October_8_2010

During our data retreat the third grade team met to update our literacy goal.

Third Grade CWG Literacy Goal (updated 10/8/10) · Students that are currently at a score of 43 and below, or at the Intensive level on the AIMS Web data, will move up to at least a score of 60 by the Winter AIMS Web data collection. (Jan. 2011) · 6 % of the currently Intensive level students on the AIMS Web Data, will move to at least Strategic level by the next AIMS Web data collection (approx. January 2011). · Students who are currently at Strategic level on the AIMS Web data, (12 students or 14%) will obtain a score of at least 100 by the Winter AIMS Web data collection (Jan. 2011) · Students who are at Benchmark in the Fall 2010 of AIMS Web Data (17 students or 19%) will maintain their Benchmark status for the Winter AIMS Web data collection. (Jan. 2011) Steps to Achieving goals: 1) Look at all beginning of the year data; AIMS Web, 3 week common assessment – running record, phonemic awareness and Fry Sight words, along with the current DRA levels to generate strategies for RTI and literacy block for each group of students noted about in goal.   2) Other steps to follow after step1. Common Assessments through December 2010: Literacy 1) Synonyms   2) Antonyms 3) vowel sounds – oo, ow, ea;   4) characters, setting, plot, theme, 5) compound words,   6) comprehension strategies, 7) compare and contrast characters   8) personal story (writing rubrics)/Opinion piece – (? Need clarification from Roberta or Erin for which piece we are supposed to do.) 9) November 25 – December – Formative assessments on Unit objectives  Math   1) EOU assessment on Unit 2 2) Formative assessments throughout unit 2