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= Grand Forks Public Schools = = Elementary Literacy Wiki =

//(2009-2010) The Elementary Literacy Committee has been undergoing some exciting changes throughout the 2009/10 school year. Specifically, there has been an effort to align the Elementary Literacy Committee with the efforts of the Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Professional Development Department. Recently a K-12 Literacy Committee was formed, however, the K-5 Literacy Committee will still be intact. While the K-12 Literacy Committee has been formed, there will always be the need for elementary and secondary committees to function, as well.// //The goals of the K-12 committee are to examine literacy initiatives across the district, bridge the conversation between elementary, middle, and high schools, and align literacy in a way that bests serves our learners. This model for developing K-12 curriculum committees is consistent with the science, mathematics, and social studies committees that have recently been formed under the direction of the CIAPD department. Many of the initiatives discussed at the K-12 literacy meetings will be topics discussed by our K-5 elementary Literacy Committee such as novel studies, intermediate book selections, literacy assessments, literacy technology initiatives, common word lists and spelling lists.// //Thank you to the Elementary Literacy Committee members who have agreed to serve on the K-12 Literacy Committee. Thank you to the many classroom teachers who continue to assist with specific literacy endeavors with SuccessNet, the WIKI, Fountas & Pinnell professional development sessions and more. The 2009/10 school year has been heavily devoted to professional development with the new Fountas and Pinnell assessment. We are excited about the extensive planning and implementation with this assessment.//

====**  K-12 Literacy Committee Minutes    ** ====



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Comprehensive Balanced Literacy
=== GFPS believes all students can learn to read, write and communicate. Comprehensive balanced literacy provides a standards-based foundation that encompasses best practices in literacy instruction for a community of learners to progress as readers, writers and communicators in the 21st Century. === GFPS Standards I Can Statements
 * < ==Reading ==


||||||< ==Writing == ||
 * < ====**Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary**====

** Oral Language: Speaking and Listening **
||||||= **Process, Practice, Mechanics** ||< * Literature Circles
 * Oral Language: Speaking and Listening** ||
 * Whole Group** ||< **Small Group** ||< **Independent** ||<
 * Whole Group ** ||<
 * Small Group ** ||<
 * Independent ** ||
 * < //Best Practices// ||< //Best Practices// ||< //Best Practices// ||< //Best Practices// ||< //Best Practices// ||<  //Best Practices// ||
 * < * Comprehension Strategies
 * Interactive Read Aloud
 * Shared/Choral Reading
 * Readers' Theater
 * Turn and Talk
 * Storytelling
 * Word Work (Phonics/Spelling)
 * Word Study/Vocabulary
 * Phonemic Awareness
 * Blogs
 * Podcasts
 * Podcasts
 * Guided Reading
 * Mini-lessons
 * Literacy centers
 * Blogs
 * Podcasts ||< * Reading Workshop
 * Reading Conferences
 * Fluency Practice
 * Partner/Buddy Reading
 * Blogs
 * Podcasts ||< * Modeled Writing
 * Shared Writing
 * Interactive Writing
 * Guided Writing
 * Mini-lessons
 * Digital Storytelling
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Podcasts ||< * Differentiated Skill Instruction
 * Digital Storytelling
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Podcasts ||< * Writing Workshop
 * Writing Conferences
 * Peer Feedback
 * Digital Storytelling
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Podcasts ||