WISD Literacy Framework
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Willis ISD desires to continue to grow in our instructional literacy knowledge. The Science of Reading has helped us to grow in that thinking. There are five key concepts at the core of every effective reading instruction program: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. In an attempt to continue to build our expertise around these five pillars, we must keep our focus on the the right work and collaborate on our learning together. Below is a brief bullet of the the focuses throughout the past few years and what will be this year. You will also find the Literacy Instructional Components document and the Literacy look-fors for both elementary and secondary.
2024-2025 Focus
2023-2024 Focus
2022-2023 Focus:
2021-2022, our main focus was on:
2024-2025 Focus
- High Impact Instruction - grow in our understanding of the role instruction plays throughout our literacy framework in order to make intentional decisions about our instructional moves
- Implementing Bridge to Reading in grades K-2 to grow student foundational language skills (PA and Phonics)
- grammar and conventions scope and sequence utilizing the invitations process based on Patterns of Power grade K-HS
- peer collaboration through walk-throughs, collaborative meetings, and coaching cycles to mentor one another on the framework, instructional strategies, and the five concepts of effective reading instruction.
2023-2024 Focus
- continue to grow our craft of the whole literacy framework
- phonics & word study
- grammar & convention - mentor sentence and the invitations process
- student independent work time
2022-2023 Focus:
- continue to grow our craft on the mini lesson
- dig deeper into word study and implementation of research based practices
- refine the components of the independent work time, including small groups, stations, conferences, and inquiry groups
2021-2022, our main focus was on:
- the Mini lessons
Elementary RLA Literacy Look Fors Checklist Secondary RLA Literacy Look For Checklist
This link provides a checklist to be used when doing classroom walkthroughs to provide each other feedback. Anyone can use it: team members, instructional coaches, and/or administration (campus and district) working together to learn from one another and get feedback.
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