1. Foundations: Comprehensive Intervention Model
(CIM)
Elizabeth Olsen
elizabethliteracy.com

2. Introductions: HELLO!

3. Why we are here…
Dr. Richard Allington: “A series of studies have confirmed what was probably obvious from the beginning. Good teachers, effective teachers, matter much more than particular curriculum materials, pedagogical approaches, or ‘proven programs’. Good teachers, effective teachers, manage to produce better achievement…expertise matters.”
(The Six T’s of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction)

4. Fortunately for Pekin, teacher expertise is honored - and that is why we are here today! An added bonus is that Pekin is committed to best practices and quality materials.

5. Who’s Who Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM)
Dr. Linda Dorn is a Professor at University of Arkansas and Director of the Center for Literacy. She coordinates several major literacy initiatives, including the Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy.
Published Books: Interventions That Work, Apprenticeship in Literacy, Shaping Literate Minds, Teaching For Deep Comprehension… and more.

6. Who’s Who Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM)
Carla Soffos is a Literacy Coach and Reading Recovery teacher. She has 32 years of best practice experience in education.
Published Books: Interventions That Work, Shaping Literate Minds, Scaffolding Young Writers, Teaching For Deep Comprehension

7. PEKIN PROGRESSIVE!
Literacy Coaches, Interventionists and Administrators: 1st EVER Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy graduating class from National Louis University, 2010!
Committed to ongoing literacy learning ever since!

8. When we understand why we do what we do, then we do it far better…

9. What is a Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM)?
The CIM is a systemic approach to literacy improvement. The system goal of the CIM is to change the achievement profile of a school by providing research-based interventions that increase the literacy levels of low-performing children and to provide professional development for teachers that increase their knowledge and expertise in teaching the lowest children.

10. Together we are better A Shared Commitment to Empirical Research
A Collaborative Approach to Professional Learning
A United Undertaking of Healthy Assessments
A Communal Belief in Seamless Instruction
A Collective Approach to Student Progress-Solving
A Mutual Promise to Celebrate Teachers
A Joint Pledge to Highlight Students
A Common Acceptance of Career-long Growth

11. Let’s Zoom In on the CIM
The CIM is a research-based, best practice model for reversing the reading failures of struggling readers through layered interventions, including differentiated classroom instruction and supplemental interventions in small groups or one-to-one.

12. CIM Small Group Interventions
Reading Recovery
Oral Language and Literacy Groups
Guided Reading Plus Groups
Assisted Writing Groups
Writing Process Groups
Comprehension Focus Groups

13. CIM Reading Recovery For the lowest literacy learners in 1st Grade.
One-to-One instruction with a Reading Recovery teacher.
Emphasizes book handling, concepts about print, word work, strategic reading and writing.
Lesson Components include word work, book orientation, reading, comprehension conversation and writing.

14. CIM Oral Language and Literacy Groups
For Children in K or 1st Grades at the Emergent Level of Reading / Writing
Emphasizes oral language development, phonemic awareness and phonics, and concepts about print.
Lesson Components include phonemic awareness and phonics activity, shared reading, interactive writing, and language experiences around books.

15. CIM Guided Reading Plus Groups
For Children in Grades 1st-3rd (usually) who are lagging behind reading and writing levels.
Emphasizes strategic actions in reading (processing and comprehending), word study and writing about reading. Both instructional and independent reading levels are utilized.
2 Part Lesson Components:
PART ONE PART TWO
Word Study Assessment
Book Orientation Writing
Reading Book Orientation
Comprehension Conversation Reading
` Comprehension Conversation

16. CIM Assisted Writing Groups
For children in 1st Grade at the early stage of writing development who are lagging behind peers.
Emphasizes the link between writing / reading, the writing process and conventions.
Lessons include short read alouds to spur writing, interactive writing, rereading of writing and can include “publishing” of writing.

17. CIM Writing Process Groups
For 1st-4th Grade students struggling with writing processes in classroom Writing Workshop.
The Interventionist pushes in to provide tailored instruction focusing on drafting, revising, crafting, editing and publishing.

18. CIM Comprehension Focus Groups
For children in 2nd - ? Grades having difficulty comprehending a wide range of texts.
Emphasizes developing reading and writing knowledge around Narrative, Persuasive/Argument and Informational texts.
Lesson Components include participation in a text type/genre focus unit and writing in the text type/genre.

19. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we have a shared commitment to research-based best practices?
Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy
Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative
International Literacy Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Local Reading Councils
What Works Clearinghouse
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

20. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we have a collaborative approach to professional learning?
Participation in / facilitation of professional literacy learning - such as Book Clubs, Collegial Observations, Article Studies, Materials Review, Literacy Team Meetings, Conferences/Workshops/Presentations.

21. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Are we united in the use of healthy literacy assessments?
Assessments that directly inform instruction.
Assessments that improve our teaching.
Assessments that reflect our progress.
Assessments that inform our PD needs.

22. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Is our Intervention seamless with classroom instruction (and vice-versa)?
Similar methods, shared strategic action language, parallel lesson components, same instructional reading level.
Communication between teachers.

23. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we use a collective approach to progress-solving?
Literacy Team Meetings
Progress-solving Meetings
Informal Communications
Multiple healthy data points with collaboration
Shared input and progress reporting to parents

24. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we celebrate our own learning and that of our colleagues?
Literacy Team Meetings, Board Meetings, School / District Newsletters, School / District Meetings and informally.

25. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we highlight and celebrate students’ progress?
During instruction, at Literacy Share Time, to parents, with healthy literacy rewards, at Board Meetings, on Progress Reports, at Literacy Team Meetings and informally.

26. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Reflective Questions for Professionals:
Do we accept and embrace career-long professional learning?
Enjoy a growth mindset, seek new knowledge from best practice sources, take classes, attend conferences, observe and invite colleagues to observe, professional reading, professional association memberships, positive attitude toward new ideas, support literacy initiatives.

27. For our wheel to roll forward the spokes must be strong…
Are we sharing our expertise with our community?
Parents – Visits, Literacy Nights, PTO/PTA
Preschools and Homecare Providers
Libraries
More?

28. Let’s read and celebrate our craft…

29. Thank you for all you do. Elizabeth Olsen Website: elizabethliteracy.com