1 VARIATIONS IN AMOUNT OF INDEPENDENT READING (Books, Magazines, Newspapers) Minutes/DayWords/YearPercentile Rank nd ,00010 th ,00030 th ,00050 th 16.91,168,00070 th 33.42,357,00090 th 67.34,733,00098 th Anderson, R., Wilson, P., and Fielding, L. Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 3, “Growth in reading and how children spend their time outside of school.”

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3 Soar to Success Authorship Team Authors –J. David Cooper –David J. Chard Consultant –Debby Raper The Struggling Reader Interventions That Work J. David Cooper, David J. Chard, Nancy D. Kiger

4 A Comparison Focuses on weaknesses in specific skill areas Places students in below-level texts Standard lesson –vocabulary –oral reading –questions –skills Students keep returning; gap gets wider Focuses on reading process with application of skills Starts with easy texts and moves to grade-level texts Research-based lesson –reciprocal teaching –graphic organizers –scaffolding Students released; students are up to level RemediationIntervention versus What is Intervention?

5 Soar to Success © weeks of intensive intervention instruction –Phonemic Awareness –Phonics –Fluency –Vocabulary –Comprehension Balance of fiction/nonfiction text –High-interest, motivating text –From simple to more complex text Built-in progress monitoring

6 The Literature Early Kindergarten Age-appropriate take-home books that support letter recognition and oral reading Weeks 1-5 reinforce knowledge of Letter names using the Alphafriends characters. Weeks 6-11 reinforce basic Phonics Skills and High-Frequency Words Mid-Kindergarten—Grade 2 Two selections per week, one fiction and one nonfiction, with a common theme in one volume Grades 3-6 Twenty-eight motivating selection of authentic literature combining fiction and nonfiction p.1

7 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grades K – 2 Two titles per book ---- mid-kindergarten through Gr. 2

8 Grade K

9 Grade 1

10 Grade 2

11 Ready-made, easy-to-use components Student Materials –Tear & Take Readers (K) –Student Books (K-2) Individual decodable books paired fiction & nonfiction –Students Books (3 – 6) Trade fiction and nonfiction selections Instructional Materials –Teacher’s Manuals (K – 6) –Teacher’s Manuals, Summer School (K-6) –Strategy Flipchart (3 – 6) Skills Practice/Manipulatives –Student Guides (K – 6) –Letters Cards (K – 1) –Word Cards (K – 1) –Picture Cards (K – 1) –Sound/Spelling Cards (1 – 2) –Blending Routine Cards (K – 2) –Alphafriends (K) –Letter Cards & Trays (K-6) Professional Development –Online Professional Development –Professional Development DVD p.2

12 Ready-made, easy-to-use components

13 PRIMARY MATERIALS Ready-made materials save teacher time. – Student Guides (K – 6) – Letters Cards (K – 1) – Word Cards (K – 1) – Picture Cards (K – 1) – Sound/Spelling Cards (1 – 2) – Blending Routine Cards (K – 2) – Alphafriends (K) – Letter Cards & Trays (K-6) p.3

14 PRIMARY OVERVIEW Lesson Overview Level 1 Intensive Intervention Instruction –Phonemic Awareness –Phonics –Fluency –Vocabulary –Comprehension Oral Language Introduction of Reciprocal Teaching Strategies p.4-5

15 PRIMARY PLAN Easy-to-use Instructional Plan Daily Minute Lessons –Revisiting –Teaching –Reading –Responding p.6-7

16 PRIMARY STRATEGIES Reciprocal Teaching Predict Summarize Clarify/Phonics Question p. 8

17 Assessment Resources Pre- & Post-Testing –State/District Test –Gates-MacGinitie –IRI Diagnostic Testing –Phonics/Decoding Screening Test –Timed Fluency Tests On-going Monitoring –Retellings –Oral Reading Checks Benchmark Assessments –Grades K – 2 will focus on Phonemic Awareness Phonics High-frequency words Fluency –Grades 3 – 6 will focus on Fluency Comprehension

18 Transporting materials made easy Teacher materials Student materials

19 Ways to Purchase Soar! Levels K- 6 7 copies of each Literature title 30 books at Gr books at Gr. 3-6 Complete Teacher’s Manuals All components included Model Lessons for Professional Development Levels copies of 10 new titles Complete Teacher’s Manuals with plans for all 28 weeks of instruction All components included Modeled Lessons for Professional Development Full Package Plus Package or

20 Soar to Success © weeks of intensive intervention instruction –Phonemic Awareness –Phonics –Fluency –Vocabulary –Comprehension Balance of fiction/nonfiction text –High-interest, motivating text –Simple from more complex text Built-in progress monitoring

21 Soar to Success STUDENT SUCCESS K – 8 TEACHER SUPPORT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

22 Andrew, 11 years old…

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