Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) Features 10 & 1 Highlights

Over the next several months we are excited to incrementally share a quick overview of the 10 features of the PCL model and how the features are seen across our district. This post highlights features 10 and 1. Be on the lookout, on April 1st (no fooling!) we will highlight features 2 and 3.

 

Feature #10 Spotlighting and Advocacy
Impact of Feature: Helps stakeholders understand what we are doing, why we are doing it, and the positive impact our work is having on students. This feature is a celebration of our hard work and the results so we can shine a spotlight on the impact and results.
Elementary	Secondary
Principal, Jessica Barry, PCL/literacy coach Erica Maurer, and model classroom teacher Melissa Spellman share their PCL journey with the school board.	Sharing of powerful student discourse and teacher co-planning/co-teaching from Mike Deml’s English class at Waukesha North High School across multiple platforms (Twitter, Secondary Literacy Update, and CONNECT).
“Spotlighting and advocacy are techniques for dissemination of information on the model, including school visitations, news releases, research articles, conference presentations, and other advocacy efforts.” -Changing Minds, Changing Schools, Changing Systems pg 4

Feature #1 Framework for Literacy
Impact of Feature: When teachers learn and develop evidence-based instructional strategies rooted in research and collect evidence of the impact on student learning, we ensure the needs of all learners are met while adhering to an inquiry-based curriculum.
3rd Grade Literacy Curriculum Framework Our SDW Elementary Literacy Frameworks provide literacy teachers with an overview of each unit of study along with the necessary curriculum, content, and resources to effectively teach all areas of literacy.	8th grade At-A-Glance Curriculum Resources Our SDW Middle School At-A-Glance Curricular Resources provide literacy teachers with an overview of each unit of study (common pre- and summative assessments, reading and writing mini-lessons, background knowledge building ideas, and literature discussion group plans).
“An aligned curriculum enables students to notice relationships among knowledge sources, while simultaneously providing opportunities for repetitive practice that leads to automaticity and deeper understanding.”  -Changing Minds, Changing Schools, Changing Systems pg 3