Targeting Instruction Professional Development Nov. 4, 2005

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Targeting InstructionProfessional
DevelopmentNov. 4, 2005

• Step 1
• Where are we now?

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2005 Report Card

• Grades 3-8

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Students with Disabilities Reading/Lang/Writing
Grades 3-8 Percent Below Proficient
55
51
The Right Direction!
40
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2003
2005 State
2004
2005
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Students with Disabilities Grade 3-8 Reading,
Lang, Writing Proficient Advanced
69
60
The Right Direction!
49
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2003
2005 State
2004
2005
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Students with Disabilities Math Grades Percent
3-8 Below Proficient
60
57
The Right Direction!
46
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2005
2003
2005 State
2004
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Students with Disabilities Grades 3-8 Proficient
Advanced Math
55
54
The Right Direction!
42
40
2005
2003
2005 State
2004
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2005 Report Card

• Grades 9-12

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Students with Disabilities Grades 9-12
Reading/Writing/Language Percentage Below
Proficient
33
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Below State!
2005 State
2004
2005
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Students with Disabilities Grades 9-12
Reading/Writing/Language Percentage Proficient
Advanced
75
73
Above the state!
67
2005 State
2004
2005
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Students with Disabilities Grades 9-12 Math
Percentage Below Proficient
51
51
Equal to the State
39
2005 State
2004
2005
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Students with Disabilities Grades 9-12 Math
Percentage Advanced
61
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49
Equal to the State
2005 State
2004
2005
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Targeting Instruction

• Step 2
• Focus on Content Areas

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Writing

• Four Square Writing
• Simple Graphic Organizer
• Compose a paragraph or essay
• Teaching resources at Write On website

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Four Square
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I will never forget my sixth birthday.
Fold the paper into four squares. Begin with one
well written topic sentence placed in a box in
the center. This will become the topic sentence.
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My grandmother threw me a surprise party.
My parents gave me a wonderful gift.
I will never forget my sixth birthday.
It was the best birthday ever.
My friends and I went to the zoo.
Add three supporting sentences (one in each box).
The fourth box should be a feeling sentence that
sums up the other three. All sentences should
support the main topic in the center.
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From the graphic organizer to the lined paper..
I will never forget my sixth birthday. My
grandmother threw me a surprise party. My
parents gave me a wonderful gift. My friends and
I went to the zoo. It was the best birthday ever.
Center Box
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Expanding the Paragraph

• Add a sentence to each square.

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My grandmother threw me a surprise party.
My parents gave me a wonderful gift.

• She baked my favorite chocolate fudge cake.

• They surprised me with a golden retriever puppy.

I will never forget my sixth birthday.
My friends and I went to the zoo.
It was the best birthday ever.

• We rode the elephants.

Add a detail in each box to tell more about the
supporting sentence.
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From the graphic organizer to the lined paper..
I will never forget my sixth birthday. My
grandmother threw me a surprise party. She baked
my favorite chocolate fudge cake. My parents gave
me a wonderful gift. They surprised me with a
golden retriever puppy. My friends and I went to
the zoo. We rode the elephants. It was the best
birthday ever.
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4 Square 3

• Add 3 sentences to each square.

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My grandmother threw me a surprise party.
My parents gave me a wonderful gift.

• favorite cake
• tons of presents
• exciting games

• golden retriever
• named Goldie
• best friend

I will never forget my sixth birthday.
My friends and I went to the zoo.
It was the best birthday ever.

• elephant ride
• walked for miles
• rode train

Now add three details in each box to tell more
about the supporting sentence.
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Again from the graphic organizer to the lined
paper..
I will never forget my sixth birthday. My
grandmother threw me a surprise party. She baked
my favorite chocolate fudge cake. I got tons of
presents. We had such fun playing exciting
games. My parents gave me a wonderful gift. They
surprised me with a golden retriever puppy. I
named her Goldie. She is my best friend today.My
friends and I went to the zoo. We rode the
elephants. The zoo was so large we walked for
miles. Finally we gave up and rode the train. It
was the best birthday ever.
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Prompts can be found at Write On
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Writing Across Curriculum
PowerPoints
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Reading

• R.1. Develop oral language and listening skills
• 11. Engage verbally with stories in books,
  television, and movies Elmos Story (click
  bookshelf)
• R.2. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print
• 5. Read uppercase alphabet letters Bembos Zoo

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Reading

• R.3. Develop and maintain phonemic awareness and
  decoding strategies
• 3. Understand that a phoneme is one distinct
  sound Alphabet Action
• 9. Identify vowel sounds in isolation
• Chicken Stacker
• 12. Segment one-syllable words into individual
  sounds and blend the
• sounds into whole words
• On the Shelf (Four Letter Words)

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Documenting with Print Screen

• Copy the computer screen
• Open Word
• Click Edit.Paste

Prn Scrn
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Reading

• R.3. Develop and maintain phonemic awareness and
  decoding strategies
• 3. Understand that a phoneme is one distinct
  sound Alphabet Action
• 9. Identify vowel sounds in isolation
• Chicken Stacker
• 12. Segment one-syllable words into individual
  sounds and blend the
• sounds into whole words
• On the Shelf (Four Letter Words)

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Writing

• W.1. Write for a variety of purposes
• 2. Correctly manipulate a variety of media tools
  to make marks
• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• 5. Write some letters
• YoungMinds Handwriting Practice

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Language

• EL.1. Demonstrate knowledge of standard English
  usage, mechanics, spelling, and sentence
  structure
• 2. Write from left to right and top to bottom
• Alphabet Practice Pad

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Math

• NO.1. The student will understand numbers, ways
  of representing numbers, relationships among
  numbers, and number systems.
• 1. Count how many objects are in a set (1-10)
• Count Your Chickens

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Math

• G.1. The student will analyze characteristics and
  properties of geometric shapes.
• 1. Identify given shapes (circles and squares)
• Locate triangles, circles and squares

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Social Studies

• C.5. Recognize components of American culture
  (i.e., holidays, language, clothing, food, art,
  music, and religion).
• 2. Identify major national holidays and their
  purposes
• Christmas Around the World Download the
  Presentation

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Christmas Around the World
Created by Bentina T. Duck
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How do other children in the world celebrate
Christmas?
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Children in England hung socks on their
mantles to be filled with goodies
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In Denmark, children look for an almond in
their rice pudding for good luck in
the new year.
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Most families in France display a nativity.
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St. Lucia wears a wreath of seven candles
to light her way as she serves warm drinks
and treats in Sweden.
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Trees for decoration were first used in Germany.
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Merry Christmas to All!
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Science

• LS5A. Recognize that living things reproduce.
  LS5B. Recognize that offspring tend to resemble
  their parents. 2. Match offspring with their
  parents. e.g., adult dog with a puppy Are You My
  Mother

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