MORE READING Increasing access to text in the classroom Prepared by: Gwyn Wert, M.Ed. Literacy Development Coordinator, OKCPS Elem. Curriculum Thanks to SCHOLASTIC for the before & after images!

Classroom Libraries  Opportunities for Practice  Motivational tool to encourage reading

Richard Allington Every Child Everyday (2012)

“Extensive practice provides the opportunity for students to consolidate the skills and strategies teachers often work so hard to develop…” Allington (2002)

 Organization  Scholastic Online Scholastic Online  Clutter Free Classroom Clutter Free Classroom Getting Started with…

Grade 1: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 1: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 2: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 2: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 2: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 2: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 3: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 3: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 4: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 4: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 5: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 5: After Before & After Visuals

Grade 5: Before Before & After Visuals

Grade 5: After Before & After Visuals

 Resources  IRA Position Statement IRA Position Statement  Selecting Titles Selecting Titles  Building Classroom Library on a Budget Building Classroom Library on a Budget Getting Started with…

Analyze What You Have 1A minimum of 300 books, in good condition books per student 330%-50% published in the last 3-5 years 41 new book per student added each year 540%-60% nonfiction 6A minimum of 5% reference 7A wide range of reading levels: 2 to 3 years above and below grade level 8Multicultural books 9Text sets and multiple copies of popular titles 10A healthy mix of genres

 A Successfully Funded Project: Mrs. Jezik’s classroom A Successfully Funded Project: Mrs. Jezik’s classroom “Thanks to your generosity, my vision of an exciting and welcoming classroom library will now become a reality. My students and I are now one step closer to being able to reach our goal of overcoming their delays, learning to read, and fostering a lifelong love of reading.” DonorsChoose.org

 Activity in the C.L.  Independent reading  Paired reading  Accountability Getting Started for…

Management

Independent Reading  What is real reading like? What is real reading like?  Bookboxes Bookboxes  Accountability (Reader Response)

 Procedure for paired reading Procedure for paired reading Paired Reading