Reading Keys to Success

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Reading Keys to Success

• Presented by
• Dickinson ISD
• Region IV ESC
• Silbernagel Elementary
• Linda Duggar (principal),
• Pam Brown Amanda Smith

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Silbernagel Elementary

• PreK 4th grade
• 8 Bilingual Classrooms
• 2nd 4th
• 43 Classes
• Enrollment 825

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Silbernagel Demographics

• White 36
• Hispanic 52
• African 10
• American
• Asian 2
• Economic 73 Disadvantaged
• LEP 18
• Special 11
• Education

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Silbernagel History

• PreK 5 grade
• 2001 2002
• TAAS-Exemplary
• 2002 2003
• TAKS Exemplary
• 2003 2004
• TAKS - Recognized

• PreK 4 Bilingual 2 4
• 2004 2005
• TAKS Recognized
• (Dist. Rezoning removed 5th grade)
• 2005 2006
• THINK EXEMPLARY !!!!

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3 Keys to Success

• Personnel
• Curriculum
• Instructional Strategies

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Personnel

• High Expectations
• Strength of instructional leader (principal)
• Team involved committee interviews
• Staff reassignments
• Positive Environment
• Reading Improvement Teacher (past 6 yrs.)
• District Curriculum Specialist
• Committed Team Players
• Highly Qualified

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Curriculum

• District vertical alignment
• Placemats (curriculum guide / scope sequence)
• Lesson plan design
• (mandatory)
• Benchmark testing each report card period

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Instructional Strategies

• Staff Development Dr. Crook, Fred Jones,
  Thinking Maps, 6 1 Writing Traits, Michael
  Eaton Math and Reading, Reading Academy
• Grade Level Ability Grouping - Lower ability
  groups have smaller numbers
• Extended Day Tutoring Program after school
• Small Group Pullout Tutoring regular school day
• Weekly Homework Packets Math, Reading, Language
  Arts extended practice
• ADM Data grouping drives the instruction
• G A T O R Steps

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Reading Process Steps

• G Get Ready
• Read Instructions
• Read questions and answer choices
• A Attention
• Pay attention to titles, pictures, captions,
  headings and bold print
• T Think
• What do you already know?
• What do you think it will be about?
• O OK to Read
• Read carefully
• Look for the answers to the questions
• R Respond and Reflect
• Do your answers make sense?

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Statistics of Success
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Campus Performance Awards

• 2001 2002 TEA Gold Performance
• Improvement in Reading
• 2003 2004 Title I Distinguished
  Performance Award
• 2004 2005 TEA Gold Star Award
• Commended Performance in Math
• Comparable Improvement in
• Reading

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2004-2005 Benchmark/TAKSPercentage Met Standard
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School Boardmembers

• Thanks to our school board members vital role in
  helping our campus be a success through all their
  encouragement and support .
• Leland Williams Superintendent
• Ken Bowen President
• Fritzie Samford Vice President
• Rosella Scott Secretary
• Linda Butler Member
• Anthony D. Gunn Member
• Patty Halter Member
• Jeff Pittman Member

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Questions and Concerns

• Dickinson Independent School District
• Silbernagel Elementary
• 4201 25th Street
• Dickinson, TX 77539
• Ph. 281-534-6950 Fax [phone]
• Principal Linda Duggar
• Lduggar_at_dickinsonisd.org
• School District email dickinsonisd.org