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National Council of Teachers of English New York November 21, 2007 J. Helen Perkins, Ed.D. Asst. Professor of Urban Lit

National Council of Teachers of English New York November 21, 2007 J. Helen Perkins, Ed.D. Asst. Professor of Urban Literacy, The University of Memphis CO-PI of Memphis Striving Readers Co-Editor of The Reading Teacher. Stimulating Success: Memphis City Schools. Poverty Related Issues

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National Council of Teachers of English New York November 21, 2007 J. Helen Perkins, Ed.D. Asst. Professor of Urban Lit

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  1. National Council of Teachers of English New York November 21, 2007 J. Helen Perkins, Ed.D. Asst. Professor of Urban Literacy, The University of Memphis CO-PI of Memphis Striving Readers Co-Editor of The Reading Teacher

  2. Stimulating Success: Memphis City Schools • Poverty Related Issues • High Student Mobility • Language Development Deficits • Nutrition & Health Issues • Attendance Problems School District Responses: Literacy • Build Leadership Capacity • Improving Teacher Capacity & Longevity: 3 Levels of Training, Academies, Induction Program (New Teacher Center)

  3. Change? We trained hard– but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. -- Petronius Arbiter, 210 B.C.

  4. A Change Model

  5. A Capacity-Building Model for Teacher Development (Cooter & Cooter, 2003) Expertise & Ability to Coach Others Refined and Expanded Capacity Practice with Coaching Deeper Learning with Limited Capacity First Exposure No Knowledge

  6. SKILLS ASSESSMENT TEACHING ADAPTATIONS FAMILY The Pillars of Successful Reading Instruction

  7. Guiding Principles of Success Order Structure Direction Purpose Consistency

  8. ADAPTATIONS… If a child can’t learn the way we teach, we will teach the way he learns…

  9. The Principals’ Fellowship • Literacy Leadership Practices • Real World Problem Solving • Create “Literacy Materials Centers” • Early Identification w/ Intense/Focused Remediation • Research-Informed Decision Making • Involve Families • Needs-Based Scheduling • Matching the Most Successful Teachers with “Critical Condition” Kids

  10. http://www.ed.gov/programs/strivingreaders/awards.html Grantee: Memphis City SchoolsMemphis, TennesseeName of Project: Memphis Striving ReadersTotal Grant Award: $16,074,687 Memphis' Striving Readers project is designed to test the efficacy of the Memphis Content Literacy Academy professional development model for improving reading achievement and content literacy in high-need urban middle schools serving grades 6-8. All core subject content teachers in Striving Readers schools will be randomly assigned to participate in the professional development program. The district will employ READ 180 as a targeted intervention for 960 students in grades 6-8.The University of Memphis will implement the school level intervention and Research for Better Schools will evaluate the district's Striving Readers project.

  11. Key Elements of the SR Research Grant • SCHOOL WIDE INTERVENTION:The Memphis Content Literacy Academy (MCLA) • Extended learning time school wide for “content literacy” in math, science, social studies, and language arts focusing on: • Reading Comprehension • Vocabulary Learning • Reading Fluency • TARGETED INETRVENTION: Read 180for Struggling Readers 2+ years below level

  12. Memphis Content Literacy Academy (MCLA):Schoolwide Program for Core Teachers Context, Model, Structure, Key Elements

  13. Memphis Content Literacy Academy for Core Subject Area Teachers?Infusing Scientifically-based Reading Research (SBRR) • Vocabulary • Reading Comprehension • Reading Fluency GOAL: Raise teacher expertise with training on proven teaching practices applied in science, math, social studies, and the language arts = “science literacy,” “math literacy,” …

  14. Memphis Content Literacy AcademyReview of Scientifically-based Reading Research (SBRR) in… • Vocabulary • Reading Comprehension • Reading Fluency

  15. Benefits to Teacher – “Laureates”… • Advanced Training (180 hours) on scientifically-based reading instruction (SBRR) for urban children • A Master Teacher “Coach” to Assist (weekly) with Implementing New Strategies (in their own classrooms!) • Twelve (12) Graduate Semester Hours of Credit from University of Memphis (FREE) (applicable to an advanced degree) • Can Seek “Highly Qualified” Endorsement in Reading • Books and Materials (FREE) • Successin Helping Children Achieve “AYP” • Principal Support

  16. “Partnering for Memphis Children”

  17. Email:jhperkns@memphis.eduWebsite:

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