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Lit for Literacy
Session 4
MARCH 7, 2023
Francisco Chavez
LWL, Family and Community Coordinator
Guillermina Ramirez
Parent Leader, Learning Without Limits + FIA
Doreen Ardayfio
Parent Leader, Learning Without Limits + FIA
Check In
What is one thing you have practiced since the beginning of Lit 4 Literacy?
Please share in the chat box
Homework Celebration - ASCEND
Homework Celebration - Lazear
Homework Celebration - Achieve
Homework Celebration - Cox
Homework Celebration - LWL
2. A second graders fluency goal is to read 30-40 words per minute.
3. What colors do we want to see on our child’s report card? (select all that apply)
4. Our “Story of Now” shares what we are being called to do right now as a parent and as an EFC community...
Recap of Session #3
In order to….
effectively work together to increase literacy rates for your child and all of our students.
Session #4: Purpose & Outcomes
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2. Learn how to build on content unit themes at home. |
3. To preview and plan our Family Accountability Walk + Academic Town Hall |
4. Combine our Story of Self, Us, and Now into a powerful Call to Action. |
AGENDA 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Welcome, Purpose, Recap (15)
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Fishtank Content Unit Themes (25)
Break out groups (20) & report back(5)
Taking Action Beyond the Institute (20)
Breakout groups (20) & report back (5)
05
Next Steps / Homework (10)
Adjourn
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07
Literacy Lesson #4
Unpacking Fishtank ELA Curriculum
March 7, 2023
Roberto Hernandez
Assistant Principal of Instruction LWL
Nicki Fox
Principal, EFC Learning Without Limits
LITERACY GROUPS
TK-2nd
3rd-5th
Please self-select your group.
If you have a student in both, please choose upper grades (Fox’s Group).
Home-School Collaboration Follow Up
Grade
3
Home-school collaboration is essential to getting students to grade level. | You are not alone! Find a partner like the Family Coordinator to be your buddy. |
1. Meet with your child’s teacher to make a plan. You don’t need to wait for conferences.
| 2. Check on your child’s reading data every month. |
Fishtank ELA Curriculum Across EFC
Reading Comprehension and Writing
Fishtank Daily Lesson Structure
Fishtank Curriculum K-2
What is my child studying in their literacy instruction?
How can I give my child a boost in their classroom learning?
Fishtank Curriculum 3-5
What is my child studying in their literacy instruction?
How can I give my child a boost in their classroom learning?
3 Tiers of Academic Discourse
Tier 1: Students Clarify and Share Their Thoughts
I like how the author uses ______________ to show ______________.
I like/don’t like ______________ because ______________.
My opinion is ______________ because _______________.
Tier 2: Students Engage with the Thinking of Others
I’d like to add something. I would say that ______________.
My idea is related to ______________’s idea. I think ______________.
I would like to add that ______________.
Tier 3: Students Critique and Analyze the Reasoning of Others
I agree with ______________, and in addition ______________.
I disagree with ______________ because ______________.
That makes sense because ______________.
That’s a good point, but I think ______________.
3 Tiers of Academic Discourse
3 Tiers of Academic Discourse
Why is Academic Discourse a part of the Fishtank ELA Curriculum and why is it important?
How are student conversations being monitored by teachers?
Check for Understanding
Daily Target Task Writing
Learning to Write
Writing to Learn
EFC Families Use the Public Library!
There are 19 public library locations in Oakland!
How can I support learning at home?
01 Every moment with our children is a learning opportunity!
Ask students what they are learning about and build background knowledge around those themes.
02 Challenge students to answer questions in complete
sentences by having students restate the question.
