The mission of the Division of Language Arts & Reading is to provide leadership and support for the development of literacy to impact student achievement throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools...

FCAT Writing + Assessments (Pre/Post Test) April 7 - April 15, 2008

2008 Zelda Glazer Writing Institute- Celebrating 25 Years

June 9, 2008-June 20, 2008

• Ø      Writing Institute Announcement
• Ø      Writing Institute Application



Elementary Reading Crunch Time Materials

• FCAT Crunch Time
• FCAT Reading Content Focus by BM
• Instructional Procedure
• SAT - 10 Sample Passage Grade 1
• SAT - 10 Sample Passage Grade 2
• FCAT Sample Passage Grade 3
• FCAT Sample Passage Grade 4
• FCAT Sample Passage Grade 5
• Question Task Cards 2007

Secondary Reading Crunch Time Materials

• Crunch Time Instructions for Secondary Schools
• Secondary Reading Standards Instructional Procedure
• Middle School Question Task Cards
• High School Question Task Cards
• Middle School FCAT Vocabulary
• High School FCAT Vocabulary
• Levels of Cognitive Complexity
• Teacher Script for Reciprocal Teaching
• Reciprocal Teaching Bookmark Page 1
• Reciprocal Teaching Bookmark Page 2
• FCAT Reading Lessons Learned
• Sample Lesson- Secondary Instructional Procedure

Writing Crunch Time Materials

• Writing Crunch Time Guidelines
• Sample Elementary Lesson-Voices in the Park
• Sample Middle School Lesson- Creative
• Sample Secondary School Lesson- Informative
• Fourth Grade Rubric
• Eighth Grade Rubric
• Tenth Grade Rubric
• Elementary Writing+ Task Cards
• Instructional Practice Article
• The Elementary Writing Block
• Opening Routines for Writing Countdown