Regional ELA Services

Regional ELA Services2018-10-18T11:27:15-07:00

Providing job–embedded learning that engages teachers in constructive teaming.

ELA Services

Personalized Literacy Learning

ESD 112 English Language Arts (ELA) Coordinators work throughout the region with school districts to assist in the implementation of the Washington State Learning Standards for English Language Arts. Our staff can provide job-embedded learning that engages teachers in constructive teaming to improve teaching practices and student learning or formalized professional development training.

These professional development opportunities can be designed to be one-time, short term training or repeated site visits. They are designed to meet the needs of your building or district. The support can be provided to teacher teams, full teaching staff, PLCs or other leadership teams.

Suggested topics are utilizing data to drive instruction, foundational skills training, and development of a cross battery assessment plan, training on the components of literacy, and building a tiered instructional model.

District Training

Services Tailored for your District

How we serve your district

ESD 112 English Language Arts (ELA) Coordinators work throughout the region with school districts to assist in the implementation of the Washington State Learning Standards for English Language Arts. Our staff can provide job-embedded learning that engages teachers in constructive teaming to improve teaching practices and student learning or formalized professional development training.

These professional development opportunities can be designed to be one-time, short term training or repeated site visits. They are designed to meet the needs of your building or district. The support can be provided to teacher teams, full teaching staff, PLCs or other leadership teams.

Together, we can increase student learning by:

  1. Developing a system with strong regional support
  2. Building and maintaining leadership capacity
  3. Providing consistent, high-quality professional learning to improve teachers’ pedagogical skills

Customized K-4 Literacy Training

The ESD 112 English Language Arts Literacy Program provides a variety of literacy services to our partnering school districts. From many professional learning opportunities to very customized and tailored coaching, we can provide a multitude of services that equip districts with their literacy curriculum needs. Our district or site based teams will complete a review of your curriculum, assessment, instruction, and intervention components of your reading system. This process uses evidence-based practice, district data, and a tiered intervention approach, and will provide evidence of strengths and opportunities for growth. Our emphasis on analysis and prioritization provides you with tools for future action planning as you continue to grow your program.

Sample Professional Development courses offered:

What Participants Are Saying

“I am excited to tie Common Core expectations to close reading strategies I have learned. I will be able to refine my questioning strategies to build deep understanding and promote critical thinking.”

ESD 112 Participant

Literacy Resources

Literacy Educational Resources

Local & State Document Links

Washington State Smarter Balanced Resources

  1. Washington State Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (OSPI)
  2. Smarter Balanced

Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program

ESSB 5946: Strengthening Student Educational Outcomes

Menu of Best Practices and Strategies
Strengthening Student Educational Outcomes: Technical Report on Best Practices and Strategies for English Language Arts.

Washington Common Core Standards

Achieve The Core
Common Core State Standards Resources

Common Core State ELA Standards

Common Core State ELA Standards: Vertical Alignment

Common Core State ELA Standards: Grade Level Comparisons of Secondary Reading & Writing

General Educational Resources

Engage NY
Curriculum modules and many other resources from New York.

The Teaching Channel
Lesson to view and discuss by grade level, content, and topics.

NEWSELA – Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events
Unlimited access to hundreds of leveled news articles and Common Core–aligned quizzes, with new articles every day.

Smithsonian: Tween Tribune 
Lexile leveled current events, lesson plans, quizzes, assessments

The Getty Museum
Science and Literacy extensions and professional development resources.

ReadWorks
“The Solution to Reading Comprehension”

Program Contacts

Meet Your Literacy Coordinator

Effie Triol is the Regional Literacy Coordinator for ESD112. She provides focused professional development and instructional support to teachers, administrators and school districts on the transition to the Washington State Learning Standards. Effie brings extensive experience creating and delivering professional development to teachers in the area of the foundational skills of literacy, utilizing data to guide instructional practices and general literacy strategies. She has experience developing programs to support diverse learners, including English Language Learners and Early Learners.

Who to Contact

Effie Triol

Literacy K-4 Coordinator

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3413

Email: effie.triol@esd112.org

Kelly Evans

Secretary II

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3343

Email: kelly.evans@esd112.org

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