Welcome Back

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Welcome Back

• Oldsmar Elementary
• is now a
• READING
• FIRST
• School.

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Why did Oldsmar Elementary receive the Reading
First Grant?

• Every child must be reading at grade level or
  above by 2012
  

• 2003 -2004 FCAT scores

• Adequate Yearly Progress

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What is Reading First?
It is the program funded through the Federal No
Child Left Behind legislation and administered
through the Just Read, Florida! Office.
Reading First grants assist Florida school
districts and schools to implement proven methods
of scientifically based reading instruction in
classrooms in order to prevent reading
difficulties in grades K-3.
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Reading First Main Components
90 minute Reading Block
Assessments to drive instruction and monitor
effectiveness
Effective Classroom Instruction
Professional development for teachers and
administrators
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What Should the Reading Block Include?
5 3 ii iii
Immediate Intensive Intervention
5 Major Reading Components
3 Types of Classroom Assessments
Initial Instruction
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5 Major Components of Reading
Phonemic Awareness specifically focuses on
individual sounds (known as phonemes) in words.
Phonics is the study of the relationships between
letters and the sounds they represent
(sound-symbol correspondences).
Fluency is the ability to read text quickly,
accurately, and with proper expression.
Vocabulary refers to all of the words in our
language. One must know words to communicate
effectively and comprehend when reading.
Comprehension is understanding what one us
reading. This the ultimate goal of all reading
activity.
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Assessment Screening Progress Monitoring
Assessment Screening provides the teacher a
beginning assessment of the students preparation
for grade level instruction. They are a first
alert that a child will need extra help to make
adequate progress in reading during the year.
Progress Monitoring keeps the teacher informed
about the childs progress in learning to read
during the school year. They are a quick sample
of critical reading skills that will tell the
teacher if the child is making adequate progress
toward grade level ability.
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Using DIBELS to plan instruction

DIBELS The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills
Kindergarten DIBELS Letter Naming, Initial sounds, Phoneme segmentation Nonsense words Phonemic awareness Phonics
First Grade DIBELS Letter Naming, Phoneme segmentation Nonsense words Oral reading fluency Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency
Second Grade DIBELS Nonsense words Oral reading Phonics Fluency
Third Grade DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
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Data-Based Instructional Plan
Confer with reading coach
Target the skill to be taught
Decide on instructional strategies
Use resources for activities
Introduce, model, provide practice, evaluate
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Reporting Outcomes
Outcome Assessments are given at the end of the
year for two purposes.
1 To evaluate the effectiveness of the schools
reading program for all students.
2 Reading First requirement for districts to
evaluate their progress toward meeting
the goal of every child reading on
grade level by third grade.