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Spring DRA Assessment and Phonics/Decoding Screening Test (April 12 - May 14)

Please check the assessment flow chart for your grade level* to see who should be given the Spring DRA assessment and the Phonics/Decoding Screening Test. Go to the assessment page to get charts. Kindergarten and first grade teachers receive two full sub days through the reading initiative to complete assessments for their entire class. All other grade levels receive up to a  full day, depending on need. 

 

*NOTE: A recent decision changes the requirements for second grade DRA assessment.  Second grade teachers are now required to assess only non-proficient readers and any students for which they have a concern. They do NOT have to assess their entire class.

 

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100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner

College @ Home's compilation of web resources for reaching all students.

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for training, workshops, meetings and more.

 

ESLACC calendar

Download a PDF copy of the 2009-10 ESLACC calendar.

The Literacy Circle

Where can you find intervention ideas? What are best teaching practices? How can you differentiate to meet the needs of your students? Answers to these questions and others can be found at The Literacy Circle. Join the Literacy Support Teachers in our never-ending exploration of language, reading, and writing.

 

literacy circle logoElementary Literacy Support Teachers

Do you want to become more reflective, refine your current teaching methods, set goals for teaching, and be part of a professional learning community? We can help! Literacy Support Teachers…

  • Support classroom teachers with reading and writing instruction
  • Conduct demonstration lessons
  • Provide staff development
  • Serve as a resource identifying instructional strategies and interventions
  • Collaborate in grade level data analysis meetings
  • Team teach with classroom teachers
  • Hold professional discussions
  • Schedule and attend classroom observation visits
  • Offer Parent Workshops
  • Participate in Family Literacy Nights 

 

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Reading

  • Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Reading Resources
  • Reading GLEs
  • Useful Reading Web Sites

 

Go to the Reading page »

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Writing

  • Writing Genres
  • Weaving HM Writing with Mentor Texts
  • Writing Workshop
  • 6-Traits +1
  • Writer’s Toolbox – Spelling, Grammar, Prompts, Technology, Web Sites, GLEs

 

Go to the Writing page »

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Teacher Resources

  • Classroom and Learning Structures
  • Professional Development – Books, Videos, Articles, Web Sites
  • FAQ
  • Useful Literacy Web Sites

 

Go to the Teacher Resources page »

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ASD Teacher Sharing

  • Created Materials
  • Web Sites
  • Blogs
  • Lesson Plans
  • Classroom Photos

 

Go to the Teacher Sharing page »

 

For Parents

  • Help Your Child Read and Write
  • Recommended Books
  • Useful Parent and Kid-Friendly Web Sites
  • Childrens Book Lists

 

Go to the Parents page »

 

Assessments

  • ASD Assessments
  • ASD Assessment Flow Charts
  • Accessing the ASD Assessment Database
  • Houghton Mifflin Assessments
  • RTI
  • Classroom Assessments

 

Go to the Assessments page »

 

Elementary Literacy Support • Elementary Education • Anchorage School District
5530 E. Northern Lights Blvd. • Anchorage, AK • 99504-3135 • 907-742-4254 • Contact Colleen Brown or Lisa Weight

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Contact Us

Colleen Brown
742-4473

Brown_Colleen@asdk12.org

 

Mary Ellison
742-4478

Ellison_Mary@asdk12.org

 

Jane Lister
742-4475

Lister_Jane@asdk12.org

 

Ann McLain
(907) 742-4474

McLain_Ann@asdk12.org

 

Lisa Weight
742-4476

Weight_Lisa@asdk12.org

 

Jan Maki
MSI Coordinator
742-4879
maki_jan@asdk12.org

 

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