Read On, Indiana! Anna Shults, Reading Specialist John Wolf, Reading Specialist Indiana Reading Initiatives

The Vision of the Indiana Department of Education 90% of students will pass the Language Arts section of Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP+) and End-of- Course Assessments (ECA) by 2012.

Why a Sense of Urgency in Indiana? Confusion surrounding a Core Reading Program Lack of explicit lessons being taught Misunderstanding of progress monitoring importance

What purposes are served by state literacy frameworks? Address a high priority goal or problem Summarize the knowledge and beliefs that should inform reading practices Set forth a framework to organize efforts at all levels

Indiana K-6 Reading Framework Six organizing components of the framework: 1.Goals 2.Instruction 3.Assessment 4.Professional Development 5.Leadership 6.Commitment

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Goals Development of individualized, measurable reading goals Understanding of formative versus summative goals

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Instruction Effective use of a secured 90 minutes for daily reading instruction Use of research-based strategies, programs, interventions, and materials Differentiated instruction based on student data to reach reading goals

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Assessment Significance and purpose of assessment measures Relationship to Response to Instruction (RtI) Use of data to make instructional decisions and guide professional development

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Assessment Assessment Systems screen and place students monitor progress monitor effectiveness of instruction determine overall proficiency and extent to which students meet their goals diagnose specific skill needs

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Professional Development Targets research-based practices Commitment to time for educators to learn reading programs and improve instruction through individual and collaborative planning and reflection Assessment data drives PD efforts

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Professional Development Training and embedded support that is coordinated, ongoing, and multidimensional High quality PD fosters a deep understanding of reading priorities and leads to effective implementation of proven practices.

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Leadership Leadership structures at multiple levels to build and sustain schoolwide reading practices that infuse effective reading instruction with content areas Development of Reading Leadership Teams with defined roles and responsibilities

Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Leadership School administrators and leadership teams work collaboratively to establish a coherent plan for reading instruction, understand key elements of reading instruction make grade level (or above grade level) reading a priority

Development of a school Reading Plan Providing regular reports of reading progress to stakeholders Actively involving parents and community members in fostering and promoting reading achievement Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Commitment

Implementing the necessary changes to improve reading achievement for all students Using staff and resources purposefully and effectively to support reading goals Promoting a culture of shared responsibility and accountability for results Indiana’s K-6 Reading Framework: Commitment

Elementary Reading Plan 1.Leadership Team 2.Core Program (Tier 1) 3.Tier 1 Instructional Minutes 4.Tier 2 and Tier 3 Instruction 5.Tier 2 and Tier 3 Instructional Minutes 6.K-2 and 3-6 Assessment & Goals 7.Professional Development Efforts 8.Parent Communication Plan

- focusing on high quality, comprehensive K-3 reading for all students - putting an emphasis on scientifically-based reading research - basing all instructional decisions on data - providing supports for struggling readers PL 109 will help schools and teachers produce successful readers by…

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