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| |Login: purple6859 |

| |Password: purple6859 |

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| |Sign on as a teacher, student, administrator or parent. Follow the |

| |instructions at the bottom of the screen. |

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| |(We recommend signing on as a teacher to view all of the |

| |differentiated reading levels, reports, and search features.) |

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| |At the top center of the Teacher Demo Page, use the Drop down menu |

| |next to “State” to change to select state.  |

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| |This is the teacher DASHBOARD page. Everything in GOLD appears only |

| |on the teacher page. |

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| |CLICK on START LESSON in the center of the page. |

|[pic] |Achieve3000’s 5-Step Routine aligns with the rigors of STAAR and TEKS.|

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| |STEP 1 (POLL/EMAIL)-- Students begin the routine by voting in a BEFORE|

| |READING POLL and responding to an email. This allows them to access |

| |their prior knowledge, make connections, and share their opinions |

| |about the topic of the day through informal writing. |

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| |Vote in today’s poll by clicking AGREE or DISGREE. Click on the box |

| |below the poll and explain why you voted the way you did. Once |

| |complete, click SUBMIT at the bottom of the page and you will receive |

| |confirmation that your vote and email was received. |

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| |Click on the link below to access a video demo of the 5-Step Routine: |

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|[pic] |Click the Article tab at the top of the page, or click the Article |

| |button at the bottom of the page to move to Step 2 of the Literacy |

| |Routine. |

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| |STEP 2 (Article) -- Students read high-interest, current event, |

| |nonfiction articles that are differentiated according to their |

| |individual reading levels. Achieve3000’s unique partnership with the |

| |Associated Press provides daily articles differentiated at 19 |

| |different reading levels – 12 levels in English and 7 levels in |

| |Spanish. |

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| |Be sure to click on the forward arrow at the bottom of the screen (or |

| |page 2 at the top of screen) to view the DIG DEEPER content page. |

| |This page focuses more on the CONTENT AREA SUPPORT (i.e. science or |

| |social studies topics) |

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| |Click on on the Lexile Bands at the top of the page (example: 940 |

| |Lexile) and change the Lexile Levels to a low, middle, and high Lexile|

| |Level. Note the differences in the articles (differentiated |

| |vocabulary, text complexity, sentence structure, audio support, etc.) |

|[pic] |Click on the Activity tab at the top of the page, or the activity |

| |button at the bottom of the page. |

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| |STEP 3 (Activity) -- Students demonstrate successful close reading of |

| |text by responding to text-dependent questions that require |

| |higher-order thinking skills. |

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| |Change the Lexile level (example: 250 Lexile) at the top of |

| |navigation bar to see different levels of the same question. All |

| |students are held accountable for grade level concepts, but at their |

| |individual reading levels. Achieve3000 adjust Lexile levels monthly |

| |based on students’ performance on Activity Questions. |

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| |Answer a few questions by clicking on your answer choice and clicking |

| |submit. Note that students can refer back to articles and have two |

| |opportunities to answer the questions. (We focus on first-try |

| |scores). |

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| |Note the supporting Resources on the far right-hand side of the page, |

| |including teacher recommendations, teacher materials, vocabulary, and |

| |more! |

|[pic] |Click on CURRICULUM KEY under the Teacher Resources Section (far |

| |right-hand side of screen) and explore teacher resources. |

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| |The Curriculum Key provides lesson support for the teacher, including:|

| |Key concepts |

| |Vocabulary |

| |Comprehension Materials |

| |Discussion Questions |

| |Poll Discussion |

| |Cross-Curricular Extensions |

| |Related Links |

| |Solutions Recommendations |

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| |Close the curriculum key. (Note: The Curriculum Key opens in a |

| |separate, pop-up window.) |

|[pic] |Click on After Reading Poll at the top of the page (or complete all of|

| |the activity questions to move forward to the after Reading poll). |

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| |Step 4 (AFTER READING POLL) -- All students express their opinions |

| |again in an after reading poll, now expressing their opinion with |

| |greater evidence (text-based evidence) and understanding. |

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| |Click AGREE or DISAGREE to vote in the poll and click submit. You |

| |will receive confirmation of your vote. |

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| |Teachers can facilitate discussion and debates in the classroom using |

| |discussion questions and debate polls found within the Teacher |

| |Materials and Curriculum Key. |

|[pic] |Click on the Thought Question tab at the top of the page or the |

| |Thought Question button at the bottom of the page. |

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| |STEP 5 (THOUGHT QUESTION) -- A critical thinking, formal writing |

| |response thought question guides students to write in more formal |

| |scenarios using text-based evidence from the article.   |

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| |Click on the Include in Your Answer button in blue and note the |

