ST ANNUAL
WELCOME
TO
THE
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OVERVIEW OF THE
LITERACY INITIATIVE
TEXASTEXAS
LEADERSHIP
SUMMIT 2012
Back to School In-service
August 22, 2012
Paredes Elem.
Texas Literacy Initiatives: A Historical Perspective
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1996: Inception of Texas Reading Initiative
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1997: Provision and use of early reading assessments in every Texas K-2
classroom
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1999: Delivery of Texas Teacher Reading Academies (TTRAs) and Online
Teacher Reading Academies (OTRAs) in grades K-5 to teachers and
administrators
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2002: Texas Reading First for K-3 literacy efforts (competitive grant)
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2003: Launch of Prekindergarten Texas Early Education Model (TEEM)
and Texas School Ready!™ (TSR!) Projects
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2007: Approval of the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
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Historical Perspective Continued
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2007: Development of the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment
(TMSFA) utilized with all 7th grade students who do not reach
proficiency on the state assessment
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2008: Approval of the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
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2008: Delivery of the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALAs) for
administrators and middle school teachers
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2008: Adoption of new standards for reading and writing instruction for
grades K-12
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2008: Approval of the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards
(CCRS)
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Historical Perspective Continued
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2009: Provision of statewide professional development on the new
standards
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2010: Implementation of a statewide online web 2.0 platform, Project
Share
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2011: Alignment of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic
Readiness (STAAR) system with newly adopted reading and
writing standards
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2011: Statewide professional development for the English Language
Arts (ELA) End-of-Course (EOC) assessments
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2012: Development of the Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and
Toddlers
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Preliminary TLI Numbers
30 Grant Recipients
Representing 30 Literacy Lines (421 to 49,625 students)
~121+ ECE Providers
~259+ K-5
~120+ 6-12
That will support 221,248+ students in
Texas!!!!!
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Grant Video
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TLI Goals
1. Increase the oral language and preliteracy skills of participating
preschool children.
2. Improve the performance of participating K-2 students on early
reading assessments.
3. Increase the percentage of participating students who meet or
exceed proficiency on the state English language arts assessments
in grades 3 through 12.
4. Increase the use of data and data analysis to inform all decision
making in participating districts, campuses, classrooms, and early
learning settings.
5. Increase the implementation of effective literacy instruction through
Literacy Lines.
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Texas State Literacy Plan
Part 1: Overview
TSLP
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/literacy/tli
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Plan Framework
page 2-3
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Plan Framework
p. 58
Glossary
 p. 70
Acronyms
Summary Statement for each LASERS component
3-11 Action Steps for each LASERS component
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page 6
page7-8
Table of Contents
Three Age/Grade Levels
page 5-20
page 21-38
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page 39-54
Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation
Tools
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TSLP Implementation Inventory
Implementation Status Rating
A
Planning
Implementation
B
Initial
Implementation
C
Full
Implementation
with Fidelity
D
Reflective
Sustainability
Completed by the Campus Based Literacy Team (CBLT)
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Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation Tools
Texas State Literacy Plan: Implementation
Tools
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Customized TSLP Implementation Map
L3
L5
L1
L6
L4
L9
L2
L7
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L8
L10
Develop and monitor a campus-based DataL2
informed Plan (DIP).
DIP Templates
A Leader’s Guide…
Campus Leadership Response to…
From Data Analyzing to…
LEADERSHIP
RESOURCES
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Data-informed Plan Template
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Standards-based Instruction
RESOURCES
ELAR / SLAR Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)
Textbook Adoption List – Proclamations 2010 and 2011
FCRR: Reviewing a Reading Program K-12
Online Teacher Reading Academics (OTRAs)
Critical Elements Analysis
Return to
RESOURCES
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Texas State Literacy Plan:
Implementation Tools
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Purpose of the Online Course
The purpose of the Online Course is to help site/campus leaders:
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Learn each Action Step of the Texas State Literacy Plan.
2.
Work to implement each Action Step .
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Consider all aspects of the Texas State Literacy Plan, and
progress toward full implementation.
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What is the timeframe for the course?
• The TLI Online Course will begin in September 2012.
• The course will continue throughout the TLI initiative, and will play a
central role in the implementation of the TSLP.
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Professional Development in Project Share
www.projectsharetexas.org
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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/literacy/tli
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Next Steps
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Launch your journey by doing the following:
– Log in to Project Share: www.projectsharetexas.org
• Join the Group: Texas Literacy Initiative Grantees PLC
• In the Drop Box: Public Files,
– review the Texas Literacy Initiative article
– find all presentations from the Texas Literacy Summit
– download a Texas Literacy Initiative Overview PowerPoint to present to
those who did not attend the Summit
– Complete the Connectivity Survey
• URL: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Connectivity3-12
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“Effective literacy often mounts a partnership, a collaboration
between all stakeholders, and strategic coordination of instruction
to meet student needs.”
-Murphy, 2004
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