Treasures Reading Series

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Treasures Reading Series

• October 8, 2008
• Beth Olthoff
• Instructional Coach

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What is our goal?

• Section 1 School Improvement Goals
• Goal 1 Reading By June 2009, all elementary
  classrooms in the Cedar Rapids Community School
  District will implement the District literacy
  program with integrity and fidelity as measured
  by classroom walkthroughs, the administration of
  unit assessments and teacher self-assessments.

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How Is An Implementation Goal Different Than
Previous Goals?

• Student performance is measured through district
  wide common assessments.
• Success is judged more on how we implement the
  series than just on student scores.
• Increased teacher reflection on how the resources
  from the series help them to meet the goal with
  fidelity and integrity.

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What Are The Instructional Components?

• Listening Comprehension
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• High Frequency Words
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Spelling
• Grammar
• Writing

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What are the Common Resources?

• Read Aloud Anthologies
• Big Books (Primary)
• Student Anthologies
• Leveled Readers
• Flip Charts / Work Stations
• Language Arts Practice Books (Grammar, Spelling,
  Writing)

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What Does Delivery of Instruction Look Like?

• Similar to past years
• Whole Group
• Small Groups
• Individual

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What Types of Assessment Are Being Used?

• Scheduled
• Benchmark Assessment
• Unit Assessments
• Fluency Probes
• QSI (Qualitative Spelling Assessment)
• On-Going
• Running Records
• Observation
• Formative Assessments
• Progress Monitoring of Classroom Goals

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What Changes Might I Notice?

• Common Curriculum throughout Cedar Rapids
  Elementary Schools
• Earlier direct instruction of reading to
  kindergarten students
• Approaching, On, and Above level groups rather
  than Guided Reading levels
• Use of read aloud anthologies
• More comprehensive instruction and use of
  Practice Books (Grammar, Spelling, Writing)
• A week of review built into the schedule at the
  end of each unit
• On-line testing at the end of each unit

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What Might I Be Able to Do at Home to Support My
Child?

• As you have done in the past-
• Schedule a time for reading at night
• Ask to see work completed
• Something new-http//www.mhschool.com/reading/trea
  sures.html
• District Website Homepage- http//intranet.cr.k12.
  ia.us/curriculum/elementary/reading/parentinfo.htm