Proposition+Three

__**Proposition 3: Teachers are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning**__
 * NBCT's deliver effective instructon. They move fluently through a range of instructional techniques, keeping students motivated, engaged and focused
 * They know how to engage students to ensure a disciplined learning environment and how to organize instruction to meet instructional goals
 * NBCT's know how to assess the progress of individual stdents as well as the class as a whole
 * They use multiple methods for measuring student growth and understanding and they can clearly explain student performance to parents

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** 1st Trimester Literacy Learning Targets **


 * ** I can find words all around me. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can find the cover of a book, the title and the pictures. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can talk about the author and the illustrator of a book. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can identify 15 uppercase and lowercase letters. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can use pictures to help me read a book. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can read at least 10 kindergarten sight words. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can make and confirm predictions in fiction. ** ||  ||
 * ** I can use my background knowledge. ** ||  ||

** These literacy targets are learning goals that we have established for each kindergarten student to achieve by the end of the first trimester. Of course, they have learned many other things too, but these priority skills are the necessary foundation for what they will learn next quarter. A check mark indicates that your child has achieved the goal. **

** Description: A checklist was created for each trimester outlining the learning targets in parent-friendly language. This checklist was filled out and attached to each students' report card to communicate to the parents the skills that their child had mastered or still needed to work on. **

** Analysis: I have found that since using these parent's are less confused about the report card. They have communicated to me that they are happy to know what was worked on throughout the trimester and it was nice to have additional information about their child's progress. **

** Artifact: Reader's Workshop and Writer's Workshop **



Description: Reader’s workshop is a differentiated method of teaching reading that involves word work, guided reading, independent reading and writing about reading. This is done every day during the morning. Small skill groups are called by me and my teacher aide to work on specific skills that student’s may need to learn. Students of every ability level are able to be successful using this method.

Analysis: Since implementing reader’s workshop I have seen a dramatic rise in motivation, excitement and academic gains in my classroom. Students that are high achieving can work at their level and I have the opportunity to confer and help remediate those that may be struggling.