curriculum connection Jan 2018 AWS
PS 306 Curriculum Connection
From Mrs. Katz & Ms. Bravo - January 2018
Let’s Explore ReadyGen
Module B, the selections are, “Change Makers” and “City Green”. These text will further the learner’s understanding that turning ideas into action, requires determination and hard work.
What are the students in our school learning? Our Kindergarten students are reading, “Come On Rain “ and “The Snowy Day” around the central theme, “Predicting Change”. In Unit 3, learners will understand that we can use observations to predict changes. Students will look closely at illustrations in order to understand that characters in literary texts have different experiences and reactions to life’s changes. In Module B, they will be reading, “What Will the Weather Be?” in order to develop a deeper understanding for how we can predict changes in our natural environment. They will also read and explore content in order to share information through writing and illustrations.
The Third Grade students are reading “The Year of Miss Agnes” around the theme” Connecting Character, Culture, and Community”. In Unit 2, third grade readers will understand that a character contributes to a sequence of events. Third grade writers will use what they have learned about character to write a next scene in the book. They can act it out with partners or create a visual element to complement the scene, showing their knowledge of character. In Module B, students will read, “Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live” and “The Song of Sky and Sand”. These texts will develop the understanding that there are similarities and differences in communities around the world.
Our First Grade students are reading “The Winners’ Choice” and “Hunter’s Money Jar”. The theme for Unit 3 is “Making Choices”. Students will understand that people choose to use their resources to get what they want and need from their readings and discussions. They will work in small groups to analyze character’s motives, make connections and sequence story events. Module B requires students to dive deeply into informational texts such as, “Goods and Services” and “Supermarket.” First graders will work on identifying main idea and supporting details and will learn that people make decisions about how to spend what they earn.
Our fourth grade students are reading, “Why the Sea Is Salty” and “How the Stars Fell Into the Sky”. The theme of Unit 2 is “Interactions in Nature and Culture” Students will write a narrative legend that reflects the qualities of the genre, including elements of truth, culture, bigger-than-life characters and resolution of a problem that challenges ways of life, using real or imagined experiences or events from history. Students will develop theme, technique, and text structure to create an engaging example of a legend to share with their school community. In Module B, the literary adventure continues with “The Longest Night” and “Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert”. These legends will expose students to the idea that different cultures interact with and interpret nature in different ways.
In Second Grade, our students are reading “Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President” and “Marching with Aunt Susan”. Unit 3 is all about “Building Ideas”. These scholars will understand that a person’s life story can reveal big ideas about historical events. As readers, students will understand that illustrations in literary texts and specific features in informational texts can help them understand what they read. As writers, students will use multiple sources to make research-based informational writing stronger. In
Our fifth grade scholars are reading, “Operation Clean Sweep” and “The Road to Freedom” around the central theme, “Finding Courage”. Students will choose an example of inequality or injustice that inspires them, either from their reading, their own lives, or the world around them. They will use their example of inequality or
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Math Curriculum News
injustice to write an opinion speech with facts, details, and evidence from the texts as well as quotes where possible. In their speeches, students will advocate for a change and provide convincing reasons to support their viewpoints. Students can choose to have their speeches recorded and shared using visuals or audio.
What are students at PS 306 learning about in math class? It is so important that as a school community we know what is going on in our colleagues’ classrooms. Here is a little information about what is happening in math on each grade level.
Fundations Update Fundations Level K - Unit 1
Our kindergarten scholars have just finished up counting and exploring numbers through 10. They are now focusing on addition. They will be putting numbers together, acting and modeling situations, and number pairs.
Our kindergarten students are learning phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and alphabetic principle, sound mastery, letter name relationships, phonics, vocabulary development by listening to stories read aloud to them, comprehension, and automaticity of handwriting. Fundations engages students in rigorous work and teaches skills in a systematic manner.
The first graders are working on addition and subtraction relationships. They have learned strategies to help them solve problems beyond basic facts like, doubles, doubles plus one, making ten, and many many more. Now they are looking at related facts, finding unknown numbers, and ways to make 20.
Fundations Level 1 - Unit 5 In this unit, First grade students, are learning glued sounds or word families in which one or more sounds are altered. Also, students are learning nonsense words for students to apply decoding skills they are learning. Students are encouraged to tap sounds they hear and glue them together as they decode words.
