3 Priority Answers- by Tina McLeod

Things We Are Sure About and Need to Act

tinamcleod — 2023-11-17 00:45:23 UTC

Important Insights that need Attention

tinamcleod — 2023-11-17 00:45:46 UTC

Areas We Need to Know More About

tinamcleod — 2023-11-17 00:46:17 UTC

Math

2023-11-17 16:23:27 UTC

Math conversations

Literacy

2023-11-17 16:23:28 UTC

Early skills need constant practice and exposure - phonics knowledge (UFLI).

Math

2023-11-17 16:23:32 UTC

There are many students at a level 2 that potentially can be moved ahead

Students in jr. Grades have no idea about phonics

2023-11-17 16:23:35 UTC

Achievement in both Math and Literacy are averaging highest in Level 2.

2023-11-17 16:23:47 UTC

Math: Focus on Spatial sense, bringing then from a level 2 to a level 3.

2023-11-17 16:23:56 UTC

Literacy Success

2023-11-17 16:23:59 UTC

Perhaps students are a little stronger than we give them credit for.

2023-11-17 16:24:19 UTC

Many students are scoring level 2 in all strands.

Basic math fact knowledge is not there with our older students

2023-11-17 16:24:48 UTC

Math

2023-11-17 16:24:57 UTC

Spatial Sense seems to be the weakness but number sense cannot be ignored

FI language/literacy acquisition

2023-11-17 16:25:03 UTC

Constant exposure to FSL language is effective. More support for French immersion programs is needed.

2023-11-17 16:25:10 UTC

There is no consistency between the areas that need targeting.

Literacy Success

2023-11-17 16:25:20 UTC

How can we engage students in active reading as a means of improveing their skills?

Literacy

2023-11-17 16:25:26 UTC

Students need to improve reading skills.

Without number knowledge being mastered, I see little growth in other strands

2023-11-17 16:25:37 UTC

Math

2023-11-17 16:25:38 UTC

What are the actual dot scores, how many are very close to level 3, and how many are close to level 2….

I REALLY like our new resource: MyMath. I am learning how to work with it. The more I use it, the better I become; It is a learning curve. My students like it as well.

2023-11-17 16:25:52 UTC

Literacy

2023-11-17 16:26:04 UTC

Phonics knowledge, blending/decoding needs to more practice at home. Maybe homework again. Just a small amount even will help.

7/8 Literacy

2023-11-17 16:26:13 UTC

Things we are sure about:

Reading comprehension is low at this grade level.

Important insights:

EQAO data suggests a significant number of students are at “level 2”

More info needed:

We do not know how close our students are close to level 3 (more detailed data needed)

Literacy Success

2023-11-17 16:26:18 UTC

What is . . . Success in Literacy?

FI Literacy

2023-11-17 16:26:38 UTC

Basic French fundamentals are essential in kindergarten,( jolly phonics, French vocabulary) to allow to have knowledge in older grades.

2023-11-17 16:26:48 UTC

It would be benefitial to examine comparison data specific to cohorts. Did the Gr.6 students drmonstrate the same deficits in Gr.6 as they did in Gr.3.

Math - students need to improve on spatial sense skills and moving from level 2 to level 3 - Looking at data, assessing kids properly, using small group intervention - learning more about extra supports our school can offer our tier 3 students.

2023-11-17 16:27:27 UTC

7/8

paigerecoskie1 — 2023-11-17 16:27:38 UTC

Things we are sure about:
There is a need to increase student reading comprehension strategies.

Important insights:
There is a big discrepancy in students at a level 2 at the school level vs board level vs provincial level

Areas we need to know more about:
Collecting data to pinpoint which strategies need to improve.

I REALLY like our new resource: MyMath. I am learning how to work with it. The more I use it, the better I become; It is a learning curve. My students like it as well.

tinamcleod — 2025-04-23 18:36:40 UTC