Amplify ELAT Newsletter--September 24, 2019

Amplify ELAT Newsletter--September 24, 2019

ELAT Newsletter for Program Contacts and Administrators

Starting with this newsletter, we are offering specific topics for you and then noting another section at the bottom of the newsletter for teachers. Your teachers do not receive this newsletter from us so please copy/paste the Teacher section and forward it to your teachers, interventionists, and coaches.  Thank you for your assistance with this!

Check completion and make sure PM has started! By this time of the year, your completion rate should be very close to or at 100% and progress monitoring should have begun! Please work with your teachers to ensure the ELAT guidelines are being followed.  

Administer Progress Monitoring as follows: 

1. Students scoring at Well Below Benchmark (intensive support): at least once every 7-10 days

2. Students scoring at Below Benchmark (strategic support): at least once every 10-12 days

3. Within the READ Act and ELAT there are no requirements for progress monitoring Benchmark and Above Benchmark students.

• Best Practices would include progress monitoring to ensure that students remain on track to achieving the next reading milestones.

• Considerations for Progress Monitoring B/AB:

  • Progress monitoring for these students could occur in a timely way to inform instruction

  • Remember that all green is not equal. You may want to monitor those students who are at the lower end of benchmark

  • Progress monitoring data should always be used to inform instructional next steps 

ELAT Newsletter for TEACHERS/INTERVENTIONISTS/COACHES

Welcome to the the 2019-20 ELAT school year! Our goal is to connect you with many resources to allow you to use your time more efficiently.  Each month the ELAT Team (Amplify & CDE) will be sending important information to your ELAT Program Contact and Principal.  We have asked that they forward it to you each month. This monthly newsletter will include helpful hints that can benefit you as you as you work with your DIBELS data and plan instruction for your students. 

Check out the skills students will be practicing when using Boost:

The ELAT Microsite is where you can find many resources and answers to your questions. There are many Professional Development on our Microsite so check out these teacher sessions you can use to start the year off right!

• Which reports are available to teachers in mCLASS? 12:00 minutes in length

• How to effectively navigate through teacher reports 9:00 minutes in length

• What data is available through teacher reports? 6:30 minutes in length

• What questions do the teacher reports answer? 22:32 minutes in length

• Small-Group Advisor 16:46 minutes in length

• Item-Level Advisor 8:55 minutes in length