Classroom Culture
Classroom Culture
Classroom Culture
Classroom Culture
The Navigator Model
Though years of research and practice Navigator has found that there are are three core elements that, when done well, will produce phenomenal academic outcomes for all students. The Core 3 Elements include three elements for leadership development supported by the three corresponding elements for teacher development.
Core 3 Leadership Elements
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Leading Staff & Student Culture
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Leading a Rigorous School
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Leading a Data Driven School
Core 3 Teacher Elements
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Building a Strong Classroom Culture
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Planning & Implementing Rigorous Instruction
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Data Driven Instruction
With contributions from all over the educational community, Navigator has engineered a systematic way of implementing these practices in any public school.
Becoming a Partner
If you are interested in learning more about how these core elements can impact your school or district, please visit the Partnership Pathway page.
Grade 2 Reading Centers (90 min)
Center 1 - Guided Reading
Objectives:
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Building fluency and skills via lexile leveled reading groups
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Spiral of RL & RI standards through novels and articles
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Collect data and do mini lessons as needed
Resources:
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Leveled literature
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Novels
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Reading A-Z (Raz-Kids)
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Leveled informational text
Note: Early fluent and fluent readers come to this center having pre-read the text. Only groups with early emergent or emergent readers should read together with the teacher.
Center 2 - Blended Learning
Objectives:
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Building reading and phonics skills through adaptive software
Materials:
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Any adaptive software program such as Lexia Core 5 or iReady
Note: If your district does not make adaptive software available there are other free options for high leverage reading activities.
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Center 3 - Independent Reading
Objectives:
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Pre-reading guided reading books
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Response to literature
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Targeted standards based activities
Materials:
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Guided reading book or article
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Teacher created/prepared
Center 4 - Reading Intervention or Extension
Objectives:
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Building phonemic awareness, fluency and reading skills via leveled reading groups for students needing extra practice.
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Extension activities for advanced students.
Materials:
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Scripted phonics program such as Reading Mastery or Corrective Reading
Note: If your school does not provide a paraprofessional for centers, this reading intervention could be done at a different time of the day, but is necessary for all students below grade level.
Whole Class Reading Instruction (90 min)
Direct Instruction of Standards
Objectives:
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Students will gain mastery of all Common Core standards through direct instruction and high leverage practice activities
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Students will access grade level content such as core literature or social studies text
Materials:
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Instructional presentations
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Additional curriculum resources by standard suggested
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Ready Common Core
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Standards Plus
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Grade level literature texts
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Grade level informational texts
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