03 Resources at our fingertips!
Local library, Museums, Nature Walks
BREAKOUT GROUP TASKS
01 Debrief the literacy training. Why is it important? Is there anything that you have a question about?
02 What can you do at home to incorporate what you just learned about Fishtank?
03 Commitments: Go around the group: What are you committed to incorporating into your home reading routine?
BREAKOUT GROUPS
01 Lazear - Daisy + Rocio
02 ASCEND English - Kristen + Jenni
03 ASCEND Spanish - Perla + Tania
04 Achieve Spanish - Mariana + Paulina +/- Isabel
05 LWL English - Doreen + Francisco + Fox
06 LWL Spanish - Guillermina + Roberto
07 Cox English - Jackie, Mayra, Sophia
08 Cox Spanish - Yessica, Maria, Corey
BREAKOUT GROUP SHARE OUT
1 minute - Report out commitments from your group.
A Call to Action:
Power =
People + Knowledge +
A Plan
Session 4
Tania Gutierrez
FIA Director of School Partnerships and Organizing
Guillermina Ramirez
Parent Leader, Learning Without Limits + FIA
Doreen Ardayfio
Parent Leader, Learning Without Limits + FIA
Francisco Chavez
LWL, Family and Community Coordinator
Power Principle
Power is organized people with access to knowledge who have a plan for action.
The foundation of our organizational power for change
is building parent literacy leadership in your schools!
COX
Achieve
Lazear
LWL
Ascend
Latitude
PEOPLE: We are stronger together
Knowledge: Building Family Literacy Power
students of Lit4Literacy parents 30-100 points reading growth (FastBridge)
Knowledge: Family Accountability Walk
“We go in smart and come out smarter!”
What is an Accountability Walk?
A practice to bring families into partnership with school leaders on instructional needs and practices.
An opportunity to “Level Up” our leadership!
A practice to bring families into partnership with school leaders on instructional needs and methods.
An opportunity to observe instructional strategies being utilized with students in classrooms.
A practice to bring families into partnership with school leaders on instructional needs and strategies.
A chance to reflect on implications of what you observe and identify next steps for collective action.
Sample Agenda:
Accountability Walk
Time | Activity |
15 mins. | Welcome: Framing for the Day |
15 mins. | Prepare for Family Accountability Walk with School Leaders |
40 mins. | Conduct Classroom observation(s) |
40 mins. | Debrief Family Accountability Walk with School Leaders |
20 mins. | Parent Leadership Debrief |
| CLOSE |
Sample Classroom Observation
Plan: Engage School Leaders & Teachers
To create change, parent leaders need to be aligned with school leaders and teacher leaders.
“We need each other. Only by working together can we achieve our goal of 100% reading proficiency.”
Our plan is to hold an Academic Town Hall in your school next year!
FAPT
COX
FAPT
Achieve
FAPT Lazear
FAPT
LWL
FAPT
Ascend
FAPT
Latitude
PLAN: Family Academic Partnership Teams
organize Academic Town Halls
Our Call to Action
Guillermina Ramirez
FIA Parent leader, EFC Learning Without Limits
Hello! My name is Guillermina and I am a parent leader here at Learning Without Limits. My two kids Ismael and Rosalia are in 1st grade. I have been in Oakland since I was 11, and for me being an involved mom is important because my own parents didn’t have the capacity to support me the way I needed when I was younger. That caused me to struggle as an EL student.
My kids are thriving at LWL and I had the unique opportunity to join Lit 4 Literacy, I have learned reading strategies to encourage my kids to read at home, and lear how to read their report card and test scores. I feel more confident than ever that I am teaching my kids in a way that will support their academic progress.
As you know recently our school went through charter renewal, and we got renewed because our community showed and made our voices heard at the board meetings.
We as families advocated for our school because we love our school culture, supportive staff, and rigor of instruction.
Now that we are renewed, we have another issue on our hands: how are LWL kids are reading. Did you know more than half of LWL students are not reading on grade level? I know, it was a shock to me too. We want to make sure as many families understand how we are doing as a school, how their own kids are doing based on the report cards and test scores, and learn strategies to support their kids at home.
That is why we are hosting an academic town hall this spring. I want to invite you to join us, as we will have every single LWL parent there so we can get to 100% reading proficiency. I don’t want you to miss out. Can I count on you to come?
