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Amplify Pilot - iLead

April 12, 2022

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Team

Thais Soto

Janessa Kennedy

Lynn Spurlin

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1=Proficient

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What is Amplify?

Built on the science of teaching reading, your TEKS-aligned Texas language arts and reading solution for core curriculum combines systematic teacher-led phonics instruction and knowledge-building content within and across grade levels. The student-driven, adaptive supplemental program will provide meaningful engagement and instruction that your learners will love to use.

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Amplify Reading Design Principles

Analysis & expression in reading & writing

Fostering “Wonderful

Conversational-ist”

Rich variety of texts and contexts

Explicit language instruction

Continuing to build background knowledge for strong comprehension

Maximizing vocabulary acquisition

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Knowledge Building Sequence

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Text Complexity

Grade Level

EOY Lexiles

Amplify Student Readers

STAAR Passages

3

820L

580- 820L

420-820L

4

940L

770-1100L

740-1010L

5

1010L

880- 1010L

740- 1010L

Language & Vocabulary (+) Text Structure (+) Content = Text Complexity

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Knowledge

Skills

Integrated

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Daily Lesson Structure

K-2

Knowledge Strand

  • Primary Focus of Lesson
  • Speaking and Listening Standards
  • Language Standard
  • Formative Assessment by Standard

Skills Strand

  • Prerequisite Foundational Skills Standard
  • Prerequisite Writing Skills Standard
  • Formative Assessment by Standard

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3-5 Integrated Strand

  • Primary Focus of Lesson
  • Speaking and Listening Standards
  • Writing Standard
  • Foundational Skills Standard
  • Reading Standard
  • Formative Assessment

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Types of Assessments

Skills Strand

Knowledge Strand

  • Observations
  • Check for Understanding
  • Student Activity Book Pages
  • Spelling Assessments (Grade 1 & 2)
  • End of Unit Assessment
  • Benchmark Assessment
  • Observations
  • Check for Understanding
  • Student Activity Book Pages
  • Application Activities
  • Pausing Points
  • Domains Assessments

K-2

  • Observation
  • Check for Understanding
  • Student Activity Book Pages
  • Spelling Assessments
  • Mid- Unit Assessments
  • End- of- Unit Assessments
  • Benchmark Assessments

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Amplify & STAAR Questioning

Amplify

STAAR

Why did they most likely migrate across Beringia, according to scientist? (3rd, Unit 8)

What is the most likely reason the man in France agreed to give Bessie flying lessons? (3rd, 2019

How does Paul Revere feel as he waits for the signal to warn the colonist? Include examples from the parts of the poem read so far to support your answer. (4th, Unit 7)

Based on the information in the selection, how do Brooks and Bol most likely feel about the results of their plan? (4th, 2018)

What challenges can you infer the Plains tribes faced in this landscape? (5th, Unit 8)

Based on the selection, what can the reader infer about the job of the keeper? (5th, 2019)

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Shifting the work

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Student Work Samples

5th grade MOY writing sample

5th grade BOY writing sample

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