| |instructions for writing. Click on the Lexile Band at the top of the |

| |page (Example: 250 Lexile) and change the Lexile Level. Click on the|

| |Include in Your Answer button in blue again and note the |

| |differentiated expectations for writing based upon individual Lexile |

| |Levels. |

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| |Note the Writing Rubric in the Extras section under the Teacher |

| |Supporting Resources (scroll to bottom). |

|[pic] |Click on the Poll Results tab at the top of the page or the Poll |

| |Results button at the bottom of the page. |

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| |Students can compare their opinions with those of others who have |

| |voted in the polls. Again, teachers can facilitate discussions and |

| |debates using resources in the Teacher Materials Section. |

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|[pic] |Click on the Math Tab at the top of the page or the Math Button at the|

| |bottom of the page. |

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| |A Word problem math question accompanies each of the articles. |

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| |Click on the Lexile Bands at the top of the page (Example: Lexile250)|

| |and change the Lexile levels. Note the changes in the Reading and |

| |math levels of the question. |

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|[pic] |Click on the Stretch Article tab at the top of the page or the Stretch|

| |Article button at the bottom of the page. |

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| |After mastering the concepts at individual reading-level, students |

| |have the opportunity to complete the same Article and Activity at |

| |grade level or above (i.e. Stretch Article). |

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| |For students performing below grade level, the text will stretch |

| |students to grade level reading. For students performing above grade |

| |level, the Stretch Article will “stretch” students at least one more |

| |level. |

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|[pic] |Click on the Stretch Activity tab at the top of the page or the |

| |Stretch Activity button at the bottom of the page. |

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| |Students are given the opportunity to answer Stretch Activity |

| |questions at grade-level or above. Note that the Stretch Activity |

| |questions are not factored into monthly adjusted Lexile levels, but do|

| |provide practice with grade-level (or above) activity questions. |

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|[pic] |Click on the My Lessons tab in the navigation bar at the top of the |

| |page. |

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| |Achieve3000 provides a strategic curriculum to support content area |

| |instruction (i.e. social studies, science, high-interest content, and |

| |literacy support). |

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| |Teachers can adjust which articles appear in the strategic curriculum,|

| |as well as the date(s) those lessons are available. The strategic |

| |curriculum allows teachers to align lessons with district scope and |

| |sequences and initiatives. |

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|[pic] |Click on the Search tab in the navigation bar at the top of the page. |

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| |Teachers can search the database of articles by topic, content type, |

| |or articles. |

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| |Teachers can also search the database using and Advanced Options |

| |(highlighted in yellow). Teachers can used Advanced Options to search |

| |by TEKS (standard). |

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| |Note that articles can be assigned directly to students or added to |

| |units. This is a perfect way to align articles to your classroom or |

| |district needs! |

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| |For even more rigor, teachers may also choose to assign Bonus Page. |

| |After searching for articles, note that some of them are labeled |

| |“Bonus” with a green flag. Click on a bonus article and notice |

| |students are asked to engage with information across multiple sources |

| |(i.e. not just a single article, but often an article, chart, |

| |biography, primary source document, weblink, etc). Also, note that |

| |levels of rigor within the activity questions. These questions are |

| |not just multiple choice, but also include questions like drag and |

| |drop, short answer, and more! |

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|[pic] |Click on the Resources link in the navigation bar. Here you can |

| |explore additional resources, such as: |

| |Career Center --Students are encouraged to explore and select careers |

| |that interest them. Lexile levels are provided for each career. |

| |Students can measure their own progress towards the Lexile level |

| |necessary for success in that career. |

| |Writing Center – The Writing Center contains extensive writing support|

| |of the entire writing process, including multiple genres of writing, |

| |gramar, prompts, timed writing, and much more! |

|[pic] |Click on the ADMIN tab in the navigation bar at the top of the page. |

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| |The admin section allows access a multitude of reports and |

| |administrative options. Under Performance Reports, you can generate |

| |reports on college and career readiness, a forecast on performance on |

| |STAAR, as well as state standards. In addition, the student works |

| |center is where all students work can be viewed and “graded”. Home |

| |Communications allows teachers to generate letters and setup |

| |information for parents to be able to access the program at home. |

|[pic] |For Teacher and Administrative support information and materials, |

| |click on the Training and Support link and click Visit the Learning |

| |Center at the top right of navigation bar. . Of particular interest |

| |to teachers is the information under the Lessons & Resources tab which|

| |includes a variety of additional resources to support the articles. |

If you have any questions about the demo site, where to find specific information, or you would like to schedule a live demonstration, please contact me by phone or e-mail.

Best regards,

W.C. Hayes



281-309-2848

wc.hayes@

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