Second Grade is digging into 2-digit addition and subtraction. They are learning to regroup, break apart numbers based on their place vale, and solve multi-step problem.
Fundations Level 2 The third grade classes are taking a deep look at division. They have lots of new vocabulary to learn, such as quotient, divisor, and dividend, as well as facts to commit to memory and strategies to use. They will also get a sneak peak at order of operations.
Students, at this point are becoming more proficient in reading and spelling closed syllables and multisyllabic words. In this unit, student continues to focus on suffixes.
Our students in the fourth grade have just completed their unit on multiplication. They are now learning lots of new strategies around dividing by 1-digit divisors, like partial quotients, repeated subtraction, and the traditional algorithm. Next up the fourth grade will be exploring fiction comparison and equivalency. The fifth graders just finished up a unit on dividing decimals and are jumping into the world of fractions. First up is adding and subtraction fractions with unlike denominators, including skills like estimating fractional sums and differences, finding common denominators,
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and simplest form. Next they will tackle multiplying fractions.
audio support and adapt to the learning pace of each child. Mathletics empowers learners to feel confident and motivated to think critically, make learning choices, seek help when they need it and reflect on their learning by being able to visually track their progress. All third, fourth, and fifth grade students have Mathletics accounts and we are looking to expand to the lower grades next year. If you have any questions about Mathletics, please feel free to contact Mrs. Katz.
Curriculum Resources Literacy: Teachers and administrators in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade have access to Pearson Realize. This is Pearson’s learning management system that gives 'digital natives' the learning experience that they have come to expect. It is the online destination for standards-aligned content, flexible class management tools, and embedded assessments that deliver rich data instantly to teachers.
Universal Literacy What is the goal? Striving to ensure that every student is college- and Math: Teachers and administrators in Kindergarten through Fifth grade have access to https://wwwk6.thinkcentral.com. This site gives you access to all the programs materials digitally. Great to use when you are planning at home or to display materials on the smart board in your classroom. Teachers can also create accounts for their students so that they may access the student materials at home. If you need any assistance using this resource, please contact Mrs. Katz at x3572 or [email protected].
career ready, we are focusing on providing a strong literacy foundation to ensure all students are reading on
GO Math! GO is an app available for smartphones and tablets from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (the Go Math! publisher). It is for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade students and contains a full year’s worth of math topics and skills. Kids get to go on amazing adventures with lovable creatures and learn math! The basic version is free and in-app purchases are available.
followed by the gradual release of responsibility which involves co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, side by side
grade level by the end of 2nd grade. Our focus is to pay close attention to the five pillars of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension to ensure we create independent thinkers. At PS 306 teachers work with the Universal Literacy reading coach to reflect on their practice and set goals
coaching, debriefing and reflecting on teaching practice. The Universal Literacy reading coach also provides professional development to teachers and parents in areas of need to improve teacher practice and student learning. - Y. Sanchez
Mathletics is a captivating online math learning space providing students with all the tools they need to be successful learners, both in the classroom and beyond. Powerful courses aligned to Common Core state-based standards from Kindergarten through High School – matched with dynamic tools and reporting for teachers. Mathletics supports and caters to each teacher’s unique blend of student-driven learning and teacher-led instruction. Mathletics courses are aligned to Elementary and Middle School math standards and designed for all learning styles. Questions include animated tutorials,
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Professional Development at PS 306
World Read Aloud Day
Mathletics Training: On Tuesday, January 30th at 2:30 in Room 310, a representative from Mathletics will be here to provide professional development around using the program in the classroom as well as navigating the teacher resources of the program. All third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers are encouraged to attend.
