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updated Dec. 14, 2009 |
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Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Spelling) skills are taught in accordance with the North Carolina English Language Arts Standard Course of Study. A variety of programs used at Parsley help us meet these goals and objectives.
Each teacher has an uninterrupted 90 minute reading block included in her daily schedule. Instructional delivery should match student needs and is differentiated across the classroom. Teachers use formal and informal assessments to differentiate their instruction while focusing on the Five Big Ideas of Reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension. Typically teachers start off with whole group instruction where they introduce grade-level objectives and strategies to all students. They then move to small group instruction which allows students to work on their instructional level while practicing targeted objectives and strategies. While the teacher is working with small groups the rest of the class is working in literacy stations.
For more information, visit the Reading Coach's '90 Minute Reading Block' page or talk with your child's teacher.
Write From the Beginning is a developmental writing program for students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Teachers within a school develop a common, targeted focus and shared accountability for school wide writing performance.
Purpose: To give students and teachers in grades K-5 the knowledge and skills necessary for age-appropriate writing instruction and achievement. Teachers at each grade have expectations for their particular grade level. Teachers use Improvement Rubrics and focused mini lessons to help establish a solid foundation in the writing process.
Implementation: Teachers have received training in Write From the Beginning and Thinking Maps. Grade level specific introductory workshops were given and followed up by additional training.
Assessment
of Program:
Success in writing achievement is determined at the individual
student level through the use of an Improvement Rubric to evaluate
overall success. The Improvement Rubrics use a twenty-point scale
to assess both skills of conventions and content proficiency.
The goal for each child is to score a minimum of 16 points. This
is a developmental program that builds on the successes of each
student. Our goal is to have all students proficient in writing
as they reach the fourth grade writing test, which is used as
a gateway in the NC Student
Accountability Program.
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the links below to view Write From the Beginning Rubrics for each grade
level. Note: The expectation is that the student exhibit the criteria in the rubric by the end of the school year. |
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Words Their Way gives each student a hands-on approach to word study through phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. Words Their Way emphasizes learning spelling rules and patterns. The words are grouped by a variety of characteristics (short/long vowels, Vowel/Consonant/Consonant/Vowel (VCCV), etc. Through Words Their Way, students are encouraged to look closely at words to discover the regularities and conventions of written English needed to read and spell. Spelling words are individually assigned based on your child's literacy progress.
New Hanover County Schools launched a new online instructional writing program called My Access in the Fall of 2009. This program was developed by Vantage Learning and is designed to increase student literacy in Grades 4 -12 and at the college level. New Hanover County Schools received a $60,000 Vantage Grant to help fund the implementation of this program in Grades 4, 5 and 9.
My Access! is a web-based instructional writing product that provides students the opportunity to develop their writing skills within an electronic portfolio-based environment. Prompts are available in a variety of genres, presenting students with a more holistic view of the writing experience. Students are motivated to write more and attain higher scores on statewide writing assessments. When students prepare writing assignments in MY Access!, the program evaluates the students’ ability and provides developmentally appropriate suggestions for improvement. The program's scoring engine grades students' essays instantly and provides detailed feedback. Students’ writing skills can improve by:
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