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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?.
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Putting it all together! February 3, 2010
Professional Development for Teachers 13+ Sessions/$15,000
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.