”World Read Aloud Day is February 1st! Get loud. Get proud. Share your favorite stories with the world.” World Read Aloud Day will take place on February 1, 2018. Every year, on World Read Aloud Day, people all around the globe read aloud together and share stories to advocate for literacy as a human right that belongs to all people. Here's why that's important: Reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read alouds regardless of parental income, education level or cultural background. According to the latest report (2016), 758 million adults – two thirds of them women – lack basic reading and writing skills. Since 1985, the female adult literacy rate has risen 15%, which is about double the growth of the male literacy rate in the same time period. Young people in Africa and Asia are much more likely to be literate than 50 years ago. In Northern Africa, youth literacy rate (91%) is almost three times as high as the elderly literacy rate . Even though the size of the global illiterate population is shrinking, the female proportion has remained virtually steady at 63 to 64%. Among the youth population, female literacy rates have been rising quickly. Nonetheless, three out of five youths lacking basic reading and writing skills are young women. If all children in low-income countries left school literate, 171 million people could move out of poverty. Poorly-literate individuals are less likely to participate in democratic processes and have fewer chances to fully exercise their civil rights A child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of five than a child born to an illiterate woman. A literate and educated girl is three times less likely to acquire AIDS, she will earn at least 25% more income, and she will produce a smaller, healthier family. Illiterate people earn 30-42% less than their literate counterparts. By Ms. Rosa Pacifico
A Mission Statement for Guided Reading During one of our Monday PD sessions, K-3 teachers were asked to part take in the following PollEv.
With the language our teachers generated, Ms. Tramantano, our Early Reading Matters Coach, and the school based coaches; Ms. Katz, Ms. Sanchez and Ms Bravo worked together to produce the following mission statement regarding “Guided Reading” in our school:
“At PS 306 Guided Reading allows for students to independently focus on reading skills leading to accelerated progress. Students are reading high interest texts and engaging in rigorous tasks, while teachers scaffold instruction based on knowledge of student needs and extensive understanding of current NYS Standards through research-based practices.”
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Strategy Corner
number sense and begin combine and compare groups of objects or begin reading simple sentences, the amount of unimportant information is pretty minimal. As their sense develops and tasks increase in complexity, they learn to recognize information that is not important to the task at hand.
Every edition we hope to bring you a new strategy for easy classroom use in both literacy and math.
When students engage in real-world tasks, they need to realize what’s important before they can arrive at their solution. It’s important for students to practice this strategy at an appropriate development level - the text should be readable and the numbers not overly complex so they don’t become frustrated and uninterested in developing the strategy.
Strategies to Enhance Comprehension in Literacy and Math Learning to understand is an ongoing process that expands across time as students encounter a variety of contexts and purposes for thinking in all subject areas.
If you would like more information on this teaching tactic, please contact Mrs. Katz.
It is important to recognize that students will adapt their strategies to align with their purposes. Explicit instruction and practice in comprehension strategies early on will enable students to move from less to more sophisticated ways of monitoring their own thinking. Students need to develop strategies of self-awareness that will help them repair their understanding if it is incorrect, incomplete, or lost. The following table demonstrates the correlation between reading and mathematics thinking processes. Reading Is Thinking. The mind processes information from many sources at the same time in order to read words and make meaning.
Mathematics Is Thinking. The mind processes patterns and relationships in order to explain phenomena or draw logical conclusions.
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Classroom Data
Reading Is Metacognitive. Readers are aware of their own thinking while reading. They ask questions, make predictions, check for understanding, etc. they selfmonitor and adjust.
Mathematics Is Metacognitive. Mathematicians are aware of their own thinking. They consider whether a solution makes sense, or whether they have a strategy that will be useful in solving a problem. They self-monitor and adjust. Reading Is Complex. The Mathematics Is Complex. process moves from Mathematicians is a identification of letter sounds combination of quantitative, to interpretation of printed text. logical, and spatial knowledge united by patterns and relationships. Reading Is Understanding Mathematics Is Language. Words and Ideas. Surface Symbols and specific and deep structure systems vocabulary describe combine to allow for mathematical relationships. understanding of words and content as readers move through text.
Mid-year DRA Assessments should be taking place this month. Please be sure to assess all your students and enter their scores on the tracking sheets provided by Ms. Bravo. Classes in third, fourth, and fifth grade have just administered the CCLS-Aligned Benchmark Assessments in both ELA and Math. Once teachers have scored the extended responses and returned the bubble sheets to Mrs. Katz, they will be scanned and the results can be found on the Schoolnet site. If you have any questions about retrieving this data, please contact Mrs. Katz. As you complete both ReadyGen and Go Math assessments throughout the year please remember that recording sheets for student data are available in the Files section of your team site on Outlook. Once that data has been recorded, please forward it to your assistant principal and subject area coach/specialist.
