Communication Arts
Assessment/Implementation Statement
Grade One
IMPLEMENTATION
Every
student must read and write everyday!!!
In
the interest of the individual child all efforts must be made to take each
child as far as possible with an emphasis on communication arts.
Basic materials: The Board of Trustees adopted the Harcourt Trophies materials for the purpose of implementing the Communication Arts curriculum. This program is designed to be taught sequentially and with varying lengths based on yearly plan. The Daily Oral Language program and the D'Nealian penmanship program will continue to be used in conjunction with the Harcourt materials. The Harcourt Intervention Program will be used in the Literacy Program. The use of these materials across the District will assure that students receive a well-balanced and consistent Communication Arts program, which is critical to the overall success of our students.
The assessment guidelines that follow indicate which Harcourt themes need to be covered to assure a complete program. Daily Oral Language and D'Nealian penmanship programs will be used as designed. Harcourt Intervention Program is an intervention program used by the literacy teachers.
Supplemental materials: Teachers, principals and building staffs are encouraged to make necessary professional judgments as to the supplemental materials and instructional strategies that best meet the needs of the students in their classrooms/schools as well as their individual teaching styles. To this end, Great Falls Public Schools has provided a number of training opportunities and/or materials. These include: computer software, strategies for literature, writing, and skill instruction as well as other communication arts topics. Read Well, Process Spelling, Zoo Phonics, and Successmaker are also widely used throughout the district as resources for the adopted curriculum. It is important to note these additional materials are not to replace the Harcourt materials but to support them.
ASSESSMENT
The assessment components for first grade include the use of MAP Assessment, spelling review tests, the holistic theme based assessments, as well as other teacher-designed assessments. Optional use of DIBELS may also be utilized for essential literacy skills. These assessments are aligned with state standards and the benchmarks found in the Great Falls Public Schools Curriculum. First grade students will participate in a District wide writing assessment held each year in the spring. On this assessment, the goal is for students to perform at the proficient level when scoring using the District Primary Writing Rubric.
THEMES
NEEDED TO COVER THE CURRICULUM:
Book
3 Here and There
Book 4 Time Together
Book 5 Gather Around
Additional Support materials for IEFA infusion lesson: Story Map
Theme 2 Helping Hands
*Supplemental materials may change as curriculum committee completes its work.