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Literacy In NISD

and Implications from HB3

February 10, 2020 Michael Griffin, Ed.D. Stephanie Espinosa, Ed.D. Sunni Johnson, Ph.D.

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• Kids need sustained, independent practice every day to read and write

authentic texts.

• Kids need their work to be meaningful, which means they read self-

selected texts that are interesting to them, within reach, and to write on topics they care about for an audience.

• Kids need opportunities to work in collaboration with other learners, so

they teach and scaffold each other in reading and writing.

• Kids need direct, explicit instruction, feedback, and goal setting on next

steps.

NISD Literacy Block

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Time (mins) Word Work/Phonics 15-20 Shared Reading

Use texts slightly above independent reading level of most students

10-15 Reader’s Workshop

Opening - mini-lesson Work Period - independent time, Guided Reading, conferencing etc. Close/Share

50-60 Interactive Read-Aloud 15-20 Writer’s Workshop

Opening - mini-lesson/modeled writing Work Period - independent/conferring Close/Share

45-50 3rd - 5th Grade Time (mins) Reader’s Workshop

Opening - mini-lesson Work Period - independent time, Guided Reading, conferencing etc. Close/Share

50-60 Interactive Read-Aloud 15-20 Writer’s Workshop

Opening - mini-lesson/modeled writing Work Period - independent/conferring Close/Share

45-50

NISD is a place for rich, engaging literacy instruction.

Writing

Read Aloud

Independent Reading

Share Literature with Others

Targeted Literacy Instruction

Phonics

Interactive Writing

Shared Reading

NISD Literacy Resources

• Reading- Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Literacy Continuum, and Rigby

Readers

• Writing- Units of Study for Teaching Writing
• Phonics- Units of Study for Teaching Phonics
• Shared Reading- Fountas and Pinnell Shared Reading
• Read Aloud- Interactive Read-Alouds and Prompts from UOS
• Grammar- Patterns of Power and Grammar Keepers
• Handwriting- Benson

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Language Comprehension

• Background Knowledge
• Vocabulary
• Language Structure
• Word Reasoning
• Literacy Knowledge

Word Recognition

• Phonological Awareness
• Decoding
• Sight Recognition

HB HB3 3 Con

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• Commissioners list of approved phonics resources has not been published yet.

○ We just adopted a phonics resource as well as all of resources for teaching Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop. 72% of our teachers feel like resource has helped them grow in their understanding of the instruction of phonics. ○ Teachers voted to adopt these resources - 92.3% ○ Each component of our programs are deeply aligned and follow a balanced literacy approach.

• Components of the Reading Rope are important, but leave off crucial areas of

reading that must be covered such as fluency and measuring the application of these skills. ○ We believe that the integration of these skills is more rigorous than the focus

• n the isolated skills and helps to build a strong reading foundation.

Diagnostic Assessments

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• Should provide information that informs the teacher about the students’ needs so

that we can move them forward in instruction.

• Should provide students’ instructional and independent text level.

○ It is crucial to read side by side with a student to truly diagnose their reading needs.

• Should provide information relating to vocabulary, comprehension, and decoding

(fluency, accuracy, and rate).

• Should assess 3 times a year using using an assessment that will measure growth.

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DRA2 is a formative reading assessment system that allows teachers to assess reading levels and observe, record and evaluate changes in performance.

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• Kindergarten

○ Text level (rate, accuracy, and comprehension) ○ Letter ID ○ Letter sound ○ Hearing and Recording Sounds ○ Writing ○ Demographic data

• 1st-5th

○ Text level (rate, accuracy, and comprehension) ○ Writing ○ Demographic data

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Kinde nderg rgar arten en - TX TX-KE KEA

• Language (required)
• Literacy (required)
• STEM
• Social Interaction
• Executive Function
• Academic Motor Skills

Administ nistering ering - TX TX-KEA EA

• Only required at the beginning of the

year

• Administered on a computer and

requires headphones

• TEA recommends support personnel

to help with administration

• 5-7 minutes per student
• Can also be part of dyslexia screener
• Free

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Time - proposed minutes from TEA is 5-7 minutes. This does not match what TX-KEA has in their User Guide.

• Literacy & Language required assessments = 18-23 minutes
• All Assessments = 41-57 minutes
• Time it takes to administer the assessment takes away from instructional time

in the classroom.

• NISD will need to administer an additional assessment

TX TX-KE KEA Diagnos nostic tic Con

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• This is an accountability screener
• Does not yield enough information about the

reader to be a true diagnostic that will guide instructional decisions for our students.

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• Ex. TX-KEA assesses a total of 11 letters at random

○ NISD assesses 52 letters for all students and reports to parents (letter-sound identification, text level)

• Does not provide us with a text level -- without

a text level we are not measuring how students apply the isolated skills that we are testing them on.

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1st and 2nd Grade - TPRI and tejas-LEE

• State provides one free online assessment
• BOY - Screener and Inventory with MOY and EOY Progress Monitoring
• We are not required to use TPRI and can choose an alternative researched-

based and scientifically-proven instrument.

• Alternative assessment must adhere to the requirements in the published

rubric from the Commissioner.

TEA Diagnostic Rubric

• Released in December 2019
• Requirements for screeners in K, 1, and 2

TPRI

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We will need to train the teachers on a new assessment ○ TEA cannot tell us when the training will be ready for us to review. ○ TEA cannot tell us how long the training will take. ○ Training videos are not ready and we are told they will be ready in June

• Assessment companies are not ready to rollout to the entire state of Texas.
• Suggests additional support personnel to administer the assessment
• Not truly a free assessment (TPRI)
• Format removes having the teacher sit side by side the student and listen to

them read to assess critical application skills

Requi equired red Dysle lexia xia Sc Screene eener

TEA requires all students to be screened for dyslexia at:

• Kindergarten - End of the year
• 1st Grade - Middle of the year

Dyslexia Screening Components

• Phonological awareness
• Phonemic awareness
• Sound-symbol recognition
• Letter knowledge
• Decoding skills
• Spelling
• Listening comprehension
• Reading rate (1st grade only)
• Reading accuracy (1st grade only)

Reading Academies

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• Guided reading
• Conferring
• Phonics
• Close reading
• Nonfiction text features
• Word work in guided reading
• Book clubs
• Early literacy strategies for k-2

teachers

• Guided writing
• Prompting readers
• Shared reading
• Early Literacy Institute
• Unpacking the TEKS
• Read aloud and grand

conversations

• MegaLabs
• Side by side coaching

TE TEA A - Rea eading ding Ac Academ emies ies

• Required for ALL K-3 teachers and administrators
• Predict that PK as well as 4th and 5th will be added
• 10 days of face to face instruction or a blended model for a total of 80 hours
• Must have all teachers trained by the 22-23 school year
• New teachers will be required to pass a new certification test: Science of

Teaching Reading. Those teachers will still need to take part in the Reading Academy.

• Cost

○ Blended Model - $200,000 ○ Comprehensive Model - $1.5 Million ○ Additionally we will have to pay a service provider ○ Stipends for extra time of teachers ○ Hire staff to support the academies

Reading Academies

Concerns

• Content is still being developed for the Reading Academies
• History of Reading Academies has not proven successful
• Fidelity of the delivery of the program from non-district providers
• Ongoing training
• Content may contradict or not align with our beliefs and resources in NISD
• Time commitment from teachers
• Cost

NI NISD is is a pl a plac ace fo e for r ri rich ch, , en engagin aging g li literac eracy y in instru struction ction.

Thank You

Michael Griffin, Ed.D. Stephanie Espinosa, Ed.D. Sunni Johnson, PhD