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K-5 Literacy Handbook

Welcome to the Eastpointe Community Schools K-5 Literacy Essentials Handbook. This handbook was designed for elementary school staff as a support of district literacy expectations. With the goal of “Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day,” we are raising early literacy achievement.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy

Section A - Essential Literacy Structure

 

  • Comprehensive Literacy Framework
  • K-2 Non-Negotiables
  • 3-5 Non-Negotiables
  • K-2 120 Minute Reading Block
  • K-2 Components of a Daily Schedule
  • K-2 Sample Schedule
  • 3-5 90 Minute Reading Block
  • 3-5 Sample Schedule

Section B - Power Standards/SIGS

 

  • K-5 Power Standards
  • K-5 Reader's Workshop SIG
  • K-5 Guided Reading SIG
  • K-5 Writer's Workshop SIG
  • K-5 Spelling SIG
  • K-5 Vocabulary SIG

Section C - Reader's Workshop/Guided Reading

 

  • MAISA Pacing Guides
  • K-5 Reader's Workshop Framework
  • K-5 MAISA Reader's Workshop Walkthrough Checklist
  • K-2 Guided Reading Template
  • 3-5 Guided Reading Template
  • Reading Level Correlation Chart
  • 3-5 Guided Reading Group Sample
  • Oral Reading Record (ORR) Template
  • K-5 Comprehension Check
  • K-2 Meaningful Literacy Stations
  • 3-5 Literacy Stations
  • 3-5 Meaningful Literacy Writing Stations

Section D - Phonics/Word Study

 

  • K-2 Phonics Scope and Sequence
  • K Fountas & Pinnell Phonological Awareness/Phonics Lesson Sequence
  • Fountas & Pinnell Phonological Awareness/Phonics Lesson Sequence
  • K-1 Teaching Alphabet and Letter Sounds
  • K-1 Suggested Letter Sequence
  • 3-5 Word Study/Spelling Program

Section E - Writer's Workshop

 

  • MAISA Pacing Guides
  • K-5 Writer's Workshop Framework
  • K-5 Writing Target Skills within MAISA
  • Writing Pathways Rubrics
  • M-STEP Rubrics

Section F - Assessments/Benchmarks

 

  • NWEA 2020 Normative Data
  • 3-5 Lexile Chart
  • K-5 Spelling Inventory
  • K-2 Assessment Plan
  • MLPP Testing Materials
  • MLPP Benchmark Scores
  • K-2 DRA Directions
  • K-2 DRA Assessment Guidelines
  • DRA Reading Fluency Rubric
  • K-2 DRA Sight Word Correlation
  • K-2 Known Words Assessments Directions

Section G - Individualized Reading Improvement Plan

 

  • Teacher Companion Document (Fall)
  • Fall Parent Letter
  • Parent Information Sheet
  • IRIP
  • Annotated IRIP
  • Parent/Teacher Conference Tips
  • Teacher Companion Document (Winter)
  • Winter Update Letters