mustang public schools literacy
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Literacy begins at
Home!
Mustang Public Schools
We are in this together.
Partner with your child’s teacher to
support, practice, and commit to
improving your child’s READING.
Senate Bill 346
House Bills 2511/2516
Oklahoma Law
Oklahoma’s
Reading Sufficiency Act
Requires students in grades K-3
not meeting state criteria for
grade level reading to be placed
on a Reading Assessment Plan
(RAP).
The law states in the event a child scores
unsatisfactory on the reading portion
of the 3rd grade Oklahoma Core
Curriculum Test (OCCT), he/she WILL
BE RETAINED in third grade
(beginning 2013-14).
SB 346 HB 2511/2516
State approved exemptions
to automatic retention.
Good Cause Exemptions
Good Cause Exemptions to Retention
Students with limited language skills – less
than two years of instruction in an English
Language Learner program
IEP students whose program indicates they
should be assessed through OAAP
(Oklahoma Alternative Assessment
Program)
Good Cause Exemptions to Retention
Students who demonstrate proficiency
through an alternative State Board of
Education approved assessment.
Students who demonstrate proficiency
through a student portfolio. All comprehension assessments including science and social studies
Chapter/Unit tests
Good Cause Exemptions to Retention
IEP students who are not assessed through OAAP but have been previously retained and have received at least two years of intensive remediation.
Students on a reading plan for two or more years and were previously retained for a total of two years.
BEST Solution….
Students prepared to meet expected
benchmarks….
School – intense reading instruction
Home – reading environment that
promotes motivation and practice
We are in this together.
Word Identification + Meaning = Reading
Elements of Reading
What is Reading?
Word Identification Meaning * Phonemic Awareness *Vocabulary
* Phonics * Comprehension
* Fluency
Failure to master phonics is the number one reason children experience reading difficulty.
Successful readers …
…must be able to identify sounds and read words accurately and automatically in connected text in order to understand the meaning.
*Read with accuracy
*Read with automaticity
*Read with expression
“Checking for Traffic”-
Helpful hints for unknown words
Wait time (5+ seconds).
Give initial sound.
Ask – “What word would make sense?”
Identify word parts (candle).
Chunk the word – make the sounds. re/ten/tion
Remind child of phonics rule- “I see two vowels
together”
Go back and reread sentence.
Helpful Hints for
Developing Comprehension
Have your child ask his/her own questions.
Ask your child to summarize.
Help your child “make a connection” to the story – personal events.
Encourage him/her to use mental imagery – to make a picture in his/her brain.
Comprehension monitoring… “Does this make sense?”
Provide an environment
where “reading is a priority”.
Literacy Begins at HOME
Create a Reading Environment
Read books you and your child enjoy.
Show your love of books by giving them
as gifts.
Display books, magazines, newspapers,
and lists.
Encourage reading in bed
at night.
More ideas…
Be a positive role model by reading.
Encourage conversations about books.
Ask questions while reading with your
child.
Regularly visit the local library.
Allow children to choose their own
books.
“TRICK” your child into READING!
Close captions on television
Recipes
Directions for a new game
Ingredients on labels
Comic Books/Joke Books
Sports magazines
More “Tricks”
Make a grocery list
Fortunes from fortune cookie
Greeting cards
Emails
Weather forecast
Video Games “tips”
10 ways to become a better reader…
Read Read Read Read
Read Read Read Read
Read Read
Can your child read with STAMINA?
Time Spent Reading
0
20
40
60
80
100
< 1 min 4.6 min 20 min
8000 words
282,000 words
1.8 million words
Time Spent Reading Each Day (Book: Overcoming Dyslexia – Dr. Sally Shaywitz)
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss
We are in this together.
No Excuses…
Overused excuses
for NOT reading at home:
My dog ate my homework.
I don’t have time.
I had to go to soccer practice.
I had to go to my piano lesson.
More…overused excuses
I went out to eat last night with my
friend.
We went to a Thunder game
and got to bed late.
Make the commitment
to improve your child’s READING.
If you have time for everything else. . .
please make time for
READING.
Read with your child…
the results will last a lifetime!