Instructional Support Program in Reading

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Instructional Support Program in Reading

• Developing Comprehension in High School Readers

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Module Description

• Pre-reading assessment with rubric
• Instructional module with pre, during and post
  reading strategies
• Formative assessments embedded
• Post-reading assessment with rubric
• Sample student responses

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Who Will Benefit?

• Mid to upper level two readers
• Summer school teachers who need resources for
  teaching comprehension
• All teachers who work with struggling readers
• Students who need extra help to improve reading
  skills and pass WASL

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What Is Included In A Module?

• Module Overview
• GLE Focus
• Pre-Read Activity
• During Read Activity
• Post-Read Activity
• Assessment

• Activate Background
• Preview Text
• Vocabulary
• Set Purpose
• Strategies
• Post Discussion

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Sample During Reading Activity for The Contender

• Actions taken in response to challenges
• Students read the selection twice
• Reading onestudents highlight possible
  challenges and responses
• Class discussion to clarify student choices
• Reading twoDouble Entry Journal with five to
  seven challenges and responses

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Double Entry Journal
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How Will Training Benefit Teachers?

• Teachers will understand how to use assessments
  to inform decisions about student learning.
• Teachers are given a bank of strategies to help
  students improve comprehension.
• Teachers develop expertise in reading instruction.

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When Will Training Happen?

• April 24 and 25 Wenatchee
• April 26 and 27 Spokane
• May 1 and 2 Vancouver
• May 3 and 4 Mt. Vernon
• May 11 and 12 Seattle

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Who Will Be Training and How Do I Register?

• Training conducted by the teachers who wrote the
  modules
• Lori LaPointTOSA Reading Assessment Unit
• Go to OSPI website and click on Events Manager to
  register

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Major Components of the K-12 Reading Model

• Standards
• Assessment
• Instruction and Intervention
• 3 Tiers (Benchmark, Strategic, Intensive)
• Programs/resources
• Leadership
• System-wide Commitment

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Tier III-Intensive Intervention

• Students scoring far below grade level in reading
  (may be level one on the WASL)
• Intensive or Tier III
• Acceleration/Remediation Materials
• 4-12 Intervention Materials Review
• Supplementary resources
• Washington K-12 Reading Assessment Matrix
• K-12 Reading Instructional Core/Comprehensive
  Materials Review