollments
Special Education 7.6% ESL 45.2% Free/Reduced Lunch 70.6% TAG 0.4%
School Report Card
Overall
strong Academic Achievement Student Performance
satisfactory Attendance/Dropout Student Behavior
strong Improvement
improved School Characteristics
exceptional
Teacher Statistics
Job Satisfaction (A or B)
90% Teachers with Masters Degree or Higher
66.7% Highly Qualified Teachers
100%
Current Test Scores(standardized tests for reading and literature)
Grade 3– does not meet 15%
– meets 45%
– exceeds40%
Grade 5– does not meet 34%
– meets 53%
– exceeds12%
Instructional Programs
Kindergarten– Phonics Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell– Harcourt Brace
• phonics
• phonemic awareness
• vocabulary
• comprehension
– Estrellitas• phonics for Spanish speakers
Grades 1-5– Harcourt Brace (including all 5 components)
Native Language Literacy
Two Way Immersion Program– reading and writing instruction in native language
(English or Spanish) until 2nd grade level of proficiency
– next the reading and writing instruction is introduced in the student’s 2nd language
– Spanish and English are maintained through 5th grade
– equal opportunity for all students to become bilingual
Staff Responsibilities
Classroom Teachers – follow the curriculum and supplement as
needed
ESL Teachers– K&1: push-in/small group instruction– grades 2-5: daily pull-out
Title 1– push-in/small group instruction
Literacy Coach
Attends trimester collaboration meetings tied to the school improvement plan for literacy
available to teachers upon request– model lessons– write lesson plans– team teach– conduct research and gather resources– help assess
Literacy Materials and Resources
DRA kits for assessment leveled books for instruction buddy reading book sets of 6 at all levels class sets of novels big books professional library after school classes for the struggling readers
Community Outreach
Family Nights– K: Clifford Reading Night, Writing Night– grades 1-5: Literacy Night once a year
SMART Guest Author/Storyteller Read Across America Day w/guest readers book contest with the school librarian promote summer reading programs during spring
conferences
Needs Assessment
Testing (time and resources) classroom libraries staff development multicultural and authentic materials GLAD strategies primary level books
How a Reading Coach Should Be Used... Assist with beginning of the year testing acquire more testing resources acquire more leveled books for primary facilitate better use of classroom libraries staff development (mini-workshops based on
teacher needs) research more relevant materials for student
interest and cultural backgrounds
and used some more
Write a grant for GLAD training funds organize literacy events (for students and
families) familiarize teachers with new curriculum suggest and implement school-wide reading
incentives help interpret data for parents
Recommendations
mentoring for new teachers professional development in literacy increasing parent involvement
– English classes for interested parent– reading and writing “how to” w/your child
continue tracking through the grades re-organize literacy resources some scheduled times for lit. coach and teams
More Recommendations
mini workshops– facilitated by the literacy coach– offered throughout the year– highlight topics that teachers request
more school-wide literacy events– read-in/DEAR time– author visits to individual classrooms– genre day
incorporating more technology
Benefits of the Literacy Improvement Plan teachers would be more informed and
supported students would have relevant, motivating, and
appropriate materials materials would be more user friendly community support of literacy teachers would receive tailored literacy
strategies
Additional Benefits
literacy coach and teachers would work in conjunction cooperatively, closely, and consistently
united effort to actively promote literacy in a purposeful way for life
“Literacy arouses hopes not only in society as a whole, but also in the
individual who is striving for fulfillment, happiness, and personal benefit by
learning how to read and write. Literacy…means far more than learning
how to read and write. The aim is to transmit…knowledge and promote social
participation.”
UNESCO Institute for Education