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= ** Elementary Language Arts Curriculum Evaluation Committee ** =


 * Membership:** Teachers in grades K-5, invited to serve as nominated by administration.

2010-11: Evaluation Year 2011-12: Revision Year 2012-13: Implementation Year
 * Time frame:**

· Once a month after school meeting for an hour on Wednesdays; 2nd Wednesday of each month at Harrison. · Two Release Days throughout the school year · MLK Professional Development Day
 * Time Commitment for 2010-11:**


 * Committee Goals:**


 * To explore ways that the curriculum can support the goal of increased student achievement on assessments, including the NJ ASK and Terra Nova.
 * To examine ways to infuse greater differentiation of instruction into the curriculum
 * To examine and revise the common assessments for writing and reading to allow them to produce data that teachers can use to measure student and teacher effectiveness.
 * To explore strategies to reinforce test taking skills for students, especially following directions.
 * To look for ways to expand the integrated language arts approach for increased interdisciplinary teaching
 * To create unified baseline, formative, and summative reading assessments for each grade level.
 * To look for curricular approaches to decrease affective feedback for students.
 * To examine gender-specific approaches to increase reading motivation.
 * To evaluate ways to shift novel emphasis from content and recall to related skills.
 * To explore ways to de-emphasize spelling and handwriting in favor of an emphasis on vocabulary development and usage.
 * To obtain research studies to support curricular decisions.
 * To recommend professional development supports for the curriculum committee and teachers in the area of Language Arts.