english language arts
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English Language Arts. 4th and 5th Grade Olivet Middle School. SMART Goals. 4th Grade 86% of current fourth graders will be at or above the fifth grade reading level (Fountas and Pinnell level R) by the end of the year. 5th Grade - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
English Language Arts
4th and 5th Grade
Olivet Middle School
SMART Goals4th Grade
86% of current fourth graders will be at or above the fifth grade reading level (Fountas and Pinnell level R) by the end of the year.
5th Grade74% of current fifth graders will be at or above the sixth grade reading level (Fountas and Pinnell level U) by the end of the year.
Strategies for Achieving SMART Goals
Before school ELA tutoring Accelerated Reader RAZ Kids Guided Reading groups Book Clubs/Literature Circles Genre Units Read Aloud Running Records SRA
4/5 ELA CAT - Year of Evolution
1. Curriculum mapping2. Quarter assessment development3. Fountas and Pinnell testing4. Writing PD with Geri Williams5. Quarter assessment revision6. Grammar checklist development
Next Steps1. Improve grammar instruction
-Jeff Anderson PD in the fall
2. Break down categories of writing rubric; develop assessment checklist that can be passed on to future teachers
Success4th and 5th graders read over 135,000 minutes
in March, exceeding their goal of 125,000 minutes. This resulted in a Blackhawk landing by the Army National Guard.