On Thursday, 27 August 2015, Jim Wright presented a keynote address Finding the Spark: Motivating the Struggling Student to staff from the East Stroudsburg Area School District..
Resources shared at this training appear below:
- Workshop PowerPoint: Finding the Spark: Motivating the Struggling Student [1]
- Workshop Handout: Identifying the Big Ideas That Guide Effective Behavior Management [2]
Assumption 1: Positive Thoughts to Positive Actions: Students can be motivated to apply their best effort when they believe in a 'growth mindset'.
Assumption 2: 'Nudges': Staff can use modest 'nudge' techniques at the classroom level to create a more motivating learning environment.
Assumption 3: Independent Academic Skills: Students gain confidence when they have the independent skills required to complete academic work and to apply 'academic survival skills'.
Sample Student-Implemented Academic Interventions
- Read-Ask-Paraphrase. [4] The student locates main idea and supporting details for each paragraph and summarizes them on a graphic organizer. RAP Interactive Form [5]
- Ask-Read-Tell. [6]The student creates a reading plan and sets reading goals, monitors understanding while reading, and reflects on the reading once finished. ART Interactive Form. [7]
Ideas to Promote Self-Management/Self-Regulation Skills
- Learning Contracts [8]
- Version 1: Interactive Learning Contract| [9]Example of a Completed Learning Contract [10]
- Version 2: Interactive Learning Contract [11]|Example of a Completed Learning Contract [12]
- Student Self-Regulation: Work-Planning Conference: Description [13]
- Student Independent Work: Planning Tool: Interactive Form [14]
- Academic Survival Skills. [15] The student possesses strong work habits in global skills such as time management, study skills, and organization.
- VIDEO: Academic Survival Skills Checklists [16]
- ONLINE APP: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [17]
Assumption 4: Personal Connections: Students feel greater motivation when they believe that the teacher knows and values them.
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On Thursday, 27 August 2015, Jim Wright presented a workshop The Teacher as Classroom 'First Responder': How to Find and Fix Academic Problems to elementary staff from the East Stroudsburg Area School District..
Resources shared at this training appear below:
Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- Learn Unit [21]
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions [22]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [23]
- Definitions: Core Instruction, Academic Interventions, Accommodations, Modifications [24]
| ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
| Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary |
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Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words.
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| Reading Fluency |
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Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.
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| Reading Comprehension |
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Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.
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Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.
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Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.
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| Spelling |
Spelling Acquisition. The student is able to spell a grade-appropriate range of words correctly.
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| Writing |
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Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.
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| Math |
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Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.
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Methods of Data Collection
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Curriculum-Based Measurement: Sample Measures and Norms |
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CBM Type |
Online CBM Application |
CBM Directions & Norms |
| Letter Name Fluency Generator [56] | LNF/LSF: Directions & Norms [57] | |
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Reading Passage Generator [58] DIBELS Next: Free Reading Passages [59] (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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DIBELS Next: Free Maze ('Daze') Passages [59] (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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| Early Math Fluency Generator [63] | Early Math Fluency: Directions & Norms [64] | |
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Cumulative Mastery Log
Rubrics
Behavioral Checklists
- VIDEO: How to Collect Data in the Classroom: Checklists [16]
- ONLINE APP: Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [73]
- VIDEO: Academic Survival Skills Checklists [16]
- ONLINE APP: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [17]
- HANDOUT: Academic Survival Skills Checklists: 5 Ways to Help Students to Become Effective Self-Managing Learners [74]
Behavior Report Cards
