Connected Classroom is an innovative platform that seamlessly integrates with the comprehensive Raz-Plus program. Designed to enhance literacy instruction and practice, it ensures standards-based learning happens anytime, anywhere. Let’s delve into what makes this connected classroom so impactful:
1. Student Self-Evaluation: Discovering Interests and Behaviors
The journey begins with the Student Self-Evaluation. Students across all grades share their reading interests, while Grades 2-5 answer questions about their reading behaviors.
Based on their responses, a curated set of books automatically appears in their Student Portal. These books align with their preferences and provide engaging reading material.
2. Seven Instructional Goal Sets: Tailored Learning Paths
Connected Classroom supports seven instructional goal sets for Grades K-5. Each goal set focuses on specific literacy skills and standards. Let’s explore them:
a. Regular Close Reading of Complex Texts
Goal Set 1: Close Reading
Equips students with strategies for analyzing complex texts.
Resources include close reading materials to deepen comprehension.
b. Text-Based Questions, Tasks, Discussion, and Writing
Goal Set 2: Questions, Vocabulary & Discussion
Develops critical thinking through text-based questions and discussions.
Students engage in writing tasks related to the texts they explore.
c. Regular Research, Discussion, and Writing About Topics
Goal Set 3: Research, Discussion & Writing
Encourages exploration of various topics.
Students conduct research, discuss findings, and write about their discoveries.
d. Fluency Practice With Grade-Appropriate Texts
Goal Set 4: Fluency Practice
Focuses on improving reading fluency.
Students read grade-appropriate texts aloud to enhance their expressive reading skills.
e. Facilitate Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
Goal Set 5: SEAD Integration
Integrates social and emotional learning (SEAD) into other instructional goals.
Provides tips and suggestions for fostering holistic development.
f. Foundational Skills with Ample Time for Practice
Goal Set 6: Foundational Skills
Reserved for phonics and phonological awareness (Grades K–2).
Utilize the Lesson Guide to teach foundational skills effectively.
g. Regular Reading of Multiple Texts and Media on a Range of Conceptually Related Topics
Goal Set 7: Multimodal Literacy
Explores diverse texts and media.
Students engage with a variety of conceptually related topics.
3. Personalized Learning, Anytime, Anywhere
Raz-Plus Connected Classroom ensures that standards-based learning is not confined to the classroom.
Whether at home, during travel, or in remote settings, students can access resources tailored to their needs.
Teachers can review goal set materials before assigning them, maximizing instructional impact.
Raz-Plus Connected Classroom revolutionizes literacy education by providing personalized learning experiences. It’s a dynamic bridge between classroom and home, empowering students to thrive as confident readers and thinkers.