elmhurst community unit district 205s reach program
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Elmhurst Community Unit District 205’s REACH Program
Reach PTA When: First Thursday of each
month at 9:15 a.m.
Where: Elmhurst Public Library, meeting Room
CHANGE OF DATE NOTICE First meeting is changed toSeptember 8th, 2011
Parent Resources
The Administrative Staff
Dr. Charles Johns Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Charles Sprandel Director of Research, Assessment, and Quality Analysis
Dr. Kathleen Liace EC-12 Literacy/REACH Coordinator
Kathleen Wilkey EC-12 Math/Science Coordinator
Your School’s REACH Teacher & Principal
What is REACH?What is REACH?
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The Challenge for Educators and Parents:
We must understand that there aregifted students who need programs that meet their needs, and
there are also students who need nurturing so that their gifted traits can emerge.
Differentiation
Through classroom differentiation students will experience continual progress toward
learning goals.
Differentiation
What is it?
How is it implemented as part of the REACH program?
Aspects of Differentiation
Classroom differentiation involves:
◦Grouping students based on skill levels
◦Providing a continuum of learning activities ◦ Organizing students to work on different activities as the class studies a particular concept or unit
Advanced Academic Development
Verbal
Mathematics
Goals for LearnersGoals for LearnersGrowth in strength areasCritical and creative thinkingEffort, persistence, organization, risk-
taking, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills and tolerance for ambiguity
Independence, self-direction, disciplineProblem solving, using multiple resourcesPositive attitude toward learning and accepting challenge
How are students identified?How are students identified?
Advanced mathematical development:
•Trend on MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Math assessment of 95th percentile and above
• 7 or 8 on Math Behaviors Checklist (teacher observation of student’s mathematical thinking and learning)
How are students identified?How are students identified?Advanced language arts development:
• Consistently high achievement on Reading Street benchmarks from previous year
• Trend on MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Reading assessment of 95th percentile and above
• 7 or 8 Language Arts Behaviors checklist (teacher observation score)
What do students miss when What do students miss when going going
to REACH? to REACH?
What materials are used in What materials are used in REACH Language Arts?REACH Language Arts?
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Street extensions/ Expressways
……in in REACH MathematicsREACH Mathematics??Grades 3/ 4Everyday Math Series
Grade 5 Math Connects Course 2
What happens after this What happens after this year?year?
Gr. 3-5 Block
Gr. 6-8
Classes
Gr. 9-12 Enriched / Honors / AP
Will my child be considered forWill my child be considered foranother REACH talent area?another REACH talent area?
On-going monitoring
Annual May REACH reviews for Mathematics
5th Grade placement review for Middle School
On-going annual reviews in Middle School and High School
Going beyond District 205Going beyond District 205……
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
National-Louis University College of DuPage
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/numats
What are your questions about REACH?
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