Key Shifts and Strategies Poll

Shifts 1 and 4: Provide explicit, systematic instruction in foundational skills to every child. And provide time on all components of the core literacy block, every day, to develop all aspects of literacy.

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging Implementation (Yellow)

• Widespread Implementation (Green)

• Fully Shifted (Blue)

Shift 2: To build knowledge and vocabulary, use complex, knowledge-rich texts for both whole group read alouds and independent practice with multiple texts on a single topic (text sets).

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging (Yellow)

• Widespread (Green)

• Fully shifted (Blue)

Shift 3: Use small-group reading time to target foundational (word recognition) skills, or to develop (language) comprehension using complex text.

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging (Yellow)

• Widespread (Green)

• Fully shifted (Blue)

Shift 5: Provide ample time during the literacy block for students to practice skills to mastery based on student-specific skills data.

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging (Yellow)

• Widespread (Green)

• Fully shifted (Blue)

Shift 6: Increase student agency through opportunities for student self direction and ownership of the learning process.

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging (Yellow)

• Widespread (Green)

• Fully shifted (Blue)

Shift 7: Realign principal, instructional coach and teacher recognition, performance goals and financial rewards to embrace the full range of reading skills rather than associated book reading level as the priority measure of success.

• Not started (Red)

• Initiated (Orange)

• Emerging (Yellow)

• Widespread (Green)

• Fully shifted (Blue)