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ACHIEVE3000 (LITERACY RESOURCE)
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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 with differentiated content and instruction. It is proven to double and even triple expected reading gains in a single school year. It is the district's official Tier 2 & 3 literacy intervention resource for grades 9 through 11 for English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies classes. Special requests for teacher/student use are also considered. Achieve3000 is accessible via Clever.
CCS Achieve3000 High School Competition 23-24
March Winners: CONGRATULATIONS to the high schools with the highest average LevelSet pre-assessment completion from January through February. Well done! Trophies were presented at the March 6th district PD locations for ELA, Social Studies, and Science. We hope the awards will be displayed and celebrated with staff and students! Look out for future competitions when high schools will compete for those trophies in the next few months.
First Place Winner
Mifflin HS- 86.6%
Second Place
Northland HS- 79.2%
Third Place
East HS- 71.3%
Student LevelSet Assessment
The LevelSet window opened on January 3, 2024 and remains open. Students who have not completed the assessment yet will be prompted to take it when they enter the platform for the first time.The LevelSet will determine the appropriate reading level for each student, and as a result, Achieve3000 will automatically convert articles and activities to each student's Lexile level for successful, independent practice. With this in mind, before students take the assessment, teachers should prepare them to take the assessment seriously so that the results accurately reflect their present skills. Any ELA, Social Studies, and Science teacher in grades nine through eleven may facilitate the LevelSet. Teachers can use this handout and video (English and Spanish) to prepare students prior to testing. (Note about video: The video explains that students will have login information to enter the platform, however CCS students will access Achieve3000 via Clever, so no login information is needed.) This teacher handout guides teachers through the before, during, and after steps of the LevelSet assessment.
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Office of Teaching & Learning
Sonja Dill
Supervisor of Secondary Curriculum
Support for Accounts & Access
Achieve3000
Romana Bertolotti
Product Manager
Support for Teacher & Principal PD
romana.bertolotti@mheducation.com
Drop-in Office Hours Sign Up
Interested in some one-on-one guidance? Sign up to meet with Romana:
For teachers: click here to sign up for Drop-In Office Hours
For administrators, Wednesdays 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm click here to join
Upcoming Achieve3000 PD
March 6, 2024, CCS District PD: ELA, Science, and Social Studies locations
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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 Science Articles in Achieve3000
For Physical Science & Biology, use this list, created by the district Secondary Science Coordinator, to quickly identify articles and activities relevant to the content throughout the school year.
Working on Advanced Science Courses but feel free to reuse articles currently posted for Physical Science and Biology.
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CCS List of Social Studies Articles in Achieve3000
For Social Studies, use this list, created by the district Secondary Social 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.