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Please read the parent letter. Please have your student return a signed note from you indicating
that you have read the letter. I would also appreciate a phone number that I can reach you at during the day time.
Thank you.
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Dear Parents:
Thank you for visiting my website.
Allow me to inform you of all the requirements and objectives covered in my READ 180/English 9AB class. Your student has been enrolled in a two-hour block of READ 180, which combines the READ 180
curriculum with the English 9 Standards. The English 9AB class is a sheltered
class and I will be using all the Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English techniques available to me. Your student may not be an EL (English Learner/Second Language Learner) student, but due to the high number
of EL students enrolled in this class block, the class is designated as SHELTERED. SHELTERED
CLASSES ARE GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF CREDIT AS NON-SHELTERED CLASSES. SHELTERED
CLASSES FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM AS NON-SHELTERED CLASSES. ONLY THE TECHNIQUES
USED IN SHELTERED CLASSES DIFFER FROM THOSE OF NON-SHELTERED CLASSES.
READ 180 consists of the following:
Scholastic, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, created READ 180 to help struggling students
break out of the reading failure cycle and turn their lives around. READ 180 a balanced technology and print program
builds essential reading skills and develops fluency through a variety of supported-reading experiences.
READ 180 will:
- deliver individualized, adjusted reading instruction to move students to grade
level.
- provide practice and application of skills in multiple contexts.
- support and motivate students as they progress toward becoming lifelong readers
and learners.
During the READ 180 day, my students participate in three rotations. In
addition, your students day begins with whole-group instruction and ends with a three-minute wrap up.
In planning lessons for READ 180, I will focus on the times during which
I will be directly interacting with students Whole-Class Literacy Instruction and Small-Group Instruction. During these times,
I will decide what type of instruction will benefit my students most and how that instruction will be delivered.
In order to make this program a success I am asking that you encourage your student to read as much as possible. I recommend a trip to the bookstore. Magazines and comic books
are great reading materials and lower the anxiety levels of many readers. I have
many reading materials in my classroom that I encourage your student to read at home as well as in the classroom. Your student will also be enrolled into tutoring. Your student
is expected to attend Saturday school (schedule is attached to this document) or on Mondays if your student is a traveling
student (PWT or CAP). These additional hours are essential to the program. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding tutoring.
Other Information
Students will maintain an in-class portfolio. This portfolio will contain evidence of the Standards taught in my class, other class assignments and class
report cards. The report cards are distributed approximately once every other
week. Students are expected to get a parent signature for every report card sent
home.
Overall Grading Scale
100 90% = A
89 80% = B
79 70% = C
69 - 55% = D
54% and below = Fail
Cooperation
Students will receive a U in work habits if they are missing more than 3 assignments. Late work will lose fifty percent of its value. A U in cooperation
will be issued only after a phone call has been made to discuss your students behavior in my class.
Rubrics
I will give your student a rubric (list of what is expected for every assignment and project to receive
the grade your student is working for) at the beginning of every assignment. This
takes the guesswork out of how grades are given on papers. The only time I will
not give a rubric is when the assignment is a fill in the blank type of exercise.
Contact Me
Please feel free to call me. I can be reached at 818-341-6211
x223. If I am not in, please leave a message and I will return your call as soon
as possible. For additional information in regards to READ 180, click here.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Ramos READ 180/English Teacher
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Terms subject to change without notice.
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