Professional Documents
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Center for Literacy & Disability Studies, UNC-CH
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Start by Deciding Whether You Must Emphasis Emergent Literacy, Conventional Literacy, or a Combination of the Two
Answer the questions in the first box for EACH of the students in the class. If you responded NO to any of these questions, youll implement
the Daily Emergent Interventions. If you answered YES to all of the questions, youll implement the Daily Conventional Interventions as
displayed below. If you have a combination of Emergent and Conventional Students, the combination of interventions is described below.
No
Daily Emergent Interventions
Shared Reading
Predictable Chart Writing
Alphabet & Phonological Awareness
Independent Writing with access to full alphabet
Independent Reading
Symbol-based Communication (with few
exceptions)
Yes
Daily Conventional Interventions
Implementation Plan
CONVENTIONAL
COMBINATION
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Communication:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Communication an area of:
RELATIVE STRENGTH
If Communication is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to improve communication
interventions, services, and supports for students? Who needs to be involved? What training and supports will educators require to better support
Communication for all students?
Communication Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Shared Reading:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Shared Reading an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
If Shared Reading is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to improve Shared Reading
strategies? Shared Reading is different for students with and without comprehensive communication systems. How will you support all students? What
books and other sources of reading materials do you have? What training and supports will educators require to implement Shared Reading?
Shared Reading Priority and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Shared Writing:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Shared Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
If Shared Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to address the need? How will
all students participate successfully in shared writing? What training and supports will educators require to implement Shared Writing?
Shared Writing Activities Priorities and Strategies:
Task
1
Activity
Persons Responsible
Start Date
Status
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is the provision of Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
If the provision of Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set
and strategies will you use to support the development of knowledge of the alphabetic principle and phonological awareness while insuring that
instruction focused in this area is only one small part of a comprehensive literacy program?
Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Independent Reading:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Independent Reading an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?
If Independent Reading is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to support successful
engagement in Independent Reading? What tools and supports do your students require to support physical access to books and other reading materials?
How will you encourage and support choice during independent reading? What training and supports will educators require to successfully implement
Independent Reading?
Supports for Independent Reading Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Independent Writing and the role each plays:
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Independent Writing:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Independent Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?
If Independent Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to insure that all students
have an opportunity to write each day? How will you ensure that students have access to the full alphabet? What training and supports will educators
require to effectively implement Independent Writing?
Independent Writing Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Word Identification and Decoding:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Word Identification and Decoding an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?
If Word Identification is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to ensure that all students
have access to Word Identification and Decoding instruction that allows them to figure out words they have not been taught directly? How will you
ensure that the skills students learn are applied in meaningful reading and writing? What training and supports will educators require to effectively
implement Word Identification and Decoding instruction?
Phonics Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Reading Comprehension:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Reading Comprehension an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?
If Reading Comprehension is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to help your improve
their ability to read with comprehension? What priorities will you set? What strategies and materials do you have? What training and supports will
educators require to effectively implement Reading Comprehension instruction?
Reading Comprehension Priorities and Strategies:
Task
1
Activity
Persons Responsible
Start Date
Status
2
3
Implementation Plan
10
List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Writing:
Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH
or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?
If Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to ensure that students are acquiring
knowledge and skills to improve their writing? What priorities will you set? What training and supports do educators require to effectively implement
writing instruction?
Writing Priorities and Strategies:
Task
Goal
Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance
Start Date
Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation
1
2
3
Implementation Plan
11
Rank (1-8)
Implementation Plan
12