WDM+Reading+Home

This wiki site is created by West Des Moines elementary teachers and administrators. It is designed to facilitate the alignment of reading standards, assessments and professional reading education materials.

Members of the West Des Moines Elementary Reading committee have been invited to this site. Others may also view the site.

I do not claim to be any kind of technology expert, so please be patient with me--if you have experience creating and/or editing wikis, please feel free to share information and expertise with me (and other members of our committee)! Thank you in advance!

February 7, 2012 meeting--teacher committees examining each grade level ppr indicator and assessment aligned with ICC. Teachers are making note of areas that we do not have research-based assessments currently. By the end of this session, we will have identified research based assessments aligned with ICC and ppr. Our next session is March 8. We will still need to develop specific tools/resources for items without research-based assessments. Making Meaning for vocabulary development seen as very beneficial. Questions remain about creating additional "piecemeal" items instead of a tight, focused curriculum. What does every building have/use now? What are most beneficial resources being used right now? Bring organizers-must create organizers... Phyllis will contact 3rd grade teachers to provide support on this committee by March date, plan to request F&P kits for each building--book sets, training yet this spring/summer, don't need kits--but need book sets for each teacher, key ideas and details will need additional assessment options

by June 30 we will have ppr indicators for each grade level, summative assessments decided for each grade level and formative assessments aligned to Iowa Core, examples teachers have provided from the district, communication plan and professional development plan for staff and families (website, information, ppr jackets, etc)

proposal from committee (Laurene will take proposal to the Superintendency) for purchasing Level 1 and 2 F&P Benchmark Assessment book sets/kits? for each building to use for benchmark assessments to replace our district narrative and expository. Each building has at least 1 one these kits now to review. The proposal would be for pre/post and throughout the year use for benchmarks. CD of forms, book sets are included in the kits and the proposal.

During Summer 2012 build curriculum

__**All teachers will review the assessments they brought to grade level meetings and provide a hard copy of that to the building rep on the reading committee before Jan 6, 2012 (please list the grade level on the top).**__

7/26/11--We will examine assessments for the foundational skills/indicators developed for each grade level. Develop specific examples of assessments at grade levels to demonstrate application of assessment/indicator to current district resources. This meeting will begin at noon at the LRC.


 * 7/19/11--reviewed work that was completed on all documents,** **complete ppr descriptors for alignment with Iowa Core Curriculum. Began to review assessments from F&P kits in each building, examined core curriculum website for unit design and instructional activities/assessments.**


 * 7/12/11 worked this morning to complete alignment of grades 5 and 6 ppr indicators with the Iowa Core Curriculum. Discussed and noted aspects of assessments that need to be included for summative measure of progress.**