ST. LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School: Somewhere Elementary
Facilitator: _Mrs. Bo Peep_______________
SRN#: 05220817090253
Professional Learning Community Guide
Target: If the PLC is successful then participants will learn Isabel Beck’s vocabulary process so that students will know how
to understand new vocabulary words within context as measured by the FAIR assessment.
Where do we need to be?
What is the expectation?
Where are we now in relationship
to where we need to be?
What are the reasons for the gap
between current status and goal?
What do current data tell us?
Cite data from various sources.
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4th grade students need to meet grade •
level proficiency standards in reading.
List probable causes.
75% of students are not proficient in •
decoding and comprehending new •
vocabulary as evidenced by the SAT10.
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No literature in home
English is second language
Poverty
Lack of schema/background knowledge/
experiences
Lack of vocabulary
What will we do? What must we learn?
Determine: Worthiness of strategy/program and resources to be used to increase our learning
Group Log
• Elements of Vocabulary, Isabel Beck
• Bringing Words to Life, Isabel Beck • Various strategies (think alouds, vocabulary mapping)
• Non-linguistic representation • TeachFirst demonstration videos • Classroom observations
Date
and
Focus
Implement
New Learning
What will we agree to try in the classroom?
Evidence / Student Work
Review Evidence
What will we collect as evidence?
What happened when we implemented?
What did we learn from that?
of Session
9/01/09
PLC Guide &
Norms
9/08/09
PLC Guide &
Administrator Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________________
*PLC Guide and sign-in sheets must be turned into the Department of Professional Development within 4 weeks of the conclusion.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School: Somewhere Elementary
Target
Statement
9/15/09
Identifying
Tier 2 Words
in Text
1.
2.
3.
4.
9/22/09
Facilitator: _Mrs. Bo Peep_______________
Select a text that students will be reading.
List all words that are likely to be unfamiliar
to students.
Analyze the word list:
- Which words can be categorized as Tier
Two words?
- Which of the Tier Two words are most
necessary for comprehension?
- Are there other words needed for
comprehension? Which ones?
On the basis of your analysis, which words
will you teach?
- Which will need only brief attention?
- Which will you give more elaborate
attention to?
SRN#: 05220817090253
We will bring text selected and list of words
chosen to teach.
All members shared list of identified Tier Two
words. Feedback on word selection. Members
reported the process focused their attention to
teach quality words. Members expressed the
need for more practice in this step before
moving on. Group decided to repeat
implementation from last week and will bring
new text & list of words taught.
Next Steps: abandon, keep learning, or refine the goal of our PLC? (To be completed at the conclusion of the PLC.)
How did this PLC change professional practice? How did this PLC impact student achievement?
Administrator Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________________
*PLC Guide and sign-in sheets must be turned into the Department of Professional Development within 4 weeks of the conclusion.
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