STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION


MODEL®    (SIM)

 Content Literacy       Implementing CLC       Instructional Coaching (IC)

The purpose of this site is to provide a valuable resource for teachers and administrators in Superintendents' Region 5 of the state of Virginia who are interested in the Strategic Instruction Model® (SIM), or any teachers who are already implementing any part of the Strategic Instruction Model. The Strategic Instruction Model is one of the Virginia Department of Education's Priority Projects. This project coordinates statewide professional development for teachers on strategic instructional practices using SIM. Implementation of the Strategic Instruction Model may or may not be part of a Content Literacy Continuum initiative. This site is an extension of the SIM-CLC instructional coaching offered by our professional development network in region 5.

 SIM 

What is the Strategic Instruction Model® or SIM?

The Strategic Instruction Model® (SIM) is an integrated model of research- validated practices to address many of the needs of diverse learners. It is  primarily focused on adolescents. SIM® has been developed through rigorous, on-going research at the University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning (KU-CRL) since 1978. The KU-CRL was founded in 1978 with the mission of dramatically increasing the performance of at-risk students through research-based interventions in grades 4-12. That mission has never changed. The Strategic Instruction Model is made up of the Content Enhancement Routines and The Learning Strategies Curriculum.

Learn more by visiting: http://www.ku-crl.org/sim/index.shtml

 CLC 

What is the Content Literacy Continuum®?

The Content Literacy Continuum® (CLC) describes five increasingly intensive levels of literacy support that should be in place in every school. The CLC promotes the understanding that some students need increased intensity and experiences of instruction to learn critical skills, strategies, and content in secondary classes. The purpose of this continuum is to ensure that students are equipped with the literacy skills and strategies necessary for success in the general classroom.

Learn more by visiting:  http://clc.kucrl.org

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  CLC 

  

Does Virginia have schools implementing CLC®?

Teachers, students, and administrators in Virginia are working with the Center for Research on Learning to implement the Content Literacy Continuum®, a coordinated, school-wide approach to improve literacy for all secondary-level students and increase scores on standardized tests.

Learn more by visiting:  http://virginia.kucrl.org

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What is Instructional Coaching (IC)?

Instructional coaches are partners with teachers in the on-going effort to improve student performance.  Instructional coaches might also be considered partners with educators in the change process. They work one-on-one with teachers to make it easier to adopt the research-validated instructional methods that are proved to make a difference in the success of students. Instructional coaches are team members, who help pull together and lead the right combination of school staff to reach common goals.

Learn more by visiting:  http://www.instructionalcoach.org

 

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For further information about SIM® or CLC® contact our SIM Professional Developer Gina Massengill at massengk@jmu.edu or Judy Bland at blandja@jmu.edu.

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Contact:
Gina Massengill 
massengk@jmu.edu