Glen Oaks High School-EBRPSS

GLEN OAKS HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAM

Literacy Coach: Gia Johnson Emanuel GJohnson4@ebrschools.org

EBRPSS Adolescent Literacy Plan

East Baton Rouge Parish School System has implemented research-based strategies to improve the literacy skills of middle and high school students. These strategies focus on standards-based, core instruction designed to improve students' vocabulary and higher order thinking/ comprehension skills in English, math, science, and social studies.

The following literacy strategies have been implemented at Glen Oaks High School:

Literacy Strategies

Levels of Word Knowledge
Vocabulary Action Graphic Organizer (VAGO)
Semantic Mapping
Semantic Feature Analysis
Concept of Definition Map
Five-Senses Simile Web
Four Square
Pave Map
Vocabulary Prediction Chart
Word Family Marathon
Keyword (Mnemonic) Method

Click here for common prefixes, suffixes, and root words

Tiered Literacy Approach

At Glen Oaks High we also have a tiered literacy system to assist our students in becoming proficient on grade level readers and writers.

Tier One targets all students whom over the course of the year will participate in the school wide vocabulary and comprehension strategies listed above.

Tier Two targets students who scored an Approaching Basic on the LEAP test. These stuents are assessed using the Scholastic Reading Inventory; and, if they qualify are placed into the READ 180 program.

Tier Three targets students who scored an Unsatisfacory on the LEAP test. These students are assessed using the LANGUAGE! Placement test; and, if they qualify are placed into the LANGUAGE! program for the next two years.