2018 STRENGTHENING STUDENT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES English Language Arts Menu of Best Practices and Strategies English Language Arts: Menu of Best Practices and Strategies 2018 Authorizing legislation: RCW 28A.165 & 28A.655.235 Gayle Pauley, Assistant Superintendent, Special Programs and Federal Accountability Kathe Taylor, Assistant Superintendent, Learning and Teaching Aira Jackson, Director, K–12 English Language Arts, Learning and Teaching Prepared by: Joshua Lynch, Program Supervisor, LAP Behavior, Discipline, and Research [email protected], 360-725-4969 Kristi Coe, Program Supervisor, LAP, Math, and Research [email protected], 360-725-6190 Table of Contents Welcome ............................................................................................................ 1 Background and Philosophy ................................................................................ 3 Strengthening Student Educational Outcomes ................................................................................3 Learning Assistance Program ..........................................................................................................4 LAP K–4 Focus on Literacy .................................................................................................................... 4 LAP Eligibility ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Behavior Services ................................................................................................................................. 4 LAP Allowable Activities ....................................................................................................................... 5 Readiness to Learn – Up to Five Percent .............................................................................................. 5 Academic Readiness ............................................................................................................................. 5 Washington State Institute for Public Policy ...................................................................................7 Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol .........................................................................8 Integrated Student Supports ................................................................................................................ 8 Core Components of the WISSP ........................................................................................................... 8 Connections between ISS and Other Systems of Support ................................................................... 9 References .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Multi-Tiered System of Supports ** .............................................................................................. 11 MTSS Approach .................................................................................................................................. 12 Core Instruction and Tiered Supports ................................................................................................ 12 Data-Based Decision-Making Teams .................................................................................................. 13 Comprehensive System to Identify Students ..................................................................................... 14 Supplemental Supports and Services ................................................................................................. 15 Content Philosophy (WA State Literacy) ....................................................................................... 17 Vision of English Language Arts Education......................................................................................... 17 Instruction and Interventions ............................................................................................................. 19 Foundational Literacy Skills ................................................................................................................ 20 Academic Language ............................................................................................................................ 21 Classroom Practices—Habits of Mind ........................................................................................... 23 Culturally Responsive Teaching .......................................................................................................... 23 Teacher and Student Relationships.................................................................................................... 24 Learning Environment ........................................................................................................................ 24 ELA Menu Updated May 2018 i Technology ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Differentiation for Social, Emotional, and Physiological Needs ......................................................... 25 Background Knowledge & Academic Literacies ................................................................................. 25 Metacognitive Strategies, Growth Mindset, & Grit ........................................................................... 25 ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment, LAP Eligibility, and LAP Student Data Reporting** ................... 28 Smarter Balanced Assessment System .............................................................................................. 30 Multiple Measures of Assessment for LAP......................................................................................... 31 Smarter Balanced Assessment System: LAP Student Eligibility and LAP Student Data Reporting .... 31 ELA Menu ......................................................................................................... 33 Overview .....................................................................................................................................33 ELA Menu at a Glance .................................................................................................................. 35 Student-Centered Practices and Strategies ................................................................................... 37 Before & After School Programs ........................................................................................................ 38 Double Dosing .................................................................................................................................... 43 Summer Book Programs ..................................................................................................................... 47 Summer School Programs .................................................................................................................. 52 Tutoring by Adults .............................................................................................................................. 57 Tutoring by Interventionist/Specialists .............................................................................................. 62 Tutoring by Peers ............................................................................................................................... 66 Educator-Focused Practices and Strategies ................................................................................... 71 Balanced Literacy ............................................................................................................................... 72 Co-Teaching ........................................................................................................................................ 80 Consultant Teachers/Coaches: English Language (EL) Coaches ......................................................... 85 Consultant Teachers/Coaches: Instructional Coaches ....................................................................... 90 Consultant Teachers/Coaches: Literacy Coaches ............................................................................... 94 Professional Learning Communities** ............................................................................................... 99 Specialized Literacy Instruction for English Learners (ELs) .............................................................. 106 Targeted Professional Learning ........................................................................................................ 115 Universal Design for Learning .......................................................................................................... 121 Transition and Readiness Practices and Strategies ...................................................................... 125 Credit Retrieval and Mastery of High School Standards .................................................................. 126 Grade 8 to High School Transitions** .............................................................................................. 132 Kindergarten Transitions .................................................................................................................. 138 ELA Menu Updated May 2018 ii Family and Community Practices and Strategies ......................................................................... 149 Family Engagement 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