Determining importance is crucial for students as they engage in rich tasks. As younger students develop
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From Mrs. Katz & Ms. Bravo - January 2018
Let’s Explore ReadyGen
Module B, the selections are, “Change Makers” and “City Green”. These text will further the learner’s understanding that turning ideas into action, requires determination and hard work.
What are the students in our school learning? Our Kindergarten students are reading, “Come On Rain “ and “The Snowy Day” around the central theme, “Predicting Change”. In Unit 3, learners will understand that we can use observations to predict changes. Students will look closely at illustrations in order to understand that characters in literary texts have different experiences and reactions to life’s changes. In Module B, they will be reading, “What Will the Weather Be?” in order to develop a deeper understanding for how we can predict changes in our natural environment. They will also read and explore content in order to share information through writing and illustrations.
The Third Grade students are reading “The Year of Miss Agnes” around the theme” Connecting Character, Culture, and Community”. In Unit 2, third grade readers will understand that a character contributes to a sequence of events. Third grade writers will use what they have learned about character to write a next scene in the book. They can act it out with partners or create a visual element to complement the scene, showing their knowledge of character. In Module B, students will read, “Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live” and “The Song of Sky and Sand”. These texts will develop the understanding that there are similarities and differences in communities around the world.
Our First Grade students are reading “The Winners’ Choice” and “Hunter’s Money Jar”. The theme for Unit 3 is “Making Choices”. Students will understand that people choose to use their resources to get what they want and need from their readings and discussions. They will work in small groups to analyze character’s motives, make connections and sequence story events. Module B requires students to dive deeply into informational texts such as, “Goods and Services” and “Supermarket.” First graders will work on identifying main idea and supporting details and will learn that people make decisions about how to spend what they earn.
Our fourth grade students are reading, “Why the Sea Is Salty” and “How the Stars Fell Into the Sky”. The theme of Unit 2 is “Interactions in Nature and Culture” Students will write a narrative legend that reflects the qualities of the genre, including elements of truth, culture, bigger-than-life characters and resolution of a problem that challenges ways of life, using real or imagined experiences or events from history. Students will develop theme, technique, and text structure to create an engaging example of a legend to share with their school community. In Module B, the literary adventure continues with “The Longest Night” and “Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert”. These legends will expose students to the idea that different cultures interact with and interpret nature in different ways.
In Second Grade, our students are reading “Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President” and “Marching with Aunt Susan”. Unit 3 is all about “Building Ideas”. These scholars will understand that a person’s life story can reveal big ideas about historical events. As readers, students will understand that illustrations in literary texts and specific features in informational texts can help them understand what they read. As writers, students will use multiple sources to make research-based informational writing stronger. In
Our fifth grade scholars are reading, “Operation Clean Sweep” and “The Road to Freedom” around the central theme, “Finding Courage”. Students will choose an example of inequality or injustice that inspires them, either from their reading, their own lives, or the world around them. They will use their example of inequality or
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Math Curriculum News
injustice to write an opinion speech with facts, details, and evidence from the texts as well as quotes where possible. In their speeches, students will advocate for a change and provide convincing reasons to support their viewpoints. Students can choose to have their speeches recorded and shared using visuals or audio.
What are students at PS 306 learning about in math class? It is so important that as a school community we know what is going on in our colleagues’ classrooms. Here is a little information about what is happening in math on each grade level.
Fundations Update Fundations Level K - Unit 1
Our kindergarten scholars have just finished up counting and exploring numbers through 10. They are now focusing on addition. They will be putting numbers together, acting and modeling situations, and number pairs.
Our kindergarten students are learning phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and alphabetic principle, sound mastery, letter name relationships, phonics, vocabulary development by listening to stories read aloud to them, comprehension, and automaticity of handwriting. Fundations engages students in rigorous work and teaches skills in a systematic manner.
The first graders are working on addition and subtraction relationships. They have learned strategies to help them solve problems beyond basic facts like, doubles, doubles plus one, making ten, and many many more. Now they are looking at related facts, finding unknown numbers, and ways to make 20.
Fundations Level 1 - Unit 5 In this unit, First grade students, are learning glued sounds or word families in which one or more sounds are altered. Also, students are learning nonsense words for students to apply decoding skills they are learning. Students are encouraged to tap sounds they hear and glue them together as they decode words.
