Reading Sage

"The Dyslexic Reading Teacher Sean Taylor" Literacy for me was almost an unrealized unattainable dream! As a dyslexic learner I was unable to read, write, or decode words as a child, p,d,b and q were all the same letter. Many classroom teachers assumed I would never read or write due to the severity of my dyslexia and this made me feel worthless. I am a dyslexic reading teacher that has built a reputation for finding innovative ways "FREE" to teach reading to all students!

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Halloween Brain Breaks

Halloween Brain Breaks | What is Fear? What is a Dyslexic Zombie's favorite food? Brians

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Reading Vocabulary Games Tier 3

Test Words Vocabulary Games | Tier 3 Academic Vocabulary Games VOCABULARY SPARKLE

VOCABULARY SPARKLE Directions: Have your children stand or sit on their desk so they are facing the teacher. Start at either end of room and give the first child a tier 3 test prep vocabulary word or definition. They say the definition or kid friendly sentence if given the vocabulary word or they must give the word when a definition is given. The child that cannot give an answer says SPARKLE and must sit down. Continue the game until you are down to one child! The last child that has answered all the vocabulary gets a small bag of popcorn, sticker, candy or prize . Every child that answers a hard vocabulary question correctly gets a pretzel, stamp, or a sticker. They love this and it is great test prep review for challenging tier 3 academic vocabulary! Start with a mix of easy and hard words to get the kids excited and ready to study the challenging academic words each week.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Spiraling Math Models CCSS

Spiraling Math Models CCSS Weekly Review

Bruner proposed the spiral curriculum (Spiraling Curriculum Models), a teaching approach in which each subject or skill area is revisited at intervals (spirals), at a more sophisticated level each time. Bruner's spiral curriculum draws heavily from pedagogical observation to create a learning structure that helps students learn in a more efficient way. First there is s basic introduction of skills or knowledge of a subject, then more sophistication is added, reinforcing the same principles that were initially taught.

Bruner also believes learning should be spurred by interest in the material rather than tests or punishment, since we learn best when we find the knowledge we're obtaining appealing. Our School dropped Everyday Math, that is one of the best math programs hands down in my opinion. I am developing a series of Smart board Slides to put spiraling curriculum back in my daily lessons. Sean Taylor

Developing weekly or daily spiraling math lessons plans can be used to help students review, revisit and introduce more sophisticated math concepts. Your lessons should be formative in nature and build critical skills through repeated exposure. Weekly CCSS Spiraling MATH Review Smartboard Slides I Am Developing!

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

MAP Practice Test Samples Online

NWEA MAP Math Test Grade 3, 4 and 5 Math CCSS Test Practice
NWEA MAP Reading Test Grade 3, 4 and 5 Reading CCSS Test Practice Samples

How to raise MAP Reading and Math Scores | NWEA Reading and MATH Test Scores

Raise MAP Math Score | NWEA MATH Test Scores

Learn how to raise your students NWEA Math test scores using RIT leveled Math vocabulary! Get higher scores on the NWEA MAP Math Test in as few as 20 days! Students that study, model, and learn the Tier 3 Academic Math Vocabulary will score up to 20 or even 30 points higher than students that are not exposed to the Math vocabulary. The NWEA publish the vocabulary for anyone to use and study, but they are now making the Math, ELA, Reading and Science available only for districts and schools that are using the NWEA testing resources. The links below are still usable without having to login to the NWEA web site!

Students must also master the Tier 2 Academic Testing Vocabulary to understand what the test questions are asking. Words like “accurately” are examples of Tier 2 words that can get in students way when talking test, if they are not sure of their meaning.

The NWEA has a RIT Level MATH Sample Test that that is very helpful.

NWEA MATH TEST SAMPLES
NWEA MATH TEST WORDS BY RIT LEVEL
Reading Test Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Language Test Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Math Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Science Sample Problems.pdf NWEA

Academic Tier 3 Mathematics Glossary
PDF Word

MAP Math Practice Test Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. and 8. NWEA MAP Test (Measures of Academic Progress) Sample Test to prepare for 2014-2015 Math MAP Test.

