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Academic Achievement

Literacy and Numeracy

Literacy Initiative

Grades K – 8

“Improved student learning can only

happen with improved instruction and teacher collaboration” – Leyton Schnellert

Literacy Resources

• Reading & Writing Continua
• Writing samples/exemplars
• Bank of writing lessons

Impact on Student Learning

• Benefits of using the continua to guide

instruction = improved differentiation, meeting students at their level

• Benefits of goal setting = improved student

self-reflection, improved student ownership

Impact on Assessment and Reporting

• A reliable and clear divisional

understanding of what is a “1” vs what is a “4”

• Using the continua to

communicate student growth through report cards

• A conversation starter around

pedagogy

Early Literacy Support Teacher

• ½ time Early Literacy Support Teacher in each

elementary school

• Provide intervention programming (Early

Reading Intervention, Reading Recovery & Intervention Précose en Lecture) for students who are at risk of literacy acquisition in Grades 1, 2 & 3

Early Literacy Support Teacher

• Our goal is to support students in Early Years

with a blend of direct and small group instruction

• Early Literacy Support Teachers also contribute

to collective capacity building

• Data suggests that the vast majority of

students make significant gains

Literacy Initiative

Grades 9 – 12

Literacy Coaches

• One section in each high school
• Coaches meet monthly as a professional

learning network to:

– discuss shared professional readings – share strategies and approaches – set individual and group goals

Visit To York Region District School Board March, 2014

• Goals moving forward from this

visit:

– Create a document outlining the roles of a literacy coach in LRSD – Take advantage of the wealth of publications and the contacts we’ve made to further our own professional learning

Moving From Cross-curricular Literacy Instruction To Disciplinary Literacy Instruction

• Traditional approach: “…every teacher a

teacher of reading”(Gray, 1937)

• Newer view: what do reading and writing

look like in individual disciplines?

• Individualizing within schools under that

umbrella (i.e. Reading is Thinking)

Moving Forward in Literacy

• Encourage what has been

established to take root in schools

• Become systemic and sustainable
• Frame our journey into numeracy

Numeracy Initiative

Grades K – 12

Numeracy Initiative

Build Upon Existing Mathematical Capacity Supportive Collaboration Among LRSD Team Members Development

• f Diverse

Mathematical Leadership

Numeracy Forum – October 2013

Purpose: Creating a Common Vision

Build Upon Existing Mathematical Capacity Supportive Collaboration Among LRSD Team Members Development

• f Diverse

Mathematical Leadership

53 Educators

(Administration, Classroom Teachers, Specialists, & Student Services)

• What are the challenges that we face in our:

Schools/Division/Manitoba/Canada/Society?

• What is “working” in schools?
• What are some scenarios for a divisional

numeracy plan that support students’ learning?

Numeracy Forum – October 2013

Purpose: Creating a Common Vision

Numeracy Forum– December 2013

Numeracy Definition

1 2 3

Cross-Curricular Connections

Resource Identification and Development

Resource Evaluation

Promote Effectiveness Quality Materials Develop Mathematical Practices Balance of Approach Capacity Building Content Alignment Comprehensiveness

Professional Learning

• Divisional Numeracy Survey

– January 28 Staff Meeting

• Group will convene to analyze results May 1

Next Steps for Numeracy

Senior Administration & Leadership Council LRSD Staff (Feedback and Recommendations) Numeracy Forum Recommendations

Next Steps for Numeracy

Build Upon Existing Mathematical Capacity Supportive Collaboration Among LRSD Team Members Development

• f Diverse

Mathematical Leadership

“A strong focus on literacy and numeracy is essential: all children and young people require these skills to gain access to learning and to succeed in life. Confidence and competence in literacy and numeracy provide the foundations for lifelong learning.” (Education Scotland, 2008)