Kindergarten



SMART Goal: Each PLC team was asked to devise a SMART goal to guide them in their work. S: Specific + Strategic M: Measurable A: Attainable R: Results-oriented T: Time-bound

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**90% of Kindergarten students will be proficient or above grade level in reading based on the DRA2 test.** DRA2 [] **
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For over 20 years, DRA has helped ensure students become independent, successful readers. The DRA2 helps educators:


 * Identify students' reading achievement through systematic observation, recording, and evaluation of performance.
 * Analyze data, document progress, and communicate assessment information to administrators, parents, and students.
 * Drive effective reading instruction tailored to critical intervention points derived from assessment result.

 From [|http://www.unitsofstudy.com/default.asp] 
 * Writing Units of Study Overview:**
 * [|Launching a Writing Workshop] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Leah Mermelstein]
 * [|Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Abby Oxenhorn]
 * [|Writing for Readers: Teaching Skills and Strategies] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Natalie Louis]
 * [|The Craft of Revision] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Pat Bleichman]
 * [|Authors as Mentors] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Amanda Hartman]
 * [|Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Laurie Pessah]
 * [|Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages] by [|Lucy Calkins] and [|Stephanie Parsons]


 * Highlights/Insights/Successes From the 2008-2009 School Year:**

PLC time in Kindergarten this year has allowed for me to collaborate with a neighboring Elementary school (Franklin) to compare procedures for 1) identification of at risk kids in reading and writing, 2) development of assessment guidelines and time lines that have also aided in 3) creation of rubrics for each trimester’s objectives. From this collaboration also stemmed a book study with our Twain instructional coach and another Kindergarten teacher from Centennial as well as our KED teacher that guided us in implementing a developmentally-appropriate approach to writing instruction that aligns with Lucy Calkins.