What is an Academic Town hall?
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An opportunity to “Level Up” our leadership!
An opportunity for parents to learn how their student is performing in relation to grade level benchmarks.
Gathering of all school parents to share how your school is performing in attendance, reading and numeracy.
A chance to reflect on what we learn, invite more parents into leadership and identify next steps for collective action.
POWER: EFC’s Literacy Call to Action
An Academic Town Hall
Story of Self +
Story of Us +
Story of Now +
An Invitation/Ask
= A Call to Action
Power is people equipped with knowledge who have a plan!
Our Call to Action
Guillermina Ramirez
FIA Parent leader, EFC Learning Without Limits
¡Hola! Mi nombre es Guillermina y soy una madre líder aquí en Aprendizaje Sin Límites. Mis dos hijos Ismael y Rosalía están en 1er grado. He estado en Oakland desde que tenía 11 años y para mí ser una madre involucrada es importante porque mis propios padres no tenían la capacidad de apoyarme como necesitaba cuando era más joven. Eso me hizo tener dificultades como estudiante EL.
Mis hijos están prosperando en LWL y tuve la oportunidad única de unirme a Lit 4 Literacy. Aprendí estrategias de lectura para alentar a mis hijos a leer en casa y aprendí a leer sus boletas de calificaciones y puntajes de exámenes. Me siento más seguro que nunca de que les estoy enseñando a mis hijos de una manera que apoye su progreso académico.
Como saben, recientemente nuestra escuela pasó por una renovación de sus estatutos y la renovamos porque nuestra comunidad mostró e hizo oír nuestra voz en las reuniones de la junta directiva.
Nosotros, como familias, defendimos nuestra escuela porque amamos nuestra cultura escolar, nuestro personal de apoyo y el rigor de la instrucción.
Ahora que estamos renovados, tenemos otro tema entre manos: ¿cómo leen los niños de LWL? ¿Sabías que más de la mitad de los estudiantes de LWL no leen al nivel de su grado? Lo sé, para mí también fue un shock. Queremos asegurarnos de que muchas familias comprendan cómo nos está yendo como escuela, cómo les está yendo a sus propios hijos según las boletas de calificaciones y los puntajes de los exámenes, y aprender estrategias para apoyar a sus hijos en casa.
Es por eso que esta primavera organizaremos un ayuntamiento académico. Quiero invitarlos a unirse a nosotros, ya que tendremos a todos los padres de LWL allí para que podamos alcanzar el 100% de competencia en lectura. No quiero que te lo pierdas. ¿Puedo contar contigo para venir?
BREAKOUT GROUP AGENDA
01 Any questions about our literacy power plan?
02 A Schoowide Invitation: Our Literacy Call to Action
03 Practice sharing your call to action with each other.
04 Delegate a representative to share how many people your group will reach out to with a call to action.
BREAKOUT GROUPS
01 Lazear - Daisy + Rocio
02 ASCEND English - Kristen + Jenni
03 ASCEND Spanish - Perla + Tania
04 Achieve Spanish - Mariana + Paulina
05 LWL English - Doreen + Francisco + Fox
06 LWL Spanish - Guillermina + Roberto
07 Cox English - Jackie, Mayra, Sophia
08 Cox Spanish - Yessica, Maria, Corey
BREAKOUT GROUP SHARE OUT
1 minute - Report out commitments
EFC’s Literacy Call to Action
EFC’s Literacy Call to Action
Story of Self +
Story of Us +
Story of Now +
An Invitation/Ask =
A Call to Action
BREAKOUT GROUPS
REPORT BACK
Next Steps
Evaluation Online Here
Attend Session 5:
Accountability Walk at your school site
Cox - 11/18, 9am-12pm
LWL - 12/6, time TBD
ASCEND - TBD
Achieve - TBD
Lazear - TBD
EFC Lit 4 Literacy
Cohort 1
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