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Welcome to the CCS Achieve3000 page! Here, you will find information about Achieve3000, helpful tutorials for reports and tools, and important updates happening in our schools. Achieve3000 accelerates literacy learning growth for all students with differentiated content and instruction. It is proven to double and even triple expected reading gains in a single school year. It is our district's official Tier 2 & 3 literacy intervention and acceleration resource for grades six through nine. Special requests for school or teacher usage are also considered. Achieve3000 is accessible to teachers and students via Clever.
Special Note: EOY LevelSet assessment is set to begin on May 23. Prep your students to do their best on the test! The assessment is not mandatory but may provide insightful end of year summative data, if necessary.
CCS Achieve3000 Secondary School Competition 21-22
April Winners: CONGRATULATIONS to the schools with the highest average Lexile growth in April, and the honorable mention runners-up. Well done! April was the last month of the competition, so shout out to all participating schools this school year!ElementaryRepeating Winner for Fourth Month in a Row; Fifth Win This YearFairwood- 21LHonorable mentionSouthwood- 10LMiddleWinnerAIMS- 9LHonorable mentionColumbus Preparatory School for Boys- 8LHigh SchoolWinnerWalnut Ridge- 5L (74.7% average score on first try)Honorable mentionMarion Franklin- 5L (55.7% average score on first try)CCS Achieve3000 Secondary School Overall Winners for 21-22CONGRATULATIONS to the schools with the highest average Lexile growth for the entire 2021-22 school year, and the honorable mention runners-up! The principals and teachers responsible for Achieve3000 usage in these schools had a solid plan for usage and followed through with determination and celebration. We applaud your school communities for this exceptional effort!Winner: Fairwood Elementary with 172L; Thirty-three students were responsible for winning five months of the competition this year in the elementary category.Second Place: Southwood Elementary with 85L; Southwood students were consistently in the top three every month this school year, as well as the October winners in the elementary category.Third Place: Columbus Preparatory School for Boys with 83L; The gentlemen students persistently prioritized Achieve3000 in their Core Enrichment classes each week. In the middle school category, they dominated the winning spot four months in a row, as well as one second place.
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Office of Teaching & Learning
Sonja Dill
Secondary Literacy Specialist
Support for Accounts & Access
Achieve3000
Amber Harris
Product Manager
Support for Teacher PD & Instruction
Weekly Office Hours for Q&A and Demonstrations:
Mondays: 9:00am-10:00am
Fridays: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Zoom Meeting Room: https://ccsoh-us.zoom.us/j/8022775322
(Last office hour on 5/27/22 for SY 21-22)
Achieve3000 Recorded Training Sessions
Access past training sessions here. You will need to register to enter this site which is designed for CCS educators only.
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Accelerate Learning with Achieve3000 Literacy: Success Guaranteed!
Accelerate learning growth for all students with Achieve3000 Literacy’s differentiated content and instruction. It is proven to double and even triple expected reading gains in a single school year.
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Accessing Prior Knowledge
This lesson plan is for teaching students to access their prior knowledge towards enhancing reading comprehension.
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Analyzing Student Data
You know the importance of progress monitoring in order to make data informed instructional decisons. Find out how Achieve3000 makes this task easier.
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Asking Questions for Information Lesson Plan
This lesson plan allows students to practice asking questions to get information and increase comprehension.
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CCS List of Physical Science Articles in Achieve3000
For Physical Science, use this list, created by the district Secondary Science Coordinator, to quickly identify articles and activities relevant to the content throughout the school year.
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CCS List of Social Studies Articles in Achieve3000
For Social Studies, use this list, created by the district Secondary Sociial Studies Coordinator, to quickly identify articles and activities relevant to the content throughout the school year.
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Context Analysis (Context Clues) Lesson Plan
This lesson plan instructs students to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by using surrounding information in text.
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Figurative Language Lesson Plan
This lesson plan provides opportunities for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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General Lesson Plan Template
Use this succinct lesson plan template for any lesson instruction. It includes the "I Do, We Do, Two Do, You Do" model.
