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Welcome to 7 th Grade Accelerating Literacy Skills Class!

Join Ms. Watkins for an engaging 7th grade Literacy Skills class where students thrive in reading and writing. Our evening agenda includes hands-on workshops to foster lifelong reading and writing habits. We will implement a unique testing approach—Retest after targeted reteaching—and employ formative assessments to ensure mastery of skills. Our classroom theme, ROAR, emphasizes respect, ownership, achievement, and responsibility. Get involved by discussing your student’s reading and writing progress at home or donate materials to our workshop center.

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Welcome to 7 th Grade Accelerating Literacy Skills Class!

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  1. Welcome to 7th Grade Accelerating Literacy Skills Class! Ms. Watkins 2013-2014

  2. This Evening’s Agenda • Thank you! • Ms. Watkins • Reading Workshop • Writing Workshop • Test—Reteach—Test • Formative Assessments • Classroom Theme: ROAR! • Visit my Website!

  3. About Me: • James Madison University • Harrisonburg City Schools • Rockingham County Schools • Prince William County Schools • I enjoy long distance running and triathlons. • Personal Motto: It never hurts to ask!

  4. Reading Workshop • Goals: • To encourage students to be lifelong readers • To develop critical reading skills. • Means: • Book Clubs • Mentor Texts • Independent Reading • One-on-One Conferences

  5. Writing Workshop • Goals: • To nurture lifelong writers • To increase writing fluency & ability • Means: • Independent Writing (Journals) • Topics Generated & Selected by Students • Reading as Writers • Writing Groups • One-on-One Conferences

  6. Teach – Retest – Test • Students learn at different rates. Our goal as teachers is to make sure that each student masters the skills, even if it takes more than one assessment. • 69% or lower on summative assessment:Students are required to attend a re-teach session and re-take. • All other students have the option to re-teach/test.

  7. Formative Assessments • Daily assessments are used to determine students’ progress toward mastery of learning goals. • Formative assessments do not count toward the report card grade.

  8. ROAR • It is important that our Lions exhibit the PBIS ROAR. • Respect one another. • Take Ownership of your actions and work. • Come ready to Achieve your best work. • Be Responsible for your assignments and materials.

  9. How can I help? • Talk to your student about his or her reading and writing each week: • What book are you reading? • What are some writing topics that you’ve explored? • Donate an item to our Workshop Center: • Magic Markers, Glue sticks, Card Stock, Stickers, Tissues, Index Cards, Young Adult Novels

  10. How to contact me: • My information is available on the Lunsford Website. • Feel free to email me! (Allow for one day for a response, please.)

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