TH edition FAQ How do you keep track of assessments Print a blank recording sheet My ClassEnter ScoresBook CContent Mastery Enter scores at point of administration per TE Reteach when necessary record retests on same sheet ID: 363772
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LANGUAGE! 4TH edition
FAQSlide2
How do you keep track of assessments?
Print a blank recording sheetMy Class/Enter Scores/Book C/Content Mastery
Enter scores at point of administration per TE
Reteach
when necessary; record retests on same sheetEnter scores into VPORT when entire unit is finished, including reteaching.Slide3
What do you grade on VPORT?
VPort is used for data management, not grading students.
Scores entered in
VPORT can also be
added to your grade book: content mastery, writing, technology participation points, etc.Slide4
What do I do if I have trouble adding a new student to VPORT?
“I added a new student, but could not get her into V-Port. She has a password too.”
Call or email Customer Service. I call often!
support@voyagerlearning.com
Support Tab in VportNeed a Voyager Support Specialist?Click: Request Help |
Call
: 1.888.399.1995Slide5
Perky Pace??
Thoughts on teaching steps 1 and 2, lessons 1-10, then 2 and 3, lessons and 1-10 to increase pacingHazards of “silo teaching”
Recommendations to keep up with pacing?
Perky pacing of first unit is dependent upon fidelity of the previous year. For example, unit 13 takes forever when fidelity is inconsistent at feeder schools.Slide6
Sharing
Language! blocks for 9th graders? Love it!
Printing notes to add to binders (Royal Oak)
Lexiles
for parents? Google Lexile Measures at Home (PDF) Awesome documentMore readingReadworks.org http://www.readworks.org/take-tourNewsela.com
Students self rating? (
Lamphere
)
Suggestions for flipping back and forth between IT and ST? Slide7
Where do Sortegories and
VocabJourney fit into the lesson?
In my classroom, each activity in
Sortegories
needs to be completed with 80% mastery before continuing with VocabJourney.Both can be done at home, I don’t worry about students getting help to get on the leader board.Implementation with less than 90 minutes per day, 5 days a week limits, or even restricts, class time for these tech tools. Slide8
How can teachers monitor progress on Sortegories?
View class progress: My Results/
Sortegories
/Unit
Number
View individual progress:
My Results/
Sortegories
/Unit Number/Student NameSlide9
How can students monitor their own progress on Sortegories?
means completion at or above 80%
Means completion below 80%Slide10
How do you incorporate VocabJourney
?
Whole group: long enough to get them “hooked.”
Provide parents with usernames and passwords.
Reward high flyers like Hannah, Megan and Kyle.
Have students share their success, how points work, tricks to the “game.”
Good for students with vocabulary and comprehension goals/deficits.Slide11
Elementary Implementation Stories
We used to go to the lab once a week and children choose between Sortegories
between
VocabJourney
. Now that I started Daily 5, it is an option to choose Sortegories/VocabJourney as a rotation for word work. I utilize VocabJourney for at least 10 minutes a day in computer lab and/or using laptop carts. I do use Sortegories
for
reteaching
3
rd
graders. One student, in particular, has decoding problems, no fluency and has a DRA level of 10! I use the
Sortegories
for their Sound count, Sort it and Build it. I use my classroom computers for
Vocab
Journey and my students do it for 15-20 per day. I also use the
Sortegories
on my student computers as it comes up in the lessons (a few times a week). LOVE it all!
L! below grade 3? Success? Thoughts? Slide12
How do you access the individual student scores on Vocabjourney?
My Results/
VocabJourney
/(Scroll down)Student Performance/StudentSlide13
Is there a place in Vport
to record fluency activities?
Record Fluency in 3
rd
and 6
th
Unit of each book. For example, in Book C fluency is recorded for units 15 and 18.
My Class/Enter Scores/Book C/Unit 15/ Interactive TextSlide14
How good is the data if the book is not completed within the year?
End of Book Content Mastery should only be given when all six units of instruction have occurred.At end of year, progress Indicators can be administered regardless of book completion.
Districts that are interested in Benchmark Assessments (governed by the calendar, not pacing or completion of a book) should see Benchmark tip sheet at
http://ferlito.weebly.com/vport.htmlSlide15
What is Benchmark Testing?Slide16
How do you get the older students to participate with the phonemic awareness drills?
Teach expectations; accept nothing less
Since language is processed in left hemisphere, students use right hand
Students move from their left to their right
Student cross their midline to activate both hemispheresHonor the learning environmentClose the door; allow students to close the doorPause when visitors enterAllow students to lead when appropriate
Perky pace
Leave them hungry for more; 10-15 minutes per session – no more!
Do Reversal! It is a favorite year after year.
Many kids start out hating drills, then loving them. Leave them hungry for more.
Consider Growth –
vs
- Fixed MindsetTest your own Mindset at
http://www.mindsetonline.com/
Do you believe that effort = success? If yes, teach students to believe.Slide17
What does a negative lexile score mean?
Lexiles
match readers with text. Texts below 190L are considers BR or “Beginning Reader.”
Lexile
scores accessed on VPORT may show a negative number.
The negative
lexile
number is used
for research and evaluation purposes
a
nd should not be shared with
s
tudents.
For more information, see Assessment TE: Converting
LRS Forms A and B BR
Lexiles
to Research
Lexile
Measures. Slide18
How do you use and store file folder games?
Label each folder with Unit number, Lesson Number and TE Page number.
Make 4-6 copies of each folder
Store folders in “paper” box in unit number order
Color code according to Books A-F. My colors are blown due to 3E and 4E.
Students work in groups of 2-3
Use for word building,
reteaching
,
Differentiation of instructionSlide19
Let’s Do This! What are your needs?
Make and TakeTime to input scores/review, analyze dataHands on help with smart notebookSlide20
Activity Requests:
Chain It
Dictate words from TE or Unit word list
BME= beginning, middle, end (sounds or syllables)
Have students chain words (partners or independent)Use words with prefixes, suffixes and rootsForm, inform, informed, informing, conforming, conformed, confirmed, etc. Change “cat” to “dog” in as few moves as possibleOnly real words are allowed
Step 6 masterpiece sentence? Book A Unit 1?
Video:
Vport
/Support/Video/Step 6
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Tips and Tricks?
High expectations for allMessages to students:
“Show me, don’t tell me.”
“Use your own brain.”
“Listen with your eyes.”Low tolerance for learned helplessness, excuses, passivenessMake kids aware of their data; keep it real, but respectfulHigh Engagement with a perky paceUse ITW activities and / or document camera. No
Smartboard
? Go to express.smarttech.com
instant access to some of the same editing and delivery features found in SMART Notebook software.
Your Turn! What works for YOU?Slide22
Contact information
Sheryl Ferlito,
Ed.S
.
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