Section 31a & Section 35j
Section 31a
Northville Public Schools Literacy Plan 35j
All students will demonstrate growth in literacy skills.
- All kindergarten through eighth grade students will demonstrate growth in
literacy/proficiency in reading as measured by NWEA (target=at least 60%
achieving NWEA projected growth) and proficiency on state and local
assessments. - 100% of third grade students will demonstrate proficiency (pass rate), consistent
with the provisions of MCL 380.1280f (third grade reading law), by 6/30/2024 as
measured by the state assessment, local assessments and/or portfolio. - At least 90% of students in grades eight through eleven will demonstrate growth
in literacy as measured by college and career readiness benchmarks in Evidence
Based Reading and Writing in English Language Arts on PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 and
SAT, and local assessments.
Strategic Use of 35J Funding Plan:
The 35J grant will be used to build upon our current literacy practices. Based on the Essentials and ELA Common Core State Standards, Fountas and Pinnell Classroom elements are the core of our ELA instruction. UFLI, LETRS, decodables, Science of Reading professional development, and building our classroom libraries will allow all staff to bolster our K-5 practices. These practices will be supported with job-embedded professional development from our two ELA coaches.
Focus Areas to Address Gaps in Literacy:
Northville Schools uses targeted data from NWEA, Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, AIMS Web, and other literacy assessments to identify gaps. These gaps are then approached through our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support process (MTSS).
35J Proposed Purchases:
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K-2 teachers will attend UFLI training and materials
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K-2 UFLI Sub costs
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The Reading Strategies Book 2.0
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Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring Science of Reading to the Upper Elementary Classroom grades 3-5
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K-2: A Teacher’s Guide to Vocabulary Development Across the Day Professional Book
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K-5 Wayne RESA training Talking Science Through Texts. Texts will be added to K-5 classroom library collections.
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Decodable text classroom sets with characters from diverse backgrounds
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Science of Reading for the Elementary Principal @ RESA
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Science of Reading for Elective Teachers @ RESA per teacher
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What Does the Science of Reading Say About School Libraries PD @ RESA
Additional PD opportunities K-5:
Funds will be used to provide a stipend in the targeted amount of $1000 for each K-5 employee that completes LETRS.
Abundant Reading Materials:
Comprehensive Literacy System
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Tier 1
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Instruction: Core reading instruction aligned with the standards, explicitly taught every day, Fountas & Pinnell Classroom
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Mini Lessons
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Interactive Read Aloud
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Word Study
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Guided Reading
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Shared Reading K-3
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Book Clubs 3-5
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UFLI
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Tier 2
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Instruction - Targeted supplemental interventions and support
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IMSE / Orton Gillingham Approach
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Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
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Heggerty
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UFLI
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Tier 3
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Instruction - Targeted interventions which can be small group or individual
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IMSE / Orton Gillingham Approach
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Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
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Heggerty
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Using Scarborough’s Reading Rope to guide our literacy system, Fountas and Pinnell will be used for language comprehension, and UFLI will be used to address word recognition. Northville uses Fountas and Pinnell and UFLI in tier one to address the essential literacy practices.