Dew @ Svsu

D.E.W. Drop

Everything & Write

10 minutes a day to writing fluency

VanSumeren/Young/McCulloch BCPS 2010

Data drives the D.E.W.

Data Diva/Dude

Data Dabbler

Data Dud


MEAP Writing DataGet Your Highlighters!

Multiple ChoicePink 0-44%

Yellow 45-69%Green 70-100%

Constructed Response #1Constructed Response #1Pink 1 -2Pink 1 -2Yellow 3Yellow 3

Green 4-6Green 4-6


MEAP Writing DataItem Analysis Report

Condition CodesA-Off topicB-Written in a Language other than

English/illegibleC-Blank/Refused to respondD-No connection to the questionE-No reference to Either selection


MEAP Writing DataItem Analysis Report

Comment Codes1. Lacks focus on one central idea2. Demonstrates limited control over sentence structure3. Needs details & examples to adequately develop the ideas

and content4. Lacks coherent organization and/or connections between

ideas and content5. Needs richer details & examples to get a higher score6. Needs tighter control over organization and/or the

connections among ideas to get a higher score.7. Needs greater precision and maturity of language use to

get a higher score.8. Earned the highest score point of 6.


Houston…we have a problem

Try ONE Research Based Try ONE Research Based Strategy:Strategy:

D.E.W.D.E.W.Drop Everything Drop Everything

& Write!!& Write!!


Adapted from Collins Writing

Collins Type 1 & 2 Writing

Developing Writing and Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum: A Practial Program for Schools

Information from CEACollins Education AssociatesCopyright 1992

VansumerenLC/CC HMS

09-05-06


Doing the DEW:


Planning GuideSow seeds so that they will bloom

Prompt ideas

• Free Write Friday-Authority List• School Improvement team• Prompt Writing Committee• PLC’s• Staff meetings• Student submissions• PPT., Calendar, lists, etc.


Dew Data

Dear Coaches, Here is the compiled data that you requestedfrom Handy in regards to the power of DEWtime. Handy started on the first day of school in2006. We had three weeks to DEW before theMEAP window. Our DEW MISSION was to build writing staminaand confidence as a writer. The time wascreated to teach students to write better; longer. Our MEAP writing results blew us away….


Writing MEAP Scores 06-07

• 6TH: 59% proficient, 21% became proficient that were not, 23% moved up a level from previous year.



• EMPTY ESSAYS: (No response)-152 in Winter of 2005, 34 in Fall of 2006. (118 fewer) Confidence in writing has dramatically grown just based on the number of fewer empty essays.

Hopefully this supports how powerful DEW time can be.Becca :)


I gotta feelin’…

REFLECTIONPlease set up your paper for Type II.

Reflect upon and write about our DEW session today.

items that spoke to you.


Circle 3

D.E.W. Creators & D.E.W. Creators & ContributorsContributors

• Deb VanSumeren-Principal @ Linsday Elementary School (Creator)

• Rebecca Young-T.L. Handy Middle School Curriculum Coach (Presenter)

• Kari McCulloch-T.L. Handy Middle School RTI Coordinator/Curriculum Coach (Presenter)

• Amy Lupcke, Tamara Smith, Lynn Kidwell, Lori France, Pam Stahl, Jennifer Gourd, Laurel Triebel, Brenda Lee , Wendy Legner, Joan Anderson , Jennifer Piotrowski , Mary Rose Davis & the dedicated staff @ all of our buildings.


Do the D.E.W.!!

Rebecca S. YoungT.L. Handy Middle SchoolCurriculum [email protected]

Kari L. McCullochT.L. Handy Middle SchoolRTI Coordinator/Curriculum

[email protected]


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