Want to improve literacy in your school? Here's how | eSchool News - 23 views
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the district adopted the McGraw Hill curriculum for ELA.
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mstuehm76 on 01 May 18We use Language for Learning
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we teach students how to build an argument and develop critical-thinking skills using five steps: Claims, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterarguments, and Audience.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of our school-wide initiative, we now administer quarterly writing assessments for each content area. We analyze student writing samples at the end of each quarter and include norming as a department, using the district writing rubric to determine strengths and areas requiring improvement.
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“I agree with what ___ said about ___, but disagree that ___.”
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Much of what our students learn is told to them, so it is critical that they develop listening comprehension.
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We started with a baseline assessment in September and will compare those results to a final writing sample at the end of the year.