Second Grade is digging into 2-digit addition and subtraction. They are learning to regroup, break apart numbers based on their place vale, and solve multi-step problem.
Fundations Level 2 The third grade classes are taking a deep look at division. They have lots of new vocabulary to learn, such as quotient, divisor, and dividend, as well as facts to commit to memory and strategies to use. They will also get a sneak peak at order of operations.
Students, at this point are becoming more proficient in reading and spelling closed syllables and multisyllabic words. In this unit, student continues to focus on suffixes.
Our students in the fourth grade have just completed their unit on multiplication. They are now learning lots of new strategies around dividing by 1-digit divisors, like partial quotients, repeated subtraction, and the traditional algorithm. Next up the fourth grade will be exploring fiction comparison and equivalency. The fifth graders just finished up a unit on dividing decimals and are jumping into the world of fractions. First up is adding and subtraction fractions with unlike denominators, including skills like estimating fractional sums and differences, finding common denominators,
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and simplest form. Next they will tackle multiplying fractions.
audio support and adapt to the learning pace of each child. Mathletics empowers learners to feel confident and motivated to think critically, make learning choices, seek help when they need it and reflect on their learning by being able to visually track their progress. All third, fourth, and fifth grade students have Mathletics accounts and we are looking to expand to the lower grades next year. If you have any questions about Mathletics, please feel free to contact Mrs. Katz.
Curriculum Resources Literacy: Teachers and administrators in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade have access to Pearson Realize. This is Pearson’s learning management system that gives 'digital natives' the learning experience that they have come to expect. It is the online destination for standards-aligned content, flexible class management tools, and embedded assessments that deliver rich data instantly to teachers.
Universal Literacy What is the goal? Striving to ensure that every student is college- and Math: Teachers and administrators in Kindergarten through Fifth grade have access to https://wwwk6.thinkcentral.com. This site gives you access to all the programs materials digitally. Great to use when you are planning at home or to display materials on the smart board in your classroom. Teachers can also create accounts for their students so that they may access the student materials at home. If you need any assistance using this resource, please contact Mrs. Katz at x3572 or [email protected].
career ready, we are focusing on providing a strong literacy foundation to ensure all students are reading on
GO Math! GO is an app available for smartphones and tablets from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (the Go Math! publisher). It is for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade students and contains a full year’s worth of math topics and skills. Kids get to go on amazing adventures with lovable creatures and learn math! The basic version is free and in-app purchases are available.
followed by the gradual release of responsibility which involves co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, side by side
grade level by the end of 2nd grade. Our focus is to pay close attention to the five pillars of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension to ensure we create independent thinkers. At PS 306 teachers work with the Universal Literacy reading coach to reflect on their practice and set goals
coaching, debriefing and reflecting on teaching practice. The Universal Literacy reading coach also provides professional development to teachers and parents in areas of need to improve teacher practice and student learning. - Y. Sanchez
Mathletics is a captivating online math learning space providing students with all the tools they need to be successful learners, both in the classroom and beyond. Powerful courses aligned to Common Core state-based standards from Kindergarten through High School – matched with dynamic tools and reporting for teachers. Mathletics supports and caters to each teacher’s unique blend of student-driven learning and teacher-led instruction. Mathletics courses are aligned to Elementary and Middle School math standards and designed for all learning styles. Questions include animated tutorials,
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Professional Development at PS 306
World Read Aloud Day
Mathletics Training: On Tuesday, January 30th at 2:30 in Room 310, a representative from Mathletics will be here to provide professional development around using the program in the classroom as well as navigating the teacher resources of the program. All third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers are encouraged to attend.
