We are so excited for the amazing new ELA materials that arrived this summer for all K-5 staff. As a reminder, the K-5 ELA Review Committee did approve (as well as the Board of Education approval in April) the following for required use in all classrooms:
1. Fountas and Pinnell Shared Reading for K-2nd grade
2. Fountas and Pinnell Interactive Read Alouds for K-5th grade
3. The Fountas and Pinnell mini lesson book
4. The Patterns of Power grammar book
Please know these curriculum tools are required to be used until you show proficiency in teaching the reading content area. We are excited to visit rooms and see these amazing tools in action. The ELA Review Team will continue to review word study this year.
Also remember that the approved tool for writing is Calkins unless you have shown proficiency in teaching that content area. We will be collecting writing samples by September 16th but no across district grade level writing norming meetings will be held so please make sure your subs are cancelled. We will be holding in school grade level mini-norming meetings this year in order to value time and subs efforts.
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