December+Literacy+PLC+Minutes


 * Topics/Meeting Outcomes **


 * Share out data from interventions
 * Janelle shared her graphs and what trends she sees with her students' data
 * Marsha shared her graphs and the text she is using with her intervention group. Her comprehension data is broken down into different strategies so she can see where students need help to improve.
 * Michelle & Maryann shared the texts they are using with their students. (From a website)
 * Michelle share her student-made graphs.
 * Discussion on how others are doing their progress monitoring.
 * Reading Plus data: Maryann showed teachers things to look at when reading the data
 * We want all teachers to be able to get into the program to see what a lesson looks like.
 * Looking over RTI materials
 * __Focus on Reading Strategies__: Passages are excerpts from Fiction/Non-Fiction books.
 * Reading Next
 * Comprehension Intervention
 * Reading Fluency and Comprehension Toolkit: Ebook $19.95
 * Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Marsha & Megan are using this
 * Reading & Writing Sourcebooks
 * Looked at various materials listed on websites
 * MAP Data Analysis: 5th & 8th grade
 * Next fall all middle school students will take this test
 * Maryann explained what is tested and the outcomes
 * RIT scale
 * Reviewed data and what it means
 * Reminders: Technology goal, post on the Wiki for the Exit Ticket

** Questions/Concerns **
 * For Jan. 3rd: We would like to get back to ITBS data analysis, formative assessments, essential learnings