”World Read Aloud Day is February 1st! Get loud. Get proud. Share your favorite stories with the world.” World Read Aloud Day will take place on February 1, 2018. Every year, on World Read Aloud Day, people all around the globe read aloud together and share stories to advocate for literacy as a human right that belongs to all people. Here's why that's important: Reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read alouds regardless of parental income, education level or cultural background. According to the latest report (2016), 758 million adults – two thirds of them women – lack basic reading and writing skills. Since 1985, the female adult literacy rate has risen 15%, which is about double the growth of the male literacy rate in the same time period. Young people in Africa and Asia are much more likely to be literate than 50 years ago. In Northern Africa, youth literacy rate (91%) is almost three times as high as the elderly literacy rate . Even though the size of the global illiterate population is shrinking, the female proportion has remained virtually steady at 63 to 64%. Among the youth population, female literacy rates have been rising quickly. Nonetheless, three out of five youths lacking basic reading and writing skills are young women. If all children in low-income countries left school literate, 171 million people could move out of poverty. Poorly-literate individuals are less likely to participate in democratic processes and have fewer chances to fully exercise their civil rights A child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of five than a child born to an illiterate woman. A literate and educated girl is three times less likely to acquire AIDS, she will earn at least 25% more income, and she will produce a smaller, healthier family. Illiterate people earn 30-42% less than their literate counterparts. By Ms. Rosa Pacifico
A Mission Statement for Guided Reading During one of our Monday PD sessions, K-3 teachers were asked to part take in the following PollEv.
With the language our teachers generated, Ms. Tramantano, our Early Reading Matters Coach, and the school based coaches; Ms. Katz, Ms. Sanchez and Ms Bravo worked together to produce the following mission statement regarding “Guided Reading” in our school:
“At PS 306 Guided Reading allows for students to independently focus on reading skills leading to accelerated progress. Students are reading high interest texts and engaging in rigorous tasks, while teachers scaffold instruction based on knowledge of student needs and extensive understanding of current NYS Standards through research-based practices.”
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Strategy Corner
number sense and begin combine and compare groups of objects or begin reading simple sentences, the amount of unimportant information is pretty minimal. As their sense develops and tasks increase in complexity, they learn to recognize information that is not important to the task at hand.
Every edition we hope to bring you a new strategy for easy classroom use in both literacy and math.
When students engage in real-world tasks, they need to realize what’s important before they can arrive at their solution. It’s important for students to practice this strategy at an appropriate development level - the text should be readable and the numbers not overly complex so they don’t become frustrated and uninterested in developing the strategy.
Strategies to Enhance Comprehension in Literacy and Math Learning to understand is an ongoing process that expands across time as students encounter a variety of contexts and purposes for thinking in all subject areas.
If you would like more information on this teaching tactic, please contact Mrs. Katz.
It is important to recognize that students will adapt their strategies to align with their purposes. Explicit instruction and practice in comprehension strategies early on will enable students to move from less to more sophisticated ways of monitoring their own thinking. Students need to develop strategies of self-awareness that will help them repair their understanding if it is incorrect, incomplete, or lost. The following table demonstrates the correlation between reading and mathematics thinking processes. Reading Is Thinking. The mind processes information from many sources at the same time in order to read words and make meaning.
Mathematics Is Thinking. The mind processes patterns and relationships in order to explain phenomena or draw logical conclusions.
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Classroom Data
Reading Is Metacognitive. Readers are aware of their own thinking while reading. They ask questions, make predictions, check for understanding, etc. they selfmonitor and adjust.
Mathematics Is Metacognitive. Mathematicians are aware of their own thinking. They consider whether a solution makes sense, or whether they have a strategy that will be useful in solving a problem. They self-monitor and adjust. Reading Is Complex. The Mathematics Is Complex. process moves from Mathematicians is a identification of letter sounds combination of quantitative, to interpretation of printed text. logical, and spatial knowledge united by patterns and relationships. Reading Is Understanding Mathematics Is Language. Words and Ideas. Surface Symbols and specific and deep structure systems vocabulary describe combine to allow for mathematical relationships. understanding of words and content as readers move through text.
Mid-year DRA Assessments should be taking place this month. Please be sure to assess all your students and enter their scores on the tracking sheets provided by Ms. Bravo. Classes in third, fourth, and fifth grade have just administered the CCLS-Aligned Benchmark Assessments in both ELA and Math. Once teachers have scored the extended responses and returned the bubble sheets to Mrs. Katz, they will be scanned and the results can be found on the Schoolnet site. If you have any questions about retrieving this data, please contact Mrs. Katz. As you complete both ReadyGen and Go Math assessments throughout the year please remember that recording sheets for student data are available in the Files section of your team site on Outlook. Once that data has been recorded, please forward it to your assistant principal and subject area coach/specialist.
Determining importance is crucial for students as they engage in rich tasks. As younger students develop
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