SMART GOAL: In May of 2011, 60% of kindergarten students will be able to write a simple sentence on topic.
Essential Outcomes: These are the strategies our team has decided to utilize to meet our goal
 | The classroom teacher will provided opportunities to write in weekly journal activities. |
| The classroom teachers will provide opportunities for the students to participate in shared writing activities, morning message, and classroom stories. |
| Students will be given a topic to write about in their journals once a week. The writings will include high frequency words that have been introduced in class. Students will be encouraged to sound out other words to complete their thoughts. |
| The classroom teacher will model writing sentences on topic. |
| Students will have opportunities to free write and write on assigned topics during weekly centers. |
SMART GOAL: 65% of kindergarten students will recognize 40 out of 48 sight words in May 2011.
Essential Outcomes: These are the strategies our team has decided to utilize to meet our goal
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| The classroom teacher will introduce grade level appropriate sight words in a scheduled manner. |
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| The classroom teacher will provide regular opportunities for students to build, write, and read the sight words. |
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| Introduced sight words will be posted on the classroom word wall. |
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| The classroom teacher will communicate with parents the sight words being taught. |
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| The classroom teacher will assess each student every 3 weeks on sight words that have been introduced during that time period and share assessment results with parents. |
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| The classroom teacher will provide parents with activities to increase sight word recognition at home. |
SMART GOAL: 75% of kindergarten students will know 20 out of 26 letter sounds in May 2011.
Essential Outcomes: These are the strategies our team has decided to utilize to meet our goal
| The classroom teacher will follow Orton-Gillingham sequence to introduce one letter each week. |
| The classroom teacher will use Orton-Gillingham three part drill to practice and reinforce letter/sound relationships. |
| Students will work with a small group of students in a phonics centers each week to reinforce letter/sound relationships. |
| The classroom teacher will ask students to help sound out words while the teacher is writing a whole group message. |
SMART GOAL: The percentage of students who are reading at a DRA level 3 or higher will reach 65% in May 2011.
Essential Outcomes: These are the strategies our team has decided to utilize to meet our goal
| The classroom teacher will implement Guided Reading Groups 2 to 3 times per week. |
| The classroom teacher will provide bookbags with leveled books for students to take home for reading practice. |
| The classroom teacher will use Orton-Gillingham methods and materials to teach letter sounds and blending. |
| The classroom teacher will use Looking At Print books to focus on concepts of print. |
| The classroom teacher will introduce and focus on selected high frequency words weekly. |