Lexia Core 5 Intervention Program

 No more Waterford! No more Freckle Reading! 

Instead, we have Lexia Core 5 for grades K-5! This is also what interventionists will be using in their groups for students needing a tier 2 or 3 intervention. 

In order to support intervention, students need to be on the computer program, Lexia Core 5, for about 20 minutes a day. This will also be the tier 2 intervention for students NOT in reading intervention with a teacher. 

Isle of Wight County has access to several professional learning opportunities including asynchronous modules, pre-recorded sessions, and the Virginia Live Online Professional Learning Series. (While it may say Core 5 Grades 3-5, it is for K-2 as well.) These sessions are designed to help teachers, tutors, and parents understand how Lexia can support student literacy development, the materials available to support tutoring sessions, how to navigate the myLexia data platform, and how to successfully implement Lexia programs and resources. Each calendar details the specific sessions offered. I encourage you to learn about Lexia’s Core5 student programs. All the resources you need are linked below!

Lexia Professional Learning Series Flyer (with clickable links to calendars): https://view.highspot.com/viewer/667ad8597507b9443770beca

Core5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwsj1v6XhAZoGezkvHI2XzeeWldtgOxG/view

We are using Lexia Core 5 because it was approved by VDOE as an intervention program. Other technology programs like Freckle, Dreamscape, Prodigy, and IXL were NOT approved and cannot be used. 

If you are comfortable, start day 1! If you want to learn a bit more, the expectation for use will start on September 30th. 

MyView Learning Letter #12-HQIM

  

As we begin to use MyView's high quality instructional materials, let's remember to stay KALM. Here is what we are going to Keep and Add. Here is what we are going to do Less or More of. 

1. Keep

1. UFLI, Heggerty

2. STAR 2-5

2. Add

1. VALLSS replaces PALS

2. Skill based assessments from MyView

3. Lexia (optional) K-5

1. will be used by intervention 

3. Less 

1. School Pace Leveling 

2. Conferencing 

3. Freckle 

4. Waterford 

4. More 

1. MyView Materials

1. Waiting - We will wait and hold on to these resources because we are not sure how they can be used, yet.

1. The Writing Revolution, Grammar Progression, SIM Strategy, Word Talk

MyView Learning Letter #11-Eight Things to Know for Next Year, Before You Leave for the Summer

 

MyView Learning Letter #10-Small Group

 

While there will be no more readers conferences, that format will help you because your small groups will be flexible based on data. The data you will use to make decisions about instruction will be based on VALLSS, STAR Reading, and other MyView Assessments.

Small Groups do not mean Guided Reading either. The groups will be fluid based on data so that students get exactly what they need instructionally. Throughout the year, you will learn more about small groups and how they will be build around systematic, explicit instruction and incorporate lots of student practice followed by progress monitoring to ensure the instruction is working!

In the meantime, MyView provides a lot of options for small group. We will learn more about these resources and plan for small group with reading coaches and SpEd Inclusion teachers during weekly planning sessions.

* The TE (Teacher's Edition) has small group lessons that will support core instruction for students who need extra for the week's skills. Think of this as differentiation for core instruction for all students.

* The My Intervention Book also supports core instruction and is grouped by skill. Think of this as a tier 1 or 2 intervention.

* The Reading Routines Book has lessons to remediate specific Foundational Reading skills such as phonics, fluency, and vocabulary. Think of this as a tier 2 or 3 intervention.

Beyond MyView, there are two resources we can use to supplement small group instruction.

* UFLI Foundations

* Instructional Protocols-VALLSS

MyView Learning Letter #9-Planning and WalkThroughs

Change is hard. No matter what. And, there is always a flow in your response to the change.  

While you are gearing up for the change, you might be thinking, "What support will I get to help me navigate this change?"

As a division, we are doing all that we can to help manage the change and are planning to put supports in place for you. Phew! Right? 

VDOE has also provided some great supports for us to use. One of them is the Lesson Planning Cycle. I like to be clear and kind so that you know what to expect next year. 

There will be weekly planning sessions to learn more about the HQIM or curriculum (MyView). You will deliver those lessons to your studnets in your classroom. Non-evaluative walkthroughs will occur often and all year. Finally, feedback will be provided. Finally, while it's not represented in this image, there will be monthly PLC topics to learn more about how our new curriculum is designed with the science of reading. 

There will be training opportunities to learn how to implement our new MyView HQIM starting now, in August, and throughout the year. There will also be opportunities to plan with your school grade level teams on how to implement our new MyView HQIM. Plus, we are working on getting grade levels together mid year to do some collaborative planning. 

Finally, through the lesson planning cycle, walkthroughs, and feedback, coaching will happen just like it always has. We will have three main ways of coaching this year. The first will be more traditional based on the above mentioned cycle and/or training. The second will be more student centered coaching by using MyView's formative assessments or other data. And last, we will also do our best to honor teacher requests for coaching. Maybe you want to see something modeled or need a thinking partner.

The bottom line is, no matter what, we are here to support you through this change. You are not alone! :) 

To read more about the train, coach, plan pillars, click here. 

MyView Learning Letter #5-Thematic Units

 MyView is a knowledge building curriculum! 

Each grade level follows similar content themes for each of the 5 units. The only change is that in Unit 2 of Kindergarten, it is NOT Living Things but Living Together. 

MyView Learning Letter #3-Literacy Block

 

What will my literacy block look like? 

The myView Literacy curriculum is divided into five units, with each unit taking place over six weeks. The Teacher’s Edition and Small Group Professional Development Guide provide extensive information about all components of the unit and specific details for each lesson component. Suggested time frames and ranges for each component of a lesson are provided on the Unit and Weekly Planning pages. Time is built into the schedule each day for whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, independent practice, collaborative group work, and reflection. 

The materials in myView Literacy are well-designed with pacing appropriate to fit an English Language Arts block. The pacing of daily lessons in myView Literacy is based on the best practice of 120-180 minutes per day of reading/writing instruction across Grades K-5. In IWCS, our goal is 120 minutes or 2 hours. Research recommends the use of an uninterrupted, 90-minute block as the foundation for a strong early literacy program, therefore the pacing allows for increased time on task in Grades K-5. 

Grades K-5 Daily Times 

Total Time for Reading*: 60 minutes 

Total Time for Writing*: 30 minutes

Total Time for Small Group: 30 minutes

Total of 120 min. 

We are working on a specific breakdown of what that look likes to match the weekly planning example below. Stay tuned! 

Weekly Planning Example