Intensive Summer Literacy ProgramKindergarten - Third Grade

Davenport Community School District

Introductions

Shaney Ford- Out of School Time Program Manager and Stepping Stones

Beth Evans- District Reading Specialist

Tarrah Parrish- District Data Team and RTI Specialist

Testimonials● “I really enjoyed working with the students

and staff and feel that we made a difference for these kiddos to start a little stronger in reading for the year.” Amy Skinner

● “I have learned a lot and I LOVED being able to work with younger grade levels for the summer!” Cheryl Butz

Components

● Timeline● Funding● Student identification● Assessment● Staffing● Professional Development● Curriculum

TimelineSeptember Summer data review

October - December Initial Planning

January Finalize plans

February Student identification

March - May Registration, staffing, curriculum preparations

June Professional development and program start (6 week program)

Funding

● No program fee● Braided funding streams● Accessing community partners

o Field tripso YMCA Wrap care

● Breakfast and lunch

Student identification● District level data pull with winter benchmark

data o Invitations went out to any students that

were Well Below or Below on the winter DIBELS benchmark

o Buildings were also provided opportunities to invite students that may not have been identified in the initial data pull

● Kick-off events @ Putnam/IMAX

Assessment

● DIBELS spring score compare to DIBELS fall score

● Progress Monitoring with 95 Percent Group-matched to student intervention

● Data Team formative assessment in writing● Lexia Core5 - ongoing assessment without

testing● DORA

Staffing● Teacher coordinator - monitoring instruction and student

progress at the site● Classroom teachers - teaching whole group and small

group reading, writing, and high-frequency or vocabulary.● Intervention teachers - pushing in to teach small group PA

or Phonics ● Literacy para - supporting classroom teachers and

monitoring Lexia rotation● PE teacher or para - providing time for physical education● Enrichment teacher - working with students in extension

activities

Staffing Visual

Professional Development for Literacy Components

● 1 ½ days with curriculum specialists and curricular resourceso Training on resourceso Organization of resources

● ½ day of teacher time in classroomo organizing resourceso planning for first day

Curriculum Used● 95% group intervention at student deficit skill● Whole group read alouds with high

frequency words/vocabulary and comprehension practice

● PWIM writing cycle● Lexia● Enrichment● PE● Reading homework

How curriculum was used

❖ Literacy paras were used to support whole group writing and Lexia (during their PE block)

Classroom A18 students max

Classroom B18 students max

30 minute 95% Small Group6 students per group max1 Classroom Teacher2 Interventionists

30 minute Whole Group – PWIM writing

30 minute Whole Group – PWIM writing

30 minute 95% Small Group6 students per group max1 Classroom Teacher2 Interventionists

30 minute 95% Small Group6 students per group max1 Classroom Teacher2 Interventionists

30 minute Whole Group – Reading Smart Notebook

30 minute Whole Group – Reading Smart Notebooks

30 minute 95% Small Group6 students per group max1 Classroom Teacher2 Interventionists

Challenges

● Attendanceo Studentso Teachers

● Timely and accurate data collection● Home Connections● Student identification

Q & A