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Staying Current in the Changing World of Reading: Suggestions for Busy Administrators

Staying Current in the Changing World of Reading: Suggestions for Busy Administrators . Michael C. McKenna University of Virginia Sharon Walpole University of Delaware. The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Then …. Voltaire.

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Staying Current in the Changing World of Reading: Suggestions for Busy Administrators

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  1. Staying Current in the Changing World of Reading: Suggestions for Busy Administrators Michael C. McKenna University of Virginia Sharon Walpole University of Delaware

  2. The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Then … Voltaire

  3. The multitude of books, articles, PowerPoints, pdfs, federal studies, legislation, directives, and standards is making us ignorant. Now … Voltaire

  4. Goals • How to get current • How to stay that way!

  5. Resources to Help You Become Current

  6. Which qualities of the principal relate to reading achievement? • Principal’s race • Principal’s gender • Number of years as a principal • Number of years as a classroom teacher • Knowledge about reading √ – Kean et al. (1979). What works in reading? Philadelphia: Federal Reserve Bank.

  7. Murphy, J. (2003). Leadership for literacy: Research-based practice, PreK-3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

  8. Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2007). Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades. New York: Guilford Press. Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2009). How to plan differentiated reading instruction: Resources for grades K-3. New York: Guilford Press.

  9. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

  10. Scroll

  11. Scroll

  12. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

  13. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

  14. Biancarosa, C., & Snow, C. E. (2006). Reading next – A vision for action and research in middle and high school literacy: A report to Carnegie Corporation of New York. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education. Free download available: http://www.all4ed.org/

  15. Torgesen, J. K. (2006). A comprehensive K-3 reading assessment plan: Guidance for school leaders. Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction. Free download available: http://www.centeroninstruction.org/

  16. Georgia Online Teacher Academies

  17. K-3 Teachers’ Academy in Reading • Currently online at http://georgiadoe.courseinsite.com/login.html • May be used by any teacher, paraprofessional or administrator Georgia currently working in a Georgia school • Course Modules: Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Understanding and Word Recognition, Fluency, Oral Language and Vocabulary, Comprehension, Interventions for Struggling Readers. • Contact Dr. Sallie Mills, GADOE, smills@doe.k12.ga.us

  18. 4-8 Teachers’ Academy in Reading • Currently being developed to be put online by fall of 2009. Will be housed on the GSO website. • May be used by any teacher, paraprofessional or administrator Georgia currently working in a Georgia school • Course Modules: • Comprehension • Vocabulary • Fluency • Word Recognition • Differentiation for Struggling Readers

  19. What other sources can you suggest for getting current?

  20. Resources to Help You Stay Current

  21. Response to Intervention in Georgia http://www.gadoe.org/ci_services.aspx

  22. Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.org/

  23. Center on Instruction http://www.centeroninstruction.org

  24. Center on Instruction http://www.centeroninstruction.org

  25. Center on Instruction:Examples of Administrator Resources • Principal Walk-throughs • Leading for Reading • Reviewing a Reading Program • Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals

  26. Educational Leadership: Upcoming Issues http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Educational_Leadership/Upcoming_Themes.aspx

  27. Educational Leadership: Upcoming Issues on Literacy • March 2009, Literacy 2.0 • April 2009, Supporting English Language Learners • March 2010, Reading to Learn

  28. What Works Clearinghouse http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

  29. WWC Practice Guides http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/#rti_reading_pg

  30. Best Evidence Encyclopedia Robert Slavin http://www.bestevidence.org/

  31. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/

  32. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/

  33. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/

  34. Current Contents of IRA Journals Scroll http://www.reading.org

  35. Current Contents of IRA Journals RT JAAL http://www.reading.org

  36. Current Contents of IRA Journals http://www.reading.org

  37. Regional Educational Laboratories http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/resources/html/collection/publications/edgov/rel_search.html

  38. Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org

  39. Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org

  40. What other sources can you suggest for staying current?

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