 Introduction to Project MORE: Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence Teresa Woodin Coordinator of Special Services Fall, 2010

Agenda  Introduction to Project MORE  Introduction Video and Facts about the Program  How does it work at our elementary?  Adventures of Piloting a New Program  Question and Answer Period

Overview  MORE: Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence  A supplementary, 1:1 reading mentoring project designed for students with disabilities and volunteers  Adheres to the National Reading Panel’s criteria and the Five Big Ideas  It has EARS. Effective, Affordable, Replicable, & Sustainable—No Whipping into a Frenzy & then Leaving.  Researched with statistically significant reading results (High Tier Publication & Follow-Ups)

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Ten Reasons for Choosing Project MORE 1.At last, children with disabilities learn to read Intensive, Systematic Guided, Scaffolded, Assessed 2.Project MORE is an evidence-based reading intervention 3.It Encourages high expectations for all students 4.It Provides 1:1 instruction at individual student’s reading level 5.Offers at least 30 minute sessions four times per week for 128 sessions during the school year 6.Significantly improves reading levels of diverse elementary learners 7.It Reinforces home/school connection 8.Requires minimal local school funds: cost effective 9.Strengthens community awareness and relations 10.Works for individual classrooms, summer intervention programs, or building-wide applications.

 “Over the past six years, evaluation results have shown that students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) have made month for month reading gains for each month of structured reading intervention.” __________________ Rich Wilson, Ph.D. Co-Director CES, BGSU

Success at Leipsic  100% Passage 3rd Grade Reading Achievement  142 Mentors - 3,548 Hours  Title 1 Reading Specialist - 90 Students (40+ Children with Disabilities)  100% of 4th & 6th Grade Students with Disabilities Passed Reading Proficiency  “Academic Watch” to “Excellent” in Two Years and in “Excellent with Distinction”

“ The program is a lot of work, but it is the best investment I have ever made for my students. The gains my students with disabilities have made with one-on-one tutoring have been amazing!” _____________________ Lori Fischer Intervention Specialist Kalida Elementary

Project MORE BGSU Reading Fluency Gains over 6-month period

How Does it Work at our Elementary? Students are assessed and linked to instructional reading material based upon the CURRENT reading level of the child Mentors are recruited and trained. Students and mentors meet 1:1 four days per week. A student may have as many as four different mentors in the course of a week. Each mentoring session should last about 30 minutes The mentor/s complete “scripted” activities with the child

Reading-Tutors.com  Putnam County Author  Former Teacher, School Psychologist  Accessible, Sustainable, Reliable Curriculum  Based Upon the Five Big Ideas and NRP Research  Phonemic Awareness  Phonics  Vocabulary  Fluency  Comprehension

Sample Book –Level Beginning of 2 nd Grade

Sample Book--Continued

A New Development!

Adventures of a Pilot Program!  “America Reads” Tutors  Challenges of Meeting All the Requested Tutor Slots  Communication between all parties involved  The overwhelming of preparing all the materials—thanks to Sandy Greenberg and Marilyn Kopp for hours of dedication to accomplish this task.  We WELCOME any feedback (concerns or suggestions) as we work to improve the program  The ULTIMATE GOAL—to help children progress and become proficient readers at their grade level

Question and Answer Period Michael, could make this page like the one page that you do that has words all over it in no particular shape that represents questions and answers????? Thank you so much for your help!

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