Reading Overview Created by… Blue Valley Elementary Reading Specialists

Blue Valley Reading Continuum Three tiers 1. Classroom (Core Instruction) 2. General Education Interventions (Reading room) 3. Special Education Interventions

Tier One: Classroom or “Core” Instruction Houghton Mifflin anthology Leveled reading in small groups Assessments (LRP and other classroom options) DIBELS assessment is given to all students in grades K-3

Balanced Literacy Approach in the Classroom Reading Aloud Shared Reading (anthology selections) Guided Reading (using HM Leveled Readers) Independent Reading (Library Selections or Take-Home Bag books) Shared Writing Interactive Writing Guided Writing/Writer’s Workshop (Focusing on 6-traits) Independent Writing

DIBELS ( D ynamic I ndicators of B asic E arly L iteracy S kills) Quick assessment (takes only 5 minutes or less) Every student in grades K-3 Large correlation between early literacy skills leading to overall reading success Graphs which show progress over time

Tier Two : General Education Intervention (Reading Room) PROGRAM OPTIONS: Read Well (Grades K-3) Soar to Success (Grades 3-5) Read Naturally (Fluency program)

Read Well Overview There are 50 units within the entire program. Students will start at different times & have different pacing based on their weekly assessments

Soar to Success Overview Uses trade books that children love Begins to switch the focus from decoding to comprehension (Reciprocal Teaching is one main strategy used) Levels 3, 4, and 5 correspond to grade levels

Read Naturally Overview Fluency program What is fluency? (rate too slow, rate too fast, expression, and leads to comprehension) Non-Fluent Reader Fluent Reader Focus on repeated practice Computer demonstration

Did you know… Children’s exposure to print makes a big difference in their literacy. Some children have hours of exposure to print while some only have 0-10 hours. (Adams, 1990) Children are exposed to a wide range of vocabulary. Some children hear 2,153 words per hour while others hear only 616 words per hour. (Hart & Risley, 1995) Reading just 10 minutes each night adds up to over 2000 minutes during the school year!!

Final thoughts… “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” -Margaret Fuller “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” -Dr. Seuss