Iowa Department of Education Early Literacy Implementation & Support W. David Tilly III Deputy Director, Iowa Department of Education

Iowa Department of Education Change in NAEP 4 th Grade Reading Standard Score: by State Median State Change=5 From Dan Reschly, 2013, Used with Permission

Iowa Department of Education 3 Iowa’s Rank among the States 4th Grade NAEP Reading

Iowa Department of Education A Call to Action Nearly 25% = 8,706 third graders are NOT proficient in reading Nearly 25% = 8,706 third graders are NOT proficient in reading 1 in 4

Iowa Department of Education Three Years Ago…  A charge was given to the Iowa Department of Education by Governor Brandstad  Iowa Education must regain its former premier status  We know reading is foundational  We got busy

Iowa Department of Education Grade level corresponding to age Reading grade level At Risk on Early Screening Low Risk on Early Screening And Here’s What We Know The probability of being a good reader at the end of grade 4 if you are a good reader at the end of grade 1 is 0.87.

Iowa Department of Education Grade level corresponding to age Reading grade level At Risk on Early Screening Low Risk on Early Screening 3.2 Control With research-based core but without extra instructional intervention 4.9 Intervention With substantial instructional intervention And Here’s What We Know

Iowa Department of Education What is Iowa Doing  Acknowledged some things o This is a long-term commitment o We have to do it together o Everyone with a stake in Iowa’s future must participate in a coordinated way Governor’s Office Legislature Department of Education AEAs LEAs Institutes of Higher Education Community Partners Parents Kids

Iowa Department of Education Highlights So Far  DE/AEA/LEA Collaborative (C4K) o Early Warning System (Including IHEs) o Multi Tiered System of Supports o Instructional Supports  Iowa Reading Research Center (Legislatively Created) o Statewide home for literacy o Broad/Diverse Advisory Board o Statewide implementation studies o Parent Resources o Intensive Summer Literacy Program

Iowa Department of Education Highlights So Far  Legislature (Progression for Early Readers-§279.68) o High Quality initial reading instruction for all Iowa students in grades K-3 o Universal screening for ALL students 3 times per year o Progress Monitoring weekly for any student who is at- risk o Intensive Interventions for students with a “substantial deficiency” in reading (required) and for students at-risk (recommended)

Iowa Department of Education Fall & Winter Screening Results by Grade (IGDI composite, earlyReading composite, and CBMR) *Includes public districts and non public schools

Iowa Department of Education Highlights So Far  Notification to parents about: o Deficiency in reading o Strategies to use at home o Student progress reports  Retention at the end of 3 rd grade if: o Student is not proficient o Student does not enroll and complete the intensive summer reading program o Student does not qualify for a good cause exemption

Iowa Department of Education Funding  , each year, $8 million per year total – with a median allocation of $17,018 per district

Iowa Department of Education The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michelangelo