What is the progression for the Phonics Skills program?
7 pages of curricula at 100% accuracy
When can a student move on to the next subskill in Math?
When they have completed at least 30 questions at 90% accuracy
How many stars does a student need on their vocab card to take it home?
5
Where can I find notes from the staff regarding a particular student's program?
- Notes from staff (blue)
How do I know what to do with a piece of curricula that I have not taught before?
Read the Instructional Procedures for that piece.
How do you see how many pages a student has done in Phonics Skills?
Switch ecenter view to "All Sessions", read previous comments
When is a student ready to take the post-test for a skill (for the first time)?
When they have completed every subskill with at least 30 questions at 90% accuracy for each subskill.
What should be included in the comments for 1000 Instant Words?
The number of the word, the word itself, how many times the student has said the word correctly & how many times the student has spelled the word correctly.
(ex: #123 school (1/3), #127 paper (2/2)...)
How often should I check the student-specific notes from the staff?
How do I find the Instructional Procedures document?
Click the scroll
icon next to the piece of curricula.
What should you include in your comments for Phonics Skills?
Score for each page separately, then comments on performance
What do I do when a student does not pass the post-test for a skill?
Review the PT with the student, see what they missed and why, go back into the relevant subskills (un-check the subskill you are working on), complete more practice problems as needed.
How do I know if a student should make a vocabulary card for Practicing Vocabulary in Context?
If they could not correctly define the word after the post-test.
There is a modification to student's program listed in yellow next to a specific piece of curricula. Do I need to make the modification?
Yes, every time.
What else can I find in the Instructional Procedures other than directions?
- Grade equivalency
- Suggested timing
- Suggested strategies
- Targeted skills
- How it relates to school
How much time should a student spend on Phonics during each lesson?
Half of their assigned Reading time (ex: 45 minutes for a lesson with 90 minutes of Reading & 30 minutes of Math)
If a student completed 5 out of 10 problems in one lesson, got 3 of those 5 correct, and will complete the rest next time, what should their score for today be?
3/5
When should students add a new word to their vocabulary cards?
Until they have 5 cards, then after they take one home.
What are the three different types of notes a student can have on their program?
- Notes from staff (blue)
- Curricula-specific notes (yellow)
- Lesson-specific notes (red-outlined envelope)