Putting it all together!February 3, 2010

Research Based Reading Materials $120,000.00

Professional Development for Teachers 13+ Sessions/$15,000

Curriculum Based Assessment: 15,000 Copies/$ $750.00.

Teaching a Child to Read: Priceless

Where are we?

What is the price if we don’t teach a child to read?• Increased chance of high

school drop-out• Increased chance of

unemployment• Increased chance of

involvement in the court system

Lesson Plans• Are you using a lesson plan for

reading?– If yes, are you using a specific plan

for each reading group?– If yes, is the lesson plan based on

assessment data?– If no, you need to begin – NOW.

• Most of the reading programs have a reading programs have templates of lessons plans – we will be posting on them on the website.

• If you are doing supplemental instruction, the lessons should be based on the supplemental skills that you are targeting. If you need help developing a lesson plan format, we will help.

Are you prepared for your lessons?• Copies made?• Support materials

prepared?• All materials (teacher &

student)pulled together in one location for each reading group?

Implementation of Programs

Initial Question – Core or Supplemental?

• Core - Is the program being done with fidelity?

• Supplemental – Program still needs to be done with fidelity but there is a little more flexibility?

• Is the student placed correctly in the program?

On-Going Assessment• Do you have a schedule for on-going

assessment?• Have you utilized additional

assessments (phonics & phonemic awareness screeners as appropriate, reading program assessments)?

• Have you developed an organizational system for your on-going assessment data?

• Are you using the data for instruction?

• Are you doing the on-going assessment because you are required or because you see it as a valuable tool?

Annual Review Time• PLEP

– Did you start the day before? or weeks before?

– Does your PLEP look different than last year? Or the same?

– Is the PLEP guiding your IEP?• Goal & Benchmarks

– Is your goal measurable? – Do your benchmarks match

your data?– Will the specific benchmarks

help the student learn how to read?

Now ……

• Evaluate Yourself – where are you at?

• You are the advocate for your students….. If you are not doing all of these things – it is your students that will not make gains that will allow them to close the achievement gap in reading.