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Secondary Literacy: Middle_HS | Arizona Department of Education

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For all PD opportunities, visit: https://www.azed.gov/mowr/mowr-professional-development

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Standards: English Language Arts | Arizona Department of Education

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2025 Teachers Institute and Leading Change Conference

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2025 Teachers Institute and Leading Change Conference

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Teachers' Institute and Leading Change Conference | Arizona Department of Education

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PAASport | Arizona Department of Education

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Tianna Sanchez
Director of K-12 ELA and MOWR

tianna.sanchez@azed.gov

Lauren Spenceley
Secondary ELA Specialist

lauren.spenceley@azed.gov

Maggie Velazquez
Dyslexia and Literacy Intervention Specialist

K-5 Literacy Endorsement Contact

maggie.velazquez@azed.gov

Michele Rutin
Literacy Coach Coordinator

michele.rutin@azed.gov

Karen Ten Napel
K-5 Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist

LETRS Contact

karen.tennapel@azed.gov

Katie Lewis
K-5 Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist

DTD Grant Contact

katie.lewis@azed.gov

Holly Herriges
K-5 Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist

ELG Contact

holly.herriges@azed.gov

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The Arizona Department of Education announces essential standards guidance for the 2025-2026 school year. Through stakeholder workgroups and public comment, the Department of Education announces the completion of the essential standards project. Essential Standards are individual standards selected to receive a greater proportion of questions on the AASA exam beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. The AASA exam, administered in grades three through eight, is developed based on a standards blueprint approved by the State Board of Education that includes individual standards grouped into clusters and identifies an allocation of questions for each cluster. Identified Essential Standards will receive the maximum number of questions allowed by the standards blueprint. The state assessment will retain the same length and duration. ALL STANDARDS remain valid and subject to inclusion in each year’s AASA. For more information and to find details on Essential Standards for ELA and math in grades three through eight, please visit the ADE Essential Standards website.

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Register for the Arizona Literacy Road Show!

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Register for the Arizona Literacy Road Show!

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Register by May 24

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Subscribe to email list: https://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/english-language-arts-newsletter-subscription

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Virtual Indigenous Author Panel
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Kick-off Native American Heritage Month with the Office of Indian Education and Arizona Humanities with a FREE virtual webinar featuring an expert moderator and three renowned Indigenous authors on November 1st at 5PM (MST).

~ELA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING~

Arizona Reading Fundamentals OnDemand Academy - now available!

Registration for these CURRENT courses are now available, throughout the year, until December 15th!

Don't forget that each knowledge block recommends a companion text. Please browse our Professional Development webpage for all details prior to registering. We have made a few updates to the page, so check it out!

Arizona's Reading Fundamentals K-5 Literacy Endorsement Part A

Considerable progress has been made with a series of knowledge blocks which will fulfill Part A of the required coursework for Arizona's K-5 educators. This learning path has a recommended anchor text for all knowledge blocks in the series, as well as a companion text. Please plan ahead and have these texts prior to starting your coursework.

Titles and ordering information is available on the Professional Learning webpage.

New Event Management System - APLD

Our Event Management System (EMS) has been upgraded to a NEW system called ADE Professional Learning and Development (APLD). Please use the below updated links and search terms to locate all ELA professional development opportunities. The old Event Management System is available as read-only, you will not be able to register for courses. All of your previous certificates are available in the new system. You can find helpful information on the APLD FAQ page.

To locate all ELA professional learning, visit the Academic Standards APLD section, use the Search for Courses in the upper right hand corner, and type the search term " K12-AS-ELA."

~IN THE WORLD OF DYSLEXIA~

Secondary ELA Upcoming PD

~SCIENCE OF READING NEWS~

The Reading Rope Strands

Each month, we've been highlighting one of the strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope. This month we are looking at the second strand under Word Recognition: Decoding.
is the ability to apply knowledge of letter-sound relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written words. https://www.readingrockets.org/node/30970
"Phonics instruction helps children learn the relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language. Learning that there are predictable relationships between sounds and letters allows children to apply these relationships to both familiar and unfamiliar words and to begin to read with fluency Planning Standards-Aligned Instruction Within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports: Decoding Example (intensiveintervention.org)
." ReadingRockets.com
What is decoding and why is it important in reading instruction?

Decoding includes the alphabetic principle, spelling-sound correspondences (phonics), and syllable types.

Check out this infographic on decoding and phonics instruction and its implementation in the classroom and MTSS:

Visit all of our Literacy webpages!

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ADE K-12 ELA Updates - Upcoming PD and more! November 2023 by Lauren Spenceley M.Ed. - ADE | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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Current PD:

Literacy Intervention in the Middle Grades book study is going so well! Please come join us!

Still offering "Assessing Secondary Writing" and "Secondary Striving Readers: Diagnose and Intervene" through May!

Visit APLD and use search term "secondary ELA" to find the latest offering: https://azed.geniussis.com/PublicWelcome.aspx

Reading Apprenticeship in Arizona Virtual Community of Practice

Waitlists:

AIM Pathways to Proficient Reading – Secondary - Interest Form https://forms.microsoft.com/r/nrDUGhF5WB

Adolescent Literacy Document Updates https://forms.microsoft.com/r/12fpSaZHPz

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The Project for Adolescent Literacy draws attention to the gap in the current literacy conversation around adolescent literacy. Created by educators to support educators who are working with older struggling readers, PAL will is working on identifying what works (materials, curricula, strategies, and supportive policies), and telling the stories of educators and students who have seen success. They have released a report with all of their current findings. Please check out the report!

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To register: Arizona Professional Learning and Development

search for "book study"

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Arizona Professional Learning and Development

Content: The Science of Reading; The Science of Teaching; Growth Mindset

~5 hours

Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, PreK-6, Second Edition Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D., & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. Current edition, Second Edition, 2020.   Order your text today!

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Book studies typically are scheduled in the fall and spring. They are free to attend except for the cost of the book. It is not required that participants attend every session.

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Arizona Professional Learning and Development

Content: Standards vs Curriculum; Instruction, Assessment

~5 hours

Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, PreK-6, Second Edition Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D., & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. Current edition, Second Edition, 2020.   Order your text today!

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Arizona Professional Learning and Development

Content: Prevention, Additional Support, Intensified Support

~5 hours

Companion text: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, PreK-6, Second Edition Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph. D., & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. Current edition, Second Edition, 2020.   Order your text today!

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Arizona Professional Learning and Development

Content: Understanding Dyslexia, Recognizing Dyslexia, Assessments and Supports

~5 hours

Companion text: Conquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Families Professional Development Book, by Jan Hasbrouck. Order your text today!

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ECE Professional Learning | Arizona Department of Education

Many opportunities for training in oral language, emergent writing, phonemic awareness, and opportunities for LETRS for Early Childhood

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Welcome to the Science of Reading | Arizona Department of Education

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K-5 Literacy Endorsement | Arizona Department of Education

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Dyslexia | Arizona Department of Education

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Welcome to Move On When Reading | Arizona Department of Education

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Read On Arizona leads the statewide collaboration to advance the strategies, policies, and investments needed for all our children to learn to read at grade level and be successful in school.

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Read On Arizona is our state's early literacy collective impact initiative, with strategic focus on school readiness and third-grade reading.