1. Secondary Reading Initiative
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
HISD Principals’ Meeting
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
November 6, 2013
Dr. Jennifer D. Montgomery, RtI Manager
Ms. Rosie Santana, Neuhaus Education Center
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2. Today’s Objectives:
To deepen understanding of the purpose and structure of the curriculum and lesson cycle used in the Secondary Reading Initiative (SRI)
To demonstrate an SRI lesson

3. What do you know about the Secondary Reading Initiative (SRI)?
Who is served by SRI?
What instructional strategies should you see in SRI classes?
What are the benefits of SRI?
Tier III---20% and below
Tier II---21% - 39%

4. What do you know about SRI?
Who is served by SRI?
6th, 7th and 9th grade students who scored below the 40th percentile on the Stanford test and failed the STAAR Reading Assessment receive separate intervention classes.
10th grade students are supported in content area classrooms using targeted vocabulary strategies and/or Achieve 3000.

5. What do you know about SRI?
What instructional strategies should you see in SRI classes?
Decoding strategies
Vocabulary instruction
Syllable patterns and division
Teacher modeling
Explicit instruction in reading comprehension strategies
Cooperative learning using small-group instruction
Decoding strategies (i.e., students matching letter sounds to symbols; multisyllabic)
Vocabulary instruction: Context clues and morphology
Syllable patterns and division
Whole group and small group instruction
Multisensory
Emphasize PD

6. What do you know about SRI?
What are the benefits of SRI?
Students receive differentiated instruction that scaffolds the content of grade-level courses.
Students receive more time to gain mastery of literacy concepts.

7. Top Five Facts About SRI
5. SRI classes are in addition to core ELA. 4. SRI serves Tier II and Tier III students. 3. SRI curriculum includes foundational skills, such as decoding and fluency, which are not typically taught in core ELA. 2. All K-8 students are assessed three times per year on Istation. SRI students should be assessed monthly on Istation to monitor their progress. 1. The goal of SRI is to provide intervention to struggling readers to meet on-grade-level expectations.

8. SRI in Action: Ortiz Middle School
Ms. Noelia Longoria, Principal Ms. Lisa Boze, SRI teacher

9. Components of an SRI Lesson
Independent Reading (15 minutes)
Engage and Connect (3-10 minutes)
Introduce New Learning (5-20 minutes)
Guided and Independent Practice (5-20 minutes)
Close the Lesson and Assess Mastery (5 minutes)

10. SRI Materials SRI curriculum (posted on eLearn, Reading Elective)
Developing Metacognitive Skills (Neuhaus)
Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus)
Multisensory Grammar and Written Composition (Neuhaus)
Word Detective (Neuhaus)
Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills (Neuhaus)
Six-Way Paragraphs (Neuhaus)
Portals to Reading (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Classroom Libraries
LANGUAGE! and LANGUAGE! Live (Cambium, optional for Tier III intervention)

11. Model Lesson Guided Practice: Summarization
SWBAT: Summarize the passage Greyhounds orally. Write a précis of words to summarize the passage Greyhounds.

12. Questions & Comments
Contact Information
Dr. Carol Bedard,
Dr. Jennifer D. Montgomery,
Ms. Tamica Lewis,
Updates and information available on the RtI blog: hisdrti.com
Insert Exit ticket at end…include today’s meet for exit ticket or sticky note (DI)

13. Exit Ticket
Using Post-its or post responses to the following questions:
As a result of this session:
What did you learn?
What action will you take?
What questions do you still have?