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Making sure to focus on best practices grounded in research.

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Making sure to focus on best practices grounded in research.

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Sharing current practices across grade levels

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Sharing current practices across grade levels

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Learning from different grade bands to understand the whole student

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Learning from different grade bands to understand the whole student

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Recognizing differences between needs of K-2 vs 3-8 

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Recognizing differences between needs of K-2 vs 3-8 

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We want our expertise and recommendations to be valued by the board

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We want our expertise and recommendations to be valued by the board

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A Streamlined Pilot process and Eval. tools with explicit criteria for evaluating resources

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A Streamlined Pilot process and Eval. tools with explicit criteria for evaluating resources

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Looking at Data for informed decision making

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Looking at Data for informed decision making

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Unpacking the range of contributors to reading may be especially important when it draws attention to a construct that may be otherwise be missed in identifying causes of reading difficulty or targets for instruction.

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considerations for the good of the whole

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considerations for the good of the whole

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Consider the component instructional focus shifts by grade level - i.e. early elementary with a greater focus on phonics and phonemic awareness with less focus in later grades

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Consider the component instructional focus shifts by grade level - i.e. early elementary with a greater focus on phonics and phonemic awareness with less focus in later grades

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Sharing how literacy instruction "looks" across the grade levels

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Sharing how literacy instruction "looks" across the grade levels

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consider the time in our instructional day when vetting resources

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consider the time in our instructional day when vetting resources

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safe space to ask questions and clarify ideas

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safe space to ask questions and clarify ideas

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Should not feel rushed so that we can do it well. Voices must be heard and listened to!

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Should not feel rushed so that we can do it well. Voices must be heard and listened to!

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There are multiple factors that affect reading progress aside from decoding and listening comprehension (self-regulation, motivation/engagement)

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I really appreciated the specific discussion about how important EF skills and engagement and motivation are to building successful readers. This is huge in terms of what we are actually dealing with in the classroom and when it comes to selecting a program that offers choice and flexibility.

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Talking about all components of Literacy - reading, writing, phonics/word work - because they are all dependent on one another.

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Talking about all components of Literacy - reading, writing, phonics/word work - because they are all dependent on one another.

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The recommendation of the committee is appreciated and taken seriously by the board.

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The recommendation of the committee is appreciated and taken seriously by the board.

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considering all elements of literacy (reading, writing, word study, etc.)

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considering all elements of literacy (reading, writing, word study, etc.)

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efficient and not incredibly time consuming.

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efficient and not incredibly time consuming.

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Questions to ask before adopting a program: 

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Questions to ask before adopting a program: 

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Does the program or instructional approach provide systematic and explicit instruction in strategies that have been proven to relate to high rates of achievement in reading for the children I teach?

Does the program or instructional approach provide flexibility to use with the range of learners in the various classrooms where it is used?

Does the program provide a collection of high quality literacy materials that are diverse in level of difficulty?

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I appreciated Nell Duke's Active Model of Reading as an update to the Rope model as it takes into account sociocultural context and nuances executive functioning.

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honoring the time and expertise of the committee

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honoring the time and expertise of the committee

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I think it is important to look at our context of readers who are also reading more and more text digitally.  There is a growing body of research on how reading on a screen impacts comprehension and processing.

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Getting right to the core of study-efficient yet thorough process.

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Getting right to the core of study-efficient yet thorough process.

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Understanding that the skills students are working on are different based on grade levels.  (k-2 verses 3-8)

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Understanding that the skills students are working on are different based on grade levels.  (k-2 verses 3-8)

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streamlined pilot process and evaluation tools with clear, explicit criteria for evaluating

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streamlined pilot process and evaluation tools with clear, explicit criteria for evaluating

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Reading Ability encompasses more than just skills in decoding and listening comprehension.

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Reading Ability encompasses more than just skills in decoding and listening comprehension.

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Exploring physical resources for the priorities we identify

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Exploring physical resources for the priorities we identify

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digging into how students develop and grow their literacy skills.

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digging into how students develop and grow their literacy skills.

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sharing of multiple perspectives, respecting the viewpoints of all at the table.

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sharing of multiple perspectives, respecting the viewpoints of all at the table.

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colleagues discussing best practices verses "best program" 

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colleagues discussing best practices verses "best program" 

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welcomed to learn from the middle school lens of literacy (coming from an elementary school teacher) 

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welcomed to learn from the middle school lens of literacy (coming from an elementary school teacher) 

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The quest to find the “best programs”for teaching reading has a long and quite unsuccessful history. Mostly because teachers can use the same program so differently.

In contrast to the discrepant findings of studies designed to identify best programs, examinations of best practices have led to highly consistent results when such studies have been rigorously designed and systematically analyzed and compared.

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colleagues looking at data that supports effectiveness of teaching reading

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colleagues looking at data that supports effectiveness of teaching reading

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I liked the 10 research-based practices listed in the IRA document and think we could use them as a checklist for vetting resources.

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I liked the 10 research-based practices listed in the IRA document and think we could use them as a checklist for vetting resources.

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When one person is talking, others are listening and waiting to share.  Maybe we could have an " Idea Parking lot" or we can just bring post-its so we don't forget our ideas but can still actively listen :)

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When one person is talking, others are listening and waiting to share.  Maybe we could have an " Idea Parking lot" or we can just bring post-its so we don't forget our ideas but can still actively listen :)

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Safe space to share ideas, reservations, and questions.

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Safe space to share ideas, reservations, and questions.

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Collaborative colleagues bringing expertise and open minds to the table 

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Collaborative colleagues bringing expertise and open minds to the table 