3rd+Grade+09-10

3rd Grade MYR notes 09-10


 * __READING:__**

According to PALS, 56% students are on grade level 35% are id'd as above 9% are id'd as below

According to classroom teachers there are 65% on grade level 24% above 12% below.

The discrepancy is due to the fact that PALS usually calls reading levels by Word Rec in Isolation, where the teachers are taking into account WRI, accuracy, fluency, AND comprehension. We feel it is a more accurate representation of where the students acrtually are.

//**GLows**//: -A.T., is now on grade level. -All students have been making progress in reading, a fair few have made significant growth. We'd like to hilite: JJ, DZ, BK, BG, MPl, and AR. -Weekly assessments have shown many students moving into the "green" zone which means they scored 80% or higher.

-There are still 4 students who are working below grade level. -some students although they are marked as on or below, their day to day work is a concern: ie: thinikng skills, assessments, consistency in work, etc.
 * //Grows://**

-fluid reading groups to focus on particular skills -fluency work soon to add in 6 minute solution and ipod recordings -usage of technology (edmodo, and ipods) to increase motivation and engagement as well as save paper! :)
 * //What we are doing://**

-modified homework to increase exposure to sols in reading and math as well as encourage comprehension and thining skills through the process students have to use to complete the work. (reading/math process--underline, hilite, notetake, proofs) -modified schedule to provide immediate feedback on processing skills in reading.
 * //For both reading and math we are doing://**


 * __MATHEMATICS:__**

-ACAMB, weekly SOL quizzes, Investigations open-ended assessments
 * Our Data Collected:**

What it’s telling us: Below: 15 % TT, DH, A., EB, CE, In Limbo very inconsistent: AR On: 88%

-Students are making progress. - Students are engaged in math, they all enjoy it. -Many students are very inconsistent with their knowledge, and with applying what they already know. -Addressing gaps in students’ learning. -Two students are significantly below (over a year) which creates difficulty in differentiation. One students has flatlined, literally learned helplessness at its best.
 * Glows:**
 * Grows** :

-Weekly math spiral review to expose students to ALL third grade content each week. -teaching investigations with fidelity -intervention with Katherine and Joan -Modifying investigations to create fluid small group instruction -Math centers (technology: ipods, math playground, timez attack)
 * What we are doing:**