90-Minute Reading Block Scheduling Cohort B August 23, 2005 Examples from Oak Grove School Barbara Low Barbara.Low@medford.k12.or.us

Overview Reading Block schedules for Kindergarten through 3rd grade Independent Work time Double Dose Schedule

Kindergarten Reading Block Reading Block is 2 – 2 ½ hours in length Three adults in each class Teacher, ERI assistant, Foster Grandparent 30 minute whole group activity Includes Opening Routines, and Teacher Read Aloud Small group activities – 15-20 minutes each Includes Phonics, Word Work Activities and reading practice Use Early Reading Intervention as supplement

Kindergarten Reading Block (continued) All students are participating in the core reading program at varying levels. All students receive ERI. We use strategies from the IBR II to enhance the program as needed. This year we plan on using the 1st Grade “On Level” Leveled Readers at the end of the year with our higher level students.

1st Grade Reading Block Reading Block is 2 ½ hours in length Two adults in each class Teacher and Classroom Literacy Assistant 30 minute whole group activity Includes Opening Routines, Teacher Read Aloud, High-Frequency word activity and phonics practice

1st Grade Reading Block (continued) Small Group activities – 30 minutes each Includes Phonics activities, Word Work activities, and reading practice All students are participating in the core reading program at varying levels. We use strategies from the IBR II to enhance the program as needed. Supplemental programs Touchphonics ERI Road to the Code Read Naturally

2nd-3rd Grade Reading Block Reading Block is 100 minutes in length Two adults in each class Teacher and Classroom Literacy Assistant 30 minute whole group activity Includes comprehension strategies, Teacher Read Aloud, and phonics/structural analysis activities

2nd-3rd Grade Reading Block (continued) Small group activity – 30 minutes each Teacher works with two groups each day All students are participating in the core reading program at varying levels. We use strategies from the IBR II to enhance the program as needed. Supplemental programs Touchphonics Read Naturally Vocabulary for Achievement (3rd grade)

Independent Work Has to be tied to what students are working on in their reading block Either practice or review work Accountability attached to work

Double Dose Schedule 30 minute blocks in the afternoon Pull out program Students participating Approx. 97% of all strategic students in 1st-3rd grade 100% of all intensive students in 1st-3rd grades Instructors are our Resource teacher, ESL teacher, Title I support teacher, Title I school coordinator Schedule put together and monitored by our Early Reading Team

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