Comprehensive Literacy Program Pre-K through 12 Mary E. Robbins, Ed.D. Debra P. Price, Ph.D. Sam Houston State University © 2004 by Mary E. Robbins and Debra P. Price

Comprehensive Literacy Program Pre-K through 12 Beyond balanced reading Integrated language arts Integrating language arts through the content curriculum Driven by informed decision-makers-- Teachers Continuous student and program assessment

Comprehensive Literacy Program The Comprehensive Literacy Program (CLP) is a research-based best practices instructional framework for the organization, management and delivery of a school’s or district’s total literacy program.

CLP trains teachers to Assess students’ strengths & weaknesses in reading and writing Select instructional strategies to match student need Monitor student performance Modify instructional selections for improved student performance

Scope & sequence CLP follows scope & sequence of TEKS & TAKS CLP assures vertical and horizontal alignment

Assessment of initial student performance Baseline data includes student abilities in Comprehension skills Decoding skills Reading fluency Metacognition strategies Grammar and usage Writing process strategies Content area reading skills Baseline data on student attitudes and interests

On-going assessment of student performance (daily & weekly) District benchmarks Observational surveys Kidwatching Interviews and inventories Writing Samples Journals Presentations Individual Reading Inventories TPRI TAKS Parent Conferences

Playing with language Read alouds Word wall work Book talks Daily news Songs, rhymes, and chants Poetry warm-ups

Modeled & guided reading Shared reading Chart readings Author studies Mini-lessons Reading conferences Think alouds Language charts

Independent reading Buddy reading Journals & logs Discussion groups Fluency strategies Metacognitive strategies Sustained silent reading

Vocabulary & word study Phonemic awareness Phonics generalizations Chunking Structural analysis Specialized vocabulary Affix studies

Modeled & guided writing Shared writing Interactive writing Mini-lessons 6 traits assessment Genre studies Writing conferences Process strategies

Independent writing Metacognitive strategies Journaling Content writing Peer conferences Status of the class On-demand writing

Content integration Researching Presentation strategies Thematic approaches Inquiries I-Search Text structure & text demands