Welcome to Wantagh Middle Schools Achieve@Home Literacy Support - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome to Wantagh Middle Schools Achieve@Home Literacy Support Parent Presentation Director: Nicole Waldbauer Reading Teachers: Antoinette Bruno, Tom Keegan, Bonnie Hersch, & Jennifer Holden ELA Skills Lab Teachers: Kim Davis,
The Leader in Differentiated Instruction
Director: Nicole Waldbauer Reading Teachers: Antoinette Bruno, Tom Keegan, Bonnie Hersch, & Jennifer Holden ELA Skills Lab Teachers: Kim Davis, Chrissie Hult & Kristin Piciullo
Literacy Support Teachers and Curriculum
resources and methods used throughout the curriculum
will accelerate literacy success and prepare your child for college and career success
—Emilie Buchwald
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
student reader’s ability is Lexile level or a Lexile
teachers, parents, and students. It serves two unique functions: it is the measure of how difficult a text is OR a student’s reading ability level.
taking a standardized reading test which converts the reader’s results to a Lexile measure from 5L- 2000L.
Achieve3000 to measure and track Lexile level growth.
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Today’s grads are not college & career ready
At present, 63% of jobs require a college education
weapon for the students to excel in life. (Bashir & Mattoo, 2012)
academic achievement and opportunity for career growth. (National Endowment of the Arts, pp. 7-8, 14, 17)
and writing skills as very important skills to success in any workplace endeavor. (The Conference Board)
reading and mathematics achievement. (NCES)
—Margaret Fuller
The Leader in Differentiated Instruction
Achieve3000 Lexile Measures
16 Year Track Record of Doubling Reading Gains!
The Achieve Program Differentiates the Same Topic to Each Student’s Lexile Level
9 0 0 L 8 4 0 L 6 9 5 L
Same topic, differentiated to meet each student.
Achieve3000: Anytime…Anywhere…Any device
Source: Achieve3000, National Lexile Study, 2015-2016
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Get Involved • Monitor Progress • Explore
Dashboard ✓ Please refer to the letter provided this evening for information on how to set up your own home edition account or simply monitor your child’s account. ✓ Contact your child’s reading or ELA Skills Lab teacher if you experience any difficulty setting up your child’s account. Thank You For Being a Partner in Your Child’s Literacy Success!
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Thank You For Being a Partner in Your Child’s Literacy Success!
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