Literacy By 3 and
The Reading Curriculum
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HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
HISD is organizing to ensure:
grade 3 students will be proficient
All
or advanced, as measured by STAAR,
by spring 2019.
Focus, Simplify and Stabilize around:
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Phonics Instruction
Read Alouds
Guided Reading
Independent Reading
Writing
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What does this mean for the
Reading Curriculum Documents?
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Defined Structure for Literacy Block
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Phonics/Word Study
3rd
Kinder –
• Phonemic Awareness
• Morning Message (k-2)
• Oral Language
• Phonics/Spelling
• HFW
• Reading Practice
PA, Phonics, Spelling, HFW,
Vocabulary and Oral/Written
Conventions TEKS taught HERE
4th – 5th
• Word Part Recognition
• Word Learning
Strategies
• Word Definition Study
• Word Context Study
• Word Reflection in
Reader’s Notebook
Vocabulary TEKS taught
words selected from the Read
Aloud text
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Phonics Curriculum Updates (K-2)
Curriculum documents:
- Anchored in Reading Street and
Tesoros
- District approved HFW list for K
- Formative assessments
- Phonics routines for teachers
- Aligned to Spelling Connections
- Links to correct sound
pronunciation
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Read Alouds
Select various genres to:
• Build Oral Vocabulary
• Model Fluent Reading
• Model Think Aloud
• Build Background Knowledge about the world
• Facilitate Discussions about Text
• Reading Process and comprehension Skills
Comprehension TEKS, Figure 19 Reading
Process Skills, Listening and speaking, and
Vocabulary TEKS are addressed HERE
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Read Aloud – Curriculum Supports
Curriculum Documents:
• Suggest Titles that match comprehension TEKS
• Provide possible question stems related to TEKS
• Provide guidance in setting up routines for Read
Alouds in the “First 20 Days launch”
• Titles may come from the Read Aloud Library for
Scholastic, Scholastic Bookroom Titles or the
basals (Reading Street and Tesoros)
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Reading Workshop: Mini-Lesson
Explicit Teaching of comprehension TEKS:
- Anchor charts
- Graphic Organizers
- Assessment connections
- Shared reading to practice applying
comprehension strategies
Curriculum Supports for Reading Mini-Lesson:
- Instructional Strategies for identified TEKS
- Sample Anchor charts
- Basal text that related to TEKS
- Foldables and items for students to include in
Reading Notebooks
- STAAR/Assessment connections
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Reading Workshop: Small Groups
Guided Reading (K-3rd)
Instruction on critical
reading components:
- Decoding skills
- Comprehension
strategies and
skills
- Vocabulary
development
- Word Study
Literature Circles/
Book Clubs (4th & 5th)
Facilitate:
- Collaborative and
student-centered
- Apply comprehension
strategies and skills
- Book discussions
- Read, discuss, and
respond to books
- Construct meaning with
other readers
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Reading Workshop: Small Group
Curriculum Support
Planning guides will:
– Suggest mini-lessons for students at
various guided read levels for each
grade level
– Suggest authentic and purposeful
reading assignments/activities for
independent stations
– Provide a “20-Day Launch” for all
grade levels to develop routines
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Writing Workshop: Mini-Lesson
Provide writing instruction:
- Analysis of mentor texts
- Grammar/mechanics
- Spelling
- Handwriting
- Revising/Editing
- Writer’s Notebook
- Writing Process (Shared/Interactive writing)
Oral/written conventions, spelling, mechanics,
handwriting, and writing process TEKS are taught HERE
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 Curriculum documents will:
– Provide research-based instructional
strategies
– Link Abydos writing lesson when possible
– Suggest mentor texts for analyzing writer’s
craft
– Provide guidance for 2 research projects for
the year
– Provide sample anchor charts and
instructional resources
– Provide assessment supports
– Provide writing conference forms
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Pause and Process – Literacy Block
3 – 2 – 1 Contact
Write:
3 - things you like
2 - concerns you have
1 - lingering question
I like…
1.
2.
3.
I’m concerned
about…
1.
2.
One question
I have is…
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Share your “3 – 2 – 1 Contact”
One scribe per table:
Likes
Concerns: Questions:
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Overview of Curriculum Documents:
Curriculum Maps (3min)
Pacing Calendars (5min)
VAMs (2min)
Scope and Sequence
-First 20 Days Launch
-Teaching Routines
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Minor Changes:
 Curriculum Maps
– Adding R – recurring; I – introduce; M –
Mastered
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Minor Changes:
 Pacing Calendar
– Include Interim Assessment windows, STAAR,
Units
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Minor Changes:
 VAM
– Revamped to match TEA
– No frontloaded or back loaded
objectives
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Scope and Sequence Documents:
• Kinder – 1st Thematic Units
• 2nd – 5th Genre Based 2-4 week units of
study
• Identify guided reading levels for each
cycle for each grade level
• Feature a separate column for Yearlong
spiraled TEKS
• Aligned in ELA and SLA for
comprehension, vocabulary, writing and
research
• Differ in ELA and SLA for phonics,
spelling, and grammar
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HISD’s First 20-Days Launch
• Features mini-lessons for establishing
systems for Read Aloud and
Guided/Independent Reading
• Teaches “Principled Habits”
• Allows teachers time to “Get to Know”
students
• Affords time for teacher to monitor and
provide feedback to students during
independent work time
• Does not include mini-lesson portion of the
block
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Thank You!
Malene A. Golding, M. Ed.
Curriculum and Instruction Reading Manager
Elementary Curriculum and Development Office
mgolding@houstonisd.org
713.556.6823 (office)
Literacy By 3 – Learn to read, love to read
www.houstonisd.org/hisdcurriculum
www.houstonisdpsd.org
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