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\nFrom: Dr. Tony Sanders, State Superintendent of Education   \nDr. Kimako Patterson, Chief of Staff   \nJason Helfer, Ph.D., Chief Officer of Instructional Education  \nAgenda Topic: Illinois Literacy Plan – Revisions Update  \nExpected Outcome: Board Presentation item  \nMaterials: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan – 2nd draft  \nStaff Contact(s): Dr. Jennifer Kirmes, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning  \nDr. Erica Thieman, Director of Standards & Instruction Kirsten Parr, Project Lead for Standards & Instruction  \nPurpose of the Agenda Item  \nThis document describes revisions made to the first draft of the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan based on feedback received between June 21 , 2023 and September 6 , 2023 through the Listening Tour, Focus Groups, and comment form.  \nGeneral Changes  \n• Revised and clarified the purpose and goals, aligning the sections to match the focus of each goal.  \n• Revised each section to include the most relevant information and moved 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This included adding audience specific reflection questions to the end of each section.  \n• Worked closely with the graphic designer to design all sections of the plan for better readability.  \n• Included specific references to state learning and preparation standards.  \n• Included and emphasized the role and contributions of parents, families, and home environment.  \n• Connected and emphasized the importance of biliteracy and its benefits.  \n• Adjusted for the use of asset-based language, including specific recommendations to use multilingual students instead of English learners, where appropriate.  \n• Included additional considerations for students who are neurodivergent.  \n• Included a resource to include key terms and definitions as utilized in the plan.  \n• Included references and links to existing ISBE programs, departments, and resources , where appropriate.  \nVision & Purpose  \n• Revisions completed to clarify the purpose, identify the goals, differentiate audience roles, and provide background information to guide the reader as they engage with the greater plan.  \n• Refined the definition of literacy to be comprehensive yet focused on reading and writing, Emphasis was also placed during revision on the importance of 21st century skills, media literacy, reading independence, and the importance of cultivating a joy of reading.  \n• Included an acknowledgment of key terms used throughout the document that were identified in feedback as confusing, including providing a clear description of evidence based and aligning that definition to the criteria utilized by other ISBE departments.  \nEffective Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction  \n• Revised this section to highlight a wider array of student groups.  \n• Adjusted and improved the graphic on page 4, aligning the content to the progression of skills, expanded the component areas to include writing and oracy, improving the readability of the table, extending concepts into additional developmental bands, addressing elements missing from the graphic, and providing additional emphasis and detail about areas of instruction.  \n• Made revisions regarding the importance of effective writing instruction and notably inclusion and discussion of encoding/spelling.  \n• Expanded and extended discussion of fluency practices.  \n• Adjusted the vocabulary section to include morphology.  \n• Expanded the comprehension section to mirror the level of content included for foundational skills.  \n• Adjusted applicable content previously identified as specific to English learners or multilingual students to apply to all students, providing greater clarity to what all students need first, then addressing consideration of additional necessary supports.  \n• Connections to handwriting and writing, including encoding, were expanded.  \n• The Developmental Trajectories for Literacy were ","cbCaiq1BOuA5CvjF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq1BOuA5CvjF","pdf",74072,"English","# Purpose of the Agenda Item\n# General Changes\n# Vision & Purpose\n# Effective Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction\n# Educator Professional Learning, Development, and Support\n# Framework for Effective Leadership","[{\"question\":\"What period of feedback informed the revisions to the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan?\",\"answer\":\"Feedback was gathered between June 21, 2023 and September 6, 2023 through a Listening Tour, Focus Groups, and a comment form.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of changes were made under General Changes?\",\"answer\":\"The draft’s purposes and goals were revised and clarified, sections were reorganized for readability and relevance, audience-specific reflection questions were added, and references to state standards and ISBE resources were included where appropriate.\"},{\"question\":\"What revisions were made to the evidence-based literacy instruction section?\",\"answer\":\"The section broadened student groups, improved and expanded instructional visuals (including writing and oracy), added detail on encoding/spelling and fluency practices, incorporated morphology in vocabulary, and refined support guidance for how all students should receive foundational instruction before additional supports.\"}]","Illinois Literacy Plan - Revisions Update | PDF",1791602131]