Assess
Establish each child’s instructional reading level as baseline data.
Lane’s signature school improvement process
S.A.M.
The Scholastic Advancement Model
A problem-solving process for schools and school districts that places student learning needs at the center of teaching, planning, and professional development.
Rigorous
Instruction
Instruction
Effective
Leadership
Leadership
Data-Driven
Decisions
Decisions
Positive
Relationships
Relationships
Student
Success
Success
What is S.A.M.?
A process built around the conditions for learning
S.A.M. helps schools identify indicators in the teaching and learning process that negatively affect classroom learning, particularly for struggling learners or students whose performance is below grade expectations.
It is designed to teach children how to learn and to prepare teachers to create classroom environments in which any child can learn. S.A.M. is not a stand-alone reading program. It is a structured school and district problem-solving process.
The goal of S.A.M.
Bring readers to proficiency.
The process gives sustained attention to reading and language arts while strengthening teaching, instruction, school leadership, relationships, and the time students need to learn.
How S.A.M. works
From evidence to a focused action plan
Articulate
Define the teaching and learning problem clearly.
Plan
Build objectives, practices, timelines, and projected outcomes.
Develop
Train teachers in methods, relationships, learning time, and classroom practice.
Monitor
Use recurring assessment to review progress and adjust the work.
For students
Structured time and support for learning
- Instruction based on assessed learning levels
- Concentrated reading and language arts work
- Regular assessment and recognition of progress
- Reading, writing, listening, and speaking across content areas
- Cooperative learning and positive peer relationships
- Study habits, confidence, curiosity, and enjoyment of learning
For teachers
Professional learning for classroom effectiveness
Modules are selected and arranged around each school’s profile, teacher needs, and indicators of student learning difficulty. The emphasis is on practical teacher best practices, productive relationships, effective communication, and protected teaching and learning time.
S.A.M. values teachers’ work, collaboration, professional autonomy, and strong school culture.
Professional development
Ten teacher training modules
01Planning for the semester or summer
02Responding appropriately to student behavior
03Assessing student learning and grading
04Teacher power and student self-concept
05Teaching so that students learn
06Teacher talk and effective communication
07Understanding students and development
08Organizing physical space and time
09Teaching students how to learn
10Cooperation, learning games, and classroom unity
Projected outcomes
What the S.A.M. process is designed to advance
These are projected outcomes described in the S.A.M. source presentation. They are goals of implementation, not guaranteed results.
Projected advances
- Reading skills and content performance
- Grade readiness
- Listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Scholarship and leadership behaviors
- Appropriate classroom behavior
- Confidence, curiosity, relationships, and interest in learning
Projected decreases
- Classroom removals for disruption
- Detention and suspensions
- Failing grades
- Below-proficiency performance
- Disruptions to teaching and learning time
Explore the fit
Discuss S.A.M. with Lane
Begin with the specific learning and performance needs of your school or district.
Contact Lane Professional Services