WDMESC LITERACY DEPARTMENT

AMBER BASS

  • Literacy (K-2)

  • R.I.S.E. (K-2)

LAUREN USSERY

  • Literacy (3-5)

  • Dyslexia (K-12)

  • R.I.S.E. (3-6)

GREG MOORE

Disciplinary Literacy

Disciplinary literacy can be defined as the specialized ways of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening within a given field. Co-op support includes (but is not limited to) professional development, lesson planning, classroom demonstration lessons, and observation/coaching sessions with feedback. This includes support for science and social studies teachers.

Adolescent Literacy

  • Professional development includes the following topics:

    Morphology

    Science of Reading Pathway D

    Critical and Strategic Reading

  • Co-op support includes (but is not limited to) professional development, lesson planning, classroom demonstration lessons, and observation/coaching sessions with feedback.

SIM

SIM (Strategic Instruction Model) is a professional development that includes Content Enhancement Routines (CER). SIM CER is a research-based professional development designed for all teachers (including content-area teachers, Special education, GT, ELL, and AP teachers). Content Enhancement Routines are powerful teaching devices used to organize and present content in an understandable and easy-to-learn manner. Teachers identify content that they deem to be the most critical and teach it using a powerfully designed teaching routine that actively engages students with the content. Enrollment in SIM CER must be completed through the building administration.