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What Does the Ideal Secondary English Classroom Look Like?
VASSP 2014
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• Vocabulary development text-based• Reading – fiction & nonfiction
• Emphasis on paired passages on similar topic• Offer Student Choice
• Writing – emphasis on expository, persuasive, analytical modes
• Emphasis on writing process• Peer revision and editing• Regular writing conferences• Use of Writing Portfolios
• Research• Media Literacy
Look-fors in SuccessfulSecondary English Instruction
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• Use questioning without a definite number of correct responses
• Move away from multiple choice• Offer ‘cold reads’ on formative assessments• Ask text-dependent questions• Study text-based vocabulary• Add writing components in every lesson• Research components
Look-fors in SuccessfulSecondary English Instruction
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Teach Nonfiction Reading StrategiesOrganizational Patterns
Organizational Patterns• Chronological or Sequential• Comparison/Contrast• Cause & Effect• Fact & Opinion• Problem/Solution• Concept/ Definition• Process• Order of Importance• Spatial• Classification• Question/Answer• Explanation/Generalization
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Teach Nonfiction Reading StrategiesSignal Words in Organizational Patterns
Cause / Effect or Problem / Solution• As a result• Because• Solution• Outcome is
Comparison / Contrast• Either /or• But also• As well as• Similarly• Not only / but also
Sequence / Chronological• First, next, after, then, initially• Last, later• Meanwhile, finally• Following, concluding
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Teach Nonfiction Reading Strategies
Text features
Boldface
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Color
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Headings & Subheadings
Graphics
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Reading Resources
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English Resources
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Assessment PowerPoint Presentations
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Provides examples of most commonly missed content. Items do not replicate question format.
Example: Students need additional practice selecting multiple answers for words using similar affixes.
Which words have a suffix meaning state or quality?
antiquated composure detrimentirrelevant obstinate precarious
Sample: Reading Data Power Point
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Example: Students need additional practice selecting more than one correct synonym for a given word using informational reading selections.
In 1813 the famous naturalist John Audubon observed a vast flock of passenger pigeons as he traveled through Kentucky. The flock took three days to pass above; in such a black cloud, they obliterated the sun at times. Conservatively, he estimated their numbers at 1.1 billion birds. How could a bird that was the most prolific in North America become extinct?
Identify synonyms for obliterated. Possible answers: concealed, eliminated, obscured
Sample: Reading Data Power Point
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Example: Students need additional practice using context clues to determine word meaning.
During the competition, the lithe gymnast rolled and tumbled across the mat on the gym floor. Her graceful bends and nimble acrobatics displayedher exceptional abilities. She had clearly spent countless hours practicingher rigorous routine. The result was a polished performance that won herfirst place.
Which phrases help you understand the meaning of lithe?graceful bends, nimble acrobatics
This kind of item is easily replicated on formative assessment.
Sample: Reading Data Power Point
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Example: Students need additional practice identifying the main idea and author’s purpose when using texts with more complex sentence structureand vocabulary.
Tibet is a vast area in Central Asia full of towering, majestic mountains andhome to many monasteries where monks live and work together. Tibetanmonks practice Buddhism, a religion founded on principles of peace and understanding. For these Buddhist monks, sand painting represents animportant part of the core of their lives and works. They create thesedesigns in an effort to bring about healing for both their bodies and minds. Using colored sand and sometimes small stones and powdered flowers, themonks work in collaboration to craft their paintings. ……..
Sample: Reading Data Power Point
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• Students need additional practice summarizing text. • Suggestions:
•Which sentence is the best summary of paragraph __?
•Which sentence is the best summary of the selection?
•Which information should be included in a summary of . . . ?
•Which three details should be included in a summary of . . .?
•Which detail is NOT essential to a summary of the article?
•Which detail is most (or least) important to include in a summary of the
article?
