ELAT Newsletter-December 11, 2018

Amplify ELAT Newsletter-December 11, 2018

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

The Office Hours on Using Pathways of Progress Data at MOY was held on January 16, 2019.

Objectives of the session:

View Pathways of Progress data MOY at the classroom and student level;
Plan and lead data conversations using Pathways of Progress at MOY;
Plan instructional next steps based on your MOY Pathways of Progress data.

View the recording of the Pathways of Progress at Middle of Year Webinar

View the Pathways of Progress at Middle of Year presentation

View the flowchart for Monitoring Pathways of Progress Growth

Are Your Students Using BOOST Yet?

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If not, please make sure all K-1 teachers have the following information. It only takes a few minutes to get started! All students can benefit from practicing the foundational skills.

Boost is a mobile app all K-1 students can use to continue practicing their literacy skills outside intervention or at home. The app has several games students can play to practice skills ranging from phonological awareness to advanced phonics. Each game reinforces a specific early literacy skill. New games with more advanced skills are automatically unlocked as students progress and become more proficient in earlier skills.

Please watch this short video for details on How to get started with Boost. Your students and parents will love this addition!

Requested Demographics:

There are still a few Districts that do not have the requested demographics (Gender, Race, Eligible for Special Education, ESL) updated in mCLASS. Please have your enrollment person check your files by following the steps provided below:

Log into mCLASShome.com
Click “Admin” in top right hand corner
Click “Students”
Look for any triangles flagging missing information

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5. If there are triangles, check each of the following columns: Gender, Race Sp Ed, ESL. IF there are blanks or incorrect (Not Specified) information, please update your file.

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If you have further questions regarding required demographics, please contact Amplify's Customer Care at 800-823-1969.

Next Steps in the Application Process for ELAT 2019-2020:

The 2019-2020 Early Literacy Assessment Tool Project Application will be open January 2-31, 2019. A webinar will be held January 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm to provide details about the application process. Look for more information posted on the ELAT website on January 2nd.