Mooberry Elementary 90-Minute Reading Block Examples Carol Dissen
Smallgroup Whole Group Pre-Teach:ELL Smallgroup Smallgroup Re-Teach:ELL Smallgroup
Smallgroup Pre-Teach:ELL Smallgroup Re-Teach:ELL
Independent/Interactive Activities (parent volunteers--if we can get them, homogeneous groups): Practice Pages, Reading Cards, Graphic Organizers Fluency Building, Partner Reading Skill Practice, Word Work, Challenge Projects Instructional Small Groups (Classroom Teacher, minutes, 4-15 homogeneous students/group): Core or Intervention Strategy/Skill Work and Discussions Core or Intervention Monitored and Coached Reading Preview Lessons Whole Group Instruction: (Classroom Teacher, minutes, homogeneous groups at each grade level) Core Program Opening Routines Core Program Strategy/Skill Lessons, Models, Guided Practice and Discussions (Phonemic Awareness/Phonics/High-Frequency Words/Comprehension/Vocabulary) Core Program Literature (Teacher Read Alouds and Anthology Selections)
Instructional Focus Group: Supplemental Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instructional Focus Group: Supplemental Fluency Instructional Focus Group: Supplemental Comprehension Instructional Focus Group: Supplemental Language Support Instructional Focus Groups: Classroom Teachers meet with groups of students (strategic or high intensive) to double-dose in specific areas based on assessment information (inside and/or outside of 90-minute reading block, minutes/group, constantly changing groups).
Title 1 and Special Education Identified Students: Instructional Small Groups (Title 1 teacher or paraprofessional, minutes outside of 90-minute reading block, 2-6 students/group). Intervention programs. ESL Students: Language Development Instructional Small Groups (ESL teacher or paraprofessional, 30 minutes inside the 90-minute reading block, 5-6 students/group). Core Program Pre-teaching and Re-teaching, Language for Learning/Thinking, Newcomers. Double Dose: Title 1 Identified Students receive “double dose” services when progress monitoring data shows the students are not making adequate progress (Title 1 teacher/para, 30 minutes outside of 90-minute reading block, 2-6 students/group).