Sample: Reading Data Power Point
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Paired Passagestested in 6, 7, 8, & EOC
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Reading Resources
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Text-Dependent Questions
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Stand-Alone DirectionsSOL Reading Tests
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English Sample Lesson Plans
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English Sample Lesson Plans
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Writing Resources
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Writing Resources
SOL Progression ChartsWriting
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Instruction Writing Checklists
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Instruction Anchor Sets
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Understand Scoring
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Understanding ScoringOpportunity for Teachers to Practice Scoring
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Understanding ScoringAnchor Papers with Annotations
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Understanding ScoringFeedback on Accuracy of Scoring
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Writing Prompts
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• All student papers are read by two readers; their scores are added together
• Composing/Written Expression score counts twice = 2/3
• Usage/Mechanics score counts once = 1/3
• If judges scores are more than 1 point apart, papers are read by a third judge
Scoring with the SOL Writing Rubric
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Online Writing Web Page
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Assessment
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Assessment Stand-Alone Directions
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• Fall Writing (EOC) – October 20- November 7• Term Graduates & Project Graduation EOC Writing
• October 20- October 31- 1st attempt• November 17-December 12 – 2nd attempt
• Fall- EOC Reading – December 1- February 27
• Spring Writing – March 2-April 3, 2015
• Spring – SOL Reading -April 13 - June 26
2014-2015 SOL Testing Schedule
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Use of Automated Scoring for the SOL Writing Tests
• Currently two human readers score the SOL short papers
• Feasibility studies conducted summer 2013 • Studies successful; scoring engine trained on all current SOL prompts
• Fall 2014 “automated scoring” to be used as the second reader for grade 8 writing and EOC writing.
•Should reduce turnaround time for delivery of scores
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• A student obtaining an “advanced/college path” score should have the necessary knowledge and skills for enrollment, without remediation, in an introductory credit-bearing college course with a substantial reading load, assuming that the student continues to demonstrate a comparable level of achievement in subsequent high school English courses prior to high school graduation.
Definition of “Advanced/College Path” for EOC Reading
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Why You Cannot Ignore Technology (Thinking) Enhanced Items (TEI)
Practice15% of SOL tests
Why You Cannot Ignore Technology (Thinking) Enhanced Items (TEI)
Practice15% of SOL tests
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Technology-Enhanced Items (TEI)Technology-Enhanced Items (TEI)All grades (3- EOC) include TEI that do not specify
number of correct answers.All grades (3- EOC) include TEI that do not specify
number of correct answers.
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AssessmentAssessment
Cause/ EffectCause/ Effect Fact/OpinionFact/Opinion
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AssessmentAssessment
NOTNOT EXCEPTEXCEPT
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Assessment
Choose the best graphic Corrections to the sentence
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English Language Learners
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Assessment
Demographics(Based upon September 30, 2013, Student Record
Collection)
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Number of Languages Reported in Virginia Schools
214
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ELL Growth349% over the past 15 years
1998 (26,525)
2001 (43,535)
2003 (60,990)
2006 (78,216)
2009 (86,751)
2012 (92,420)
2013 (92,457)
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100,000
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Division-wide ELL Distribution
No ELLs (8 )
1-25 (44) 26 - 59 (20)
60-100 (10)
101-500 (27)
501-1,000 (12)
1,001-5,000 (8)
5,001- 36,054
(3)
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Fairf
ax (3
6,054)
Prince
Willi
am (1
3,610)
Loudoun (5
,234)
Arlingto
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Alexandria
(3,243)
Chesterfi
eld(2,903)
Henrico (2
,703)
Man
assas(
2,317)
Harriso
nburg (1,727)
Richmond (1
,173)0
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Largest ELL Student EnrollmentTop 10 Divisions
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Harriso
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Manass
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Alexan
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Arlingto
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Fairfa
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Winch
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Largest Percentage of ELL Students(Compared to ALL Student Enrollment)
Top 10 Divisions
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English SOL Institutes
October 2
•Abingdon
October 3
•Roanoke
October 16
•Dulles
October 20
•Richmond
October 22
•Newport News
October 30
•Staunton
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English SOL Institutes
Registration now open. Each School Division may send a team of 4.
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• Morning Sessions:• Nonfiction/Fiction reading & Vocabulary Development• Writing
• Elementary Focus- Writing Across the Curriculum• Secondary Focus- How to Build an Effective Argument
• Afternoon Sessions• Successful Strategies for English Language Learners
• Elementary or Secondary Focus
• Successful Strategies for Students with Disabilities Sessions by Higher Ed Training and Technical Assistance Centers (TTAC)
• Elementary or Secondary Focus
English SOL Institutes
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QuestionsQuestions
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Contact InformationContact Information
Tracy Fair RobertsonEnglish Coordinator
804-371-7585
Thomas SantangeloElementary English Specialist
804-225-3203
Assessment [email protected]
804-225-2102
Tracy Fair RobertsonEnglish Coordinator
804-371-7585
Thomas SantangeloElementary English Specialist
804-225-3203
Assessment [email protected]
804-225-2102Virginia Department of Education