“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”
Frank Serafini
Please visit this link for information on CFAs for 21-22 school year! It also contains pacing, curriculum guides and much more. This is your go to for ELA K-6!
ELA/Reading
K-12 ELA Recommended Curriculum Timeline
Tuesdays
· 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
· 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Registration link for the SuccessMaker Office hours with Yvondra
· 9/22 from 1-3 PM
· 9/23 from 8-10 AM
For additional questions and/or to request support with myView/miVisión please reach out to Heather Donnelly, your Partnership Plus Education Specialist heather.donnelly@savvas.com or Sandra Galbato-Kunsman sandra.galbatokunsman@rcsdk12.org
A new video showcasing the refreshed look and new features for Realize for Back to School 2021 is now available. Watch the video here and share it with your colleagues to preview what is coming.
Learn more about a new and exciting feature inside of Realize! Teachers can now create and share their playlists with each other. This is a great way for grade-level teachers to co-plan, align instruction and share resources. NEW Savvas Realize Feature: Playlist Sharing
For additional questions and/or to request support with myView/miVisión please reach out to Heather Donnelly, your Partnership Plus Education Specialist heather.donnelly@savvas.com or Sandra Galbato-Kunsman sandra.galbatokunsman@rcsdk12.org
1/19/22
ELA and Reading
Welcoming the new Teacher on Assignment for Secondary ELA – James Lukens
Looking for Job-Embedded support for your staff? Fill out this brief form and we will follow up with you. myView/miVisión Job-Embedded Services Request
NEW PROGRAM RESOURCES
TWO new foundational skills resources for myView
· 3rd-grade teachers and students! To continue to respond to the needs of “Read by Three” customers,
· Savvas has added two additional digital resources for providing additional explicit instruction and support in phonics, phonological awareness, and fluency:
· Pre3 Reading Routines Companion
· Grade 3 Decodable Readers
Developing readers in third-grade benefit from a corrective review of foundational reading skills in order to gain reading proficiency. To learn more about these resources that can be infused into small group time and used to provide differentiated instruction, watch the video. New Grade 3 myView Resources
Thursdays 8:30-9:30 or 3:30-4:30
· Teacher’s Lounge - open office hours held weekly where you can come and get your myView Literacy/miVisión Lectura
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· questions answered.
· Join Zoom Meeting here. Meeting ID: 898 9875 3958 Passcode: 449328
Asynchronous Resources for Administrators and Teachers
· Would you like to learn more about myView/miVisión?
· Are you new to K-5 this year?
· Would you like a refresher on program components?
· Are you a school leader or coach who wants to better understand these programs to better support your teachers?
These asynchronous instructional resources are a wonderful way to learn at your own pace.
For information on how to access these instructional resources, follow this easy step-by-step guide that includes links to these resources.
Accessing Asynchronous Instructional Resources.
Integrated Literacy Department
Tuesdays
· 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursdays
· 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Our Literacy Initiative Team’s Mission:
The mission of the Literacy Initiative Team is to build capacity in and across our schools focused on culturally responsive literacy instruction for all students (Tier 1 Instruction).
LIT K-5 Presentation - December
LIT 6-12 Presentation - December
The following folders have all presentations from all monthly meetings.
Collaboration with following departments: DOME (Analy Cruz-Phommany), Equity (Nicolle Haynes), Specialized Services (Amy Tata), ELA, SAVVAS (Heather Donnelly - K-5)
Literacy Initiative Team Professional Learning Plan – The last page is overall at a glance view of the structure.
For your reference – The link and passcode do not change. You are welcome anytime to learn alongside our teachers.
Literacy Initiative Zoom Link
· https://rcsdk12.zoom.us/j/93791831738?pwd=S05WQUdNU2FyWHJsd2YwcUNFQ2o2Zz09 Meeting ID: 937 9183 1738 Passcode: LIT
LIT Team K-5 4:30 - 6:00 pm
· January 25
· February 15
· March 22
· May 3
· May 31
LIT Team 6-12 4:30 - 6:00 pm
· January 19
· February 16
· March 23
· May 4
· June 1
For additional questions and/or to request support with myView/miVisión please reach out to Heather Donnelly, your Partnership Plus Education Specialist heather.donnelly@savvas.com or Sandra Galbato-Kunsman sandra.galbatokunsman@rcsdk12.org and Amy Joseph amyl.joseph@rcsdk12.org
ELA/Reading
K-12 ELA Recommended Curriculum Timeline
Realize Accounts
All administrators and coaches accounts for MyView admin and Successmaker admin have been created. The apps are in Roconnect.
*if needed, first time Realize Admin Account Set up
Success Maker
Success Maker Office Hours for RCSD.
When: Oct 26, 2021 OR November 2, 2021 (Link below is for both)
3:00 PM
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://savvas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudOqhpjsjGtRVnNLtY-s_9HNcT7BgcWxm
Support videos:
The process is different with the new interface.
Teachers may need to adjust the Initial Placement starting point for students. Video tutorials below have steps.
🎬 Gr K-5 SuccessMaker, Adjusting or reset Initial Placement level
🎬 Gr 6-8, Successmaker, Adjusting initial placement or remove & reassign reading
RCSD Learns
NEW PROGRAM RESOURCES
Savvas is excited to announce TWO new foundational skills resources for myView 3rd grade teachers and students!
To continue to respond to the needs of “Read by Three” customers, Savvas has added two additional digital resources for providing additional explicit instruction and support in phonics, phonological awareness, and fluency:
· Pre3 Reading Routines Companion
· Grade 3 Decodable Readers
Developing readers in third-grade benefit from a corrective review of foundational reading skills in order to gain reading proficiency. To learn more about these resources that can be infused into small group time and used to provide differentiated instruction, watch the video. New Grade 3 myView Resources
Asynchronous Resources for Teachers
· Would you like to learn more about myView/miVisión?
· Are you new to K-5 this year?
· Would you like a refresher on program components?
· Are you a school leader or coach who wants to better understand these programs to better support your teachers?
These asynchronous instructional resources are a wonderful way to learn at your own pace.
For information on how to access these instructional resources, follow this easy step-by-step guide that includes links to these resources. Accessing Asynchronous Instructional Resources.
Integrated Literacy Department
Tuesdays
· 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursdays
· 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Heather Donnelly – Teacher’s Lounge
Partnership Plus Education Specialist
Weekly Office Hours
myView Literacy/miVisión Lectura
support
Wednesdays
· 8:30-9:30 AM
Thursdays
· 3:30-4:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting https://savvas.zoom.us/j/89898753958?pwd=elcxQ2hXWUNTNFUwQmZueVR6UnQrdz09
Meeting ID: 898 9875 3958
Passcode: 449328
For additional questions and/or to request support with myView/miVisión please reach out to Heather Donnelly, your Partnership Plus Education Specialist heather.donnelly@savvas.com or Sandra Galbato-Kunsman sandra.galbatokunsman@rcsdk12.org and Amy Joseph amyl.joseph@rcsdk12.org