The NWEA RIT level Math MAP assessments are comprehensive math test that students take up to four times per year to measure academic growth. Some districts use the MAP test as a high stakes test that must be passed to progress to the next grade. The NWEA MAP test is based on State standards and is being updated to meet the Common Core Standards. The MAP Math test is not going away, it is just becoming more rigorous with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Please use these NWEA MAP math practice test to help you and your students prepare for the MAP math test in 2014-2015 testing windows.
Links to PDF Academic Word List   The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary Project NWEA MAP Test VOCABULARY for the Web-based MAP® system
Oklahoma Academic Vocabulary Suggested Words and Terms  Marzano based list
The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary Project

Academic Tier 3 Reading Glossary

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Academic Tier 3 Mathematics Glossary

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Academic Tier 3 Writing Glossary

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Academic Tier 3 English Language Arts Glossary

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Academic Tier 3 History / Social Studies Glossary

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Academic Tier 3 Science Glossary (Glossary at the end of the PDF doc,)

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NWEA Academic Vocabularyhttp://www.hasd.org/cms_files/resources/MAPs%20Vocabulary.pdf

NWEA Academic Vocabulary

NWEA Reading Test Questions

CST and CAHSEE Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary At a Glance – New Vocabulary Words by RIT Bands for Reading
ISAT Reading Vocabulary List (Word) doc

ISAT Language Usage Vocabulary List (Word)

ISAT Math Vocabulary List (Word)

Reading Test Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Language Test Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Math Sample Problems.pdf NWEA
Science Sample Problems.pdf NWEA

GRADE 3

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 4

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 5

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 6

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 7

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 8

Sample Items Scoring Guide

GRADE 9

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GRADE 10

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Sample MAP math test question samples!
RIT Reference Chart for Mathematics: Sample Math Test question for all RIT levels

Sunday, October 19, 2014

(TEST) Act, H.R. 5612 Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing

TEST Act of 2014

Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2014

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]

[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 5612 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5612

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce 
  the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2014

  Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce 
  the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tackling Excessive Standardized 
Testing Act of 2014'' or the ``TEST Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ESEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Academic Assessments.--Section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (v)(I), by striking ``clause vii'' and 
        inserting ``clause (vii) and as otherwise provided under clause 
        (xvi)'';
            (2) in clause (vii), by inserting ``except as otherwise 
        provided under clause (xvi),'' before ``beginning'';
            (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xiv);
            (4) by striking the period at the end of clause (xv); and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(xvi) beginning with the first full 
                        school year after the date of enactment of the 
                        TEST Act of 2014, in lieu of the requirements 
                        of clause (vii)--
                                    ``(I) authorize any public 
                                elementary school or public secondary 
                                school to administer the academic 
                                assessments in mathematics required 
                                under clause (vii) in each of grades 4, 
                                6, and 8;
                                    ``(II) authorize any public 
                                elementary school or public secondary 
                                school to administer the academic 
                                assessments in reading or language arts 
                                required under clause (vii) in each of 
                                grades 3, 5, and 7;
                                    ``(III) authorize a public 
                                elementary schools or public secondary 
                                school at the 15th percentile or above 
                                for mathematics in the State (based on 
                                the achievement of students for the 
                                preceding school year in each of grades 
                                4, 6, and 8 on the academics 
                                assessments in mathematics required 
                                under clause (vii)), to, for the school 
                                year following the administration of 
                                such assessments, administer the 
                                academic assessments in mathematics 
                                required under clause (vii) in each of 
                                grades 4 and 8;
                                    ``(IV) authorize a public 
                                elementary school or public secondary 
                                school at the 15th percentile or above 
                                for reading or language arts in the 
                                State (based on the achievement of 
                                students for the preceding school year 
                                in each of grades 3, 5, and 7 on the 
                                academics assessments in reading or 
                                language arts required under clause 
                                (vii)), to, for the school year 
                                following the administration of such 
                                assessments, administer the academic 
                                assessments in reading or language arts 
                                required under clause (vii) in each of 
                                grades 3 and 7;
                                    ``(V) authorize a public elementary 
                                school or public secondary school whose 
                                students do not meet the academic 
                                achievement requirements of subclause 
                                (III) of this clause, but which has 
                                demonstrated such level of progress 
                                with respect to the achievement of 
                                students on academic assessments in 
                                mathematics required under clause 
                                (vii), as determined appropriate by the 
                                Secretary to be authorized to 
                                administer assessments in mathematics 
                                in accordance with subclause (III) of 
                                this clause, to administer such 
                                assessments in mathematics in 
                                accordance with such subclause (III); 
                                and
                                    ``(VI) authorize a public 
                                elementary school or public secondary 
                                school whose students do not meet the 
                                academic achievement requirements of 
                                subclause (IV) of this clause, but 
                                which has demonstrated such level of 
                                progress with respect to the 
                                achievement of students on academic 
                                assessments in reading or language arts 
                                required under clause (vii), as 
                                determined appropriate by the Secretary 
                                to be authorized to administer 
                                assessments in reading or language arts 
                                in accordance with subclause (IV) of 
                                this clause, to administer such 
                                assessments in reading or language arts 
                                in accordance with such subclause 
                                (IV).''.
    (b) Limited English Proficient Students.--Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)) is amended in the matter following item (dd), by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and that the 
achievement of a student with limited English proficiency shall not be 
considered for purposes of such definition for the first 12 months that 
the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or public 
secondary school''.
    (c) Application to Waivers.--Section 9401 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7861) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
                (9)(C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (10) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) the requirement under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that 
        a student with limited English proficiency be excluded from the 
        definition of adequate yearly progress for the first 12 months 
        that the student is enrolled in a public elementary school or 
        public secondary school.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Options for Certain Academic Assessments.--A waiver awarded 
under this section shall not prohibit a State educational agency from 
administering academic assessments in accordance with clause (xvi) of 
section 1111(b)(3)(C) in lieu of the requirements of clause (vii) of 
section 1111(b)(3)(C).''.
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Opinion and Persuasive Writing Prompts

Opinion and Persuasive Writing Prompts

CCSS ELA Writing Prompts Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Opinion and Persuasive Writing Prompts
501 Writing Prompts
Writing Prompts for Middle School - My HR
101 Persuasive Essay Topics - ereadingworksheets
Writing Assessment Released Writing Prompts
9th Grade Essay Prompts - Polk County Public Schools
FCAT Writing - Polk County Public Schools
Third Grade Prompts - Wilmette Public Schools
Writing Prompts - Oregon Department of Education
Grade Persuasive Writing High School Practice Writing Prompts

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Grade 6 CCSS I Can Statements Reading

CCSS Grade 6 Reading, Writing, Language Arts, Math and Science I Can Learning Statements, Objective, Goals and Targets | Sixth Grade Language Arts I Can Statements and Learning Targets - Common Core

Free CCSS I Can Statements- Grade 6th. Sixth Grade I Can Statements- Language Arts, Math and Science

First Grade Language Arts Learning Targets - Common Core
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First Grade ELA Standards and “I Can Statements”
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Fourth Grade ELA Standards and “I Can Statements”
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First Grade I Can Statements- Language Arts I Can Math and Science Included

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Fourth Grade Math Common Core "I Can" Statements
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Fourth Grade Writing Common Core "I Can" Statements
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Fifth Grade Math Common Core "I Can" Statements
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Sixth Grade Math Common Core "I Can" Statements
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Grade 5 CCSS I Can Statements Reading

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Free CCSS I Can Statements- Grade 5th. Fifth Grade I Can Statements- Language Arts, Math and Science

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Reading Topics

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

How to raise MAP Reading and Math Scores | NWEA Reading and MATH Test Scores

Sunday, October 19, 2014

TEST Act of 2014Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2014To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Saturday, October 11, 2014

TEST Act of 2014

Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing Act of 2014

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce the testing requirements for part A of title I of such Act, and for other purposes.