Adairsville Middle School TIGERS READING Program
What we’re doing, and things you might be able to use...
Why it works: Collaboration Collaboration Administrative Support Administrative Support Time Time Perseverance Perseverance
Components of the program: Scholastic Reading Inventory Scholastic Reading Inventory Scholastic Reading Counts! Scholastic Reading Counts! Reading Tigers Reading Tigers
SRI uses Lexile measurement. Interpreted as a book level that a student can read with 75% comprehension 75% comprehension is the level identified by experts as offering the reader a certain amount of comfort and yet still offering a challenge
Lexile Equivalents AMS Targets Grade 6 – 1000L Grade 7 – 1100L Grade 8 – 1200L
SRI determines Lexile level and range. 920L
AMS students who are currently at or above Target: 6 th : 56 of th : 57 of th : 75 of 237
Reading Counts! RC can be configured to allow student to take a quiz more than once. RC has a bank of 30 questions for each quiz, so each quiz taken is a little different. Why do we use RC rather than AR? FLEXIBILITY!
Reading Counts!
Reading Tigers Originated and designed by the teachers. AMS ELA
Some Statistics... Number of quizzes passed/books read last year: 6-1 1,147 = 15.5 books per student 6-2 1,490 = ,251 = ,626 = ,068 = = ,324 = ,158 = = 8.8 Total 10,451 books read (quizzes passed) Average 15.3 books per student read this year. (Some have read none, some have read far more, of course.)
Some Statistics... Students who read 25 books last year: TOTAL 191 out of 689 students
Some Statistics... Lexile goals met (or maintained grade target) at end of second semester: Gateway 64 Henderson 7 TOTAL 394 out of 689 students
How it all works, from four perspectives: ELA Teacher ELA Teacher Student Support Teacher Student Support Teacher Media Specialist Media Specialist Administration Administration
Marie Carney ELA Teacher
Elizabeth Henderson Student Support ELA Teacher
Tommy Tatum Media Specialist
Suzi Lance Assistant Principal
Adairsville Middle School
Some final thoughts...
Adairsville Middle School TIGERS READING