Post on 01-Jan-2016
description
Differentiated Acceleration
MacArthur International Spanish Academy
• 420 students K-6• 290 students
participate in our dual language program
• 29% ELL• 30% low income
Our Students
Hispanic48%
White35%
African-American 3%
Asian11%
Multi-racial3%
• Students who have attended MacArthur ISA for at least one year will be at grade level in reading and math in English as well as Spanish upon entering third grade.
• MacArthur ISA will close the achievement gap for all students in reading and math in English and Spanish as measured by both district and state assessments.
• MacArthur ISA will perform at or above the 90th percentile (top 10% nationally) in meeting individual student growth targets in reading and math in English as well as Spanish.
District 54 Goals are MacArthur Goals
Spring 2010 Spring 20130%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Tier IIITier IITier I
14%
60%
21%
82%
2%19%
MAP Reading Tiers Comparison
% Meeting Growth Target
National Percentile Ranking
2009-10 68% 94%2010-11 75% 99%2011-12 67% 93%2012-13 71% 96%
MAP READING GROWTH
Spring 2010 Spring 20130%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Tier IIITier IITier I
8%
63%
24%
90%
2%14%
MAP Math Tiers Comparison
%Meeting Growth Target
National Percentile
2009-10 72% 87%2010-11 78% 95%2011-12 73% 88%2012-12 79% 96%
MAP MATH GROWTH
Acceleration: Getting Started
Instructional Assistants with Jr. Great books
Reading focused
Used programs to intervene not coordinated with
classroom instruction
All teachers were providing
intervention for students below
grade level
Instruction provided in
EnglishStrategy: Do MORE
Instruction is aligned to Core
Classroom Instruction
Enrichment in Spanish and
English in Literacy and
Primary Grade Math
Certified teachers plan
and teach both intervention and
enrichment groups
Reading and Math
Strategy: Differentiate to meet particular student needs
Refining Acceleration
District 54 Balanced Literacy Acceleration Framework
5 mins. Shared Reading (teacher models)
15 mins. Guided Reading (student application)
10 mins. Writing/Written Response to Reading
30 min Literacy Acceleration Period
Struggling ReadersIntervention groups with a focus on:
Differentiated Literacy Acceleration
Decoding
Comprehension
Oral Language
Writing
Curricular Aligned
Differentiated Literacy Acceleration in Spanish
Native English Speakers
Native Spanish Speakers
• Curriculum Aligned• Focus on Language
Production• Preview of Vocabulary
• Curriculum Aligned• Literary analysis and
content area reading at advanced levels
• Cross Language Connections
Differentiated Math Acceleration
Aligned to Core
InstructionProblem Solving Focus
Numeracy Focus
Spanish Enrichmen
t
English Enrichment
Next steps
1. Expanding higher level math enrichment in Spanish to upper grades
2. Differentiating within larger enrichment groups