READ 180 Syllabus - Mrs. Drayer's Class



6th Grade

READ 180 Syllabus

Mrs. Drayer

6th Grade ELA

Email: sdrayer@cvs.k12.mi.us

Website: drayeralgonquin.

Telephone: 586-723-3556

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Purpose: READ 180 is a class designed for students who want to improve and increase their reading ability. READ 180 is designed to meet individual needs in reading and writing skills. In addition, students learn a variety of strategies for reading, writing, and overall learning skills.

Course Outline: Units and concepts taught throughout the course of the year.

Reading Skills and Strategies

o Finding Main ideas and details

o Sequence of events

o Story elements

o Summarizing

o Problem and Solution

o Cause and Effect

o Compare and Contrast

o Making inferences

Writing Skills

o Expository Paragraphs

o Narrative Paragraphs

o Literature Responses

o Expository Summaries

o Persuasive Paragraphs

o Description Paragraphs

o Personal Narratives

Classroom Setup: In this classroom, the READ 180 instructional model will be utilized to maximize your potential. There will be three rotations built into the instructional time. The following is an example of how a typical day in this classroom will look:

1. Whole Group –Direct instruction to the group about a specific topic (45 minutes)

2. ROTATIONS BEGIN (20 Minutes each)

Group One – small group, direct instruction based on individual needs

Group Two – Read 180 Software – intensive, individualized needs

Group Three – Reading/Writing skills practice (Sustained, Silent reading)

3. Whole group wrap-up (10 minutes).

Grading Grades are based on the Scholastic READ 180 model. Students will receive a grade for completing and passing independent Read180 books, computer software sections, workshop assessments, writing pieces, and class assignments.

Whole Group Work– These activities include bell work, whole group RBook activities, class projects, and assessments.

Small Group Work– This grade also consists of rBook activities, but it also includes written essays, individual instruction in weakness areas, and any small group projects.

Scholastic READ 180 Software - This grade consists of all activity on the instructional software which is at the heart of READ 180. This computer program individualizes instruction for each student who signs in. This is an integral part of the program. This grade also includes the student’s oral fluency grade.

Independent/Modeled Reading – This grade consists of self motivation and self checks. The first part is a daily reading log which must include the date, pages read, and a response to that day’s reading. The second portion of this grade is the actual test on the novel.

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