Because Student Achievement

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Nancy McGriffLibrary Media SpecialistSouth
Central Community SchoolsUnion Mills,
Indiananmcgriff_at_scentral.k12.in.us October 2002
Reading

• Because Student Achievement
• IS
• THE BOTTOM LINE

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Why a Reading Program?

• The mission of the library media program is to
  ensure that students and staff are effective
  users of ideas and information, to promote
  reading and educational technology in a
  collaborative environment.

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Monitoring the Mission Statement
   
 
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Monitoring the Mission Statement
   
 
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Standards Supported

• Language Arts Academic Standards
• All Grade Levels
• Standard 1 READING Word Recognition, Fluency,
  and Vocabulary Development
• Standard 2 READING Reading Comprehension
• Standard 3 READING Literary Response and Analysis

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Standards Supported

• Information Literacy Standards
• Standard 1access
• Standard 2evaluates
• Standard 3uses
• Standard 4personal interest
• Standard 5literature
• Standard 6generate knowledge

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Research
   

• Krashen The Power Of Reading
• Zemelman Best Practice
• Dr. Reeds 2001 Legislative Agenda
• NCREL A Study of the Differences Between Higher
  and Lower Performing Indiana Schools in Reading
  and Mathematics

 
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Research

• Power Of Reading by Stephen Krashen
• Freedom of choice, self-selected material
• Print rich environment
• Access to library collections
• Time to read in and out of school
• Adult reading role models
• NO book reports, journal entries, chapter review
  questions
• MUST read, read, read and talk about reading

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Reading Committee

• Representative each grade level K-6
• Title I Reading teacher
• Principal
• Media Specialist
• Any other interested teacher

• Survey
• Background information and research concerning
  reading
• Solicited ideas for accountability
• Rules

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Creating a Reading Program

• Unite all reading incentive programs
• Young Hoosier Book Award
• Pizza Hut Book It
• Read To Succeed
• Accelerated Reader, etc.
• Make reading a priority
• Include parents and families
• One system for validating reading

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1998-99 G.E.A.R.

• Get Excited About Reading

• Theme--Unity and recognition
• Logo--Visual recognition
• Goal--A place for everyone and everyone a place

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Goal

• Schoolwide
• Everyone contributes
• Reading in and out of school
• Minutes because it is for everyone
• 1,000,000 minutes between October 1 and May 1

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Reading Logs

• At home to record minutes, verified by adult
• School added weekly or monthly and verified by
  teacher
• Individual goal, 500 minute minimum
• (See Student reading logs on this site)

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Keeping Track

• Classroom teachers collect logs and total minutes
• Minutes entered into a spreadsheet by a volunteer
• Tally of total minutes per student, per
  classroom, per school, per month and for the
  length of the program
• (See Student Tally spreadsheet on this site)

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Reporting Results

• Monthly report to parents in the school
  newsletter
• Monthly reports to staff
• Monthly reports to students at assemblies

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1999-2000 R.A.M.P.Reading and Math Passport (to
Success)

• 250 minutes of reading and
• 250 minutes of math
• outside of school per month
• Participate 6 of 8 months, earns a trip to the
  water park

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Final CelebrationWater Park
308 students and teachers go to Deep River Water
Park.
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2000-2001 S.P.O.R.T.S.

• South Central Prepares Our Readers to Succeed
• 2000-2001 Reading Incentive Program
• Monthly Sports Theme
• Monthly Assemblies
• 300 minutes of reading, outside school
• 200 minutes of reading, inside school

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2000-2001 S.T.A.R.S.

• Stand Together and Read Satellites
• 2000-2001 Junior High Reading Program
• 400 minutes of reading, outside school
• 5 of 7 months goal-Amusement Park
• Daily 20 minutes sustained silent reading in
  academic classes
• Monday-English
• Tuesday-Social Studies
• Wednesday-Science
• Thursday-Math
• Friday-Other

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January 2001K-12 Daily Reading
In January, high school teachers voted for daily
silent reading.
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Final Celebration
328 students and teachers went to Deep River
Water Park.
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May 31, 2001 Indiana Beach
67 students and teachers spent the day at Indiana
Beach. The event got a full page in the school
yearbook.
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2001-2002

• Second GEARElementary
• 500 minutes monthly
• 300 out of school
• and 200 in school
• 6 of 8 months water park
• STARSJunior High
• 400 minutes monthly outside school
• and 20 minutes daily at school
• 6 of 8 months amusement park
• Senior High20 minutes daily