BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

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BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT
SUCCESS

• PRESENTERS
• LEAVINA LEE, PRINCIPAL
• DIANE WORLEY, SFA FACILITATOR

GLADE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8081 OLD FRANKLIN
TURNPIKE GLADE HILL, VA 24092 PHONE (540)
576-3010 FAX [phone]
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A QUICK GUIDE

• PACING Estimated amount of time spent teaching
• each learning objective
• MAPPING - What has actually been taught
• BLUEPRINTS Define of SOL test questions under
  
• each reporting category
• Pacing Mapping Blueprints
• CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT

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SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS

• LEADERSHIP
• CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
• SCHEDULE CONSIDERATIONS
• ASSESSMENTS
• SCHOOL-WIDE FOCUS
• DATA ANALYSIS
• INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
• STAFF DEVELOPMENT

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Attendance Report
Monitoring -Attendance Card Intervention -Truancy
Response Team Prevention - Sunshine Club
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Parent Workshops

• Objectives
• Increasing reading at home
• Familiarize parents with the educational program
• Promote closer school-home interaction

• Provide parents with skills to promote early
  literacy

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Parent Workshops

• STRATEGIES
• Use a food and performance format
• Make sessions interactive rather than lecture
• Model the format and keep activities risk free
  for families

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Tools Children Need toBecome Successful Readers

• Background knowledge
• Opportunity to practice
• Decoding strategies
• Exposure to a variety of materials

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Tools Children Need toBecome Successful Readers

• Oral language experiences
• Phonemic awareness
• Sight words
• Experience with books
• Motivation/love of reading

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Establishing our Roots
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Reading Roots Components

• STaR/Extended STaR
• (20 minutes)
• Reading Roots
• (50 minutes)
• Peabody Language
• Development Kit
• (20 minutes)

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STaR 3-Day Schedule
Day 1 1. Story Introduction 2.
Interactive Story Reading 3. Story Structure
Review
Day 2 1. Story Review and
Interactive Retelling 2. Story Critique
Day 3 1. Story Activities 2. Individual
Story Conference
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Celebration Celebrate Good Reading
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Tutoring

• Schedule

Rereading a familiar story or short book 5
minutes Drill letter sounds, sound blends, or
words 1 minute Rereading current story or story
child has written 7 minutes Story related
writing 7 minutes
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Spreading our Wings
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WINGS
Listening Comprehension 20 Minutes Reading/Story
Activities 53 Minutes Two-Minute
Edit Additional Skills Instruction 15 minutes
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SOL SCORES
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SOL SCORES
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Assessment Tools

• SFA 8-week Assessment
• Curriculum Unit Test - Division
• Reading Rubric Division Assessment K - 3
• Jerry Johns Reading Inventory
• PALS Tests (K-3)
• Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)

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Comparison of Yearly Reading Averages
Whole school average for the year
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STANFORD 9 GRADE 4
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DETERMINE BENCHMARKS
Decide where kids should be at the beginning,
middle, and end of the year. Count days of
instruction you need for students to reach each
benchmark. Use a school calendar to plan your
reading schedule.
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HOT LIST

• IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT ARE READING BELOW GRADE
  LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE BENCHMARK
• DELETE NAMES OF STUDENTS THAT ARE RECEIVING
  SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
• COMPILE A LIST OF STUDENTS THAT ARE RECEIVING
  SERVICES THROUGH PALS OR SFA TUTORING
• THE STUDENTS THAT REMAIN ON THE ORIGINAL LIST
  ARE THE TARGETED STUDENTS FOR EXTRA HELP.

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Glade Hill Elementarys Recipe for Success

• Necessary Ingredients
• Strong leadership
• Enthusiastic teachers
• Involved support staff
• Supportive parents
• Eager students
• Structured program
• Frequent, individualized assessments

Mix well with tears, hard work, and
determination. Tend carefully for four to five
years. Enjoy the results!