1. RTA Webcast February 2015

2. Program Evaluation Survey 16 hours of training in the last three months 91% feel confident or very confident about instruction 91% of schools have a literacy/RTA team 99% of RTA teachers on that team 85% of classroom teachers moderately or significantly differentiate instruction 60% meet weekly with classroom teachers and adjust instruction because of those meetings

3. http://education.ky.gov/districts/tech/sis/Docum ents/DataStandard-Intervention.pdf EIR 2206 RR 2231 CIM 2202 RM2229

4. How words work Reading standards: Foundational Skills standard 1,2,3 Print Concepts Phonological Awareness Phonics and Word Recognition Comprehension Reading standards for Literature: Standards 1,2,3 Key Ideas and Details Search for connections Ask questions Draw inferences Distinguish important ideas Synthesize information Monitor comprehension Visualize images

5. Fcrr.org Click on the Educators button at the top left. Click on student center activities. Choose the grade level and strand of reading.

6. Onset and Rime Fcrr.org

7. Clapping Syllables Fcrr.org

8. Word Ladders

11. Reading is Thinking If the purpose of reading is for anything other than understanding, why read at all?

12. Proficient Readers Search for connections Ask questions Draw inferences Visualize images Distinguish important ideas Synthesize information Monitor comprehension

13. Search for connections between what they know and the new information they encounter in the texts they read.

14. My ConnectionImportant to MeImportant to Understanding the Text

15. Proficient Readers ask questions

16. Authentic Questions What makes you think that? Why do you say that? Can you elaborate on that? Can you tell me more about your thinking? How did you come up with that?

17. Thick Questions Thin Questions

18. On what team did Jackie Robinson play? In what year did Jackie Robinson become a Major League baseball player? Thick Questions How did Jackie Robinson’s career change baseball for African Americans? Compare the life of someone else we’ve learned about who faced a very difficult situation and overcame it like Jackie Robinson did.

20. I wonder…… Maybe…… I can’t figure out why…… One thing I don’t get is…… The motive is……

21. Draw inferences during and after reading.

22. Visualizing

23. WordInferred MeaningCluesSentence weakling Charlotte’s Web pg.3 runtreading onA weakling can’t help being born small. squid The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor Pg. 10 type of fishpictureThe squid takes in water and forces it out to jet forward or backward. Minna Shaw The Widow’s Broom Pg. 1 name of character capital lettersSome of Minna Shaw’s neighbors don’t trust her.

24. When Summarizing Remember to tell what is important. Tell it in a way that makes sense. Try not to tell too much.

26. Become aware of their thinking as they read Monitor their understanding and keep track of meaning Listen to the voice in their head to make sense of the text Notice when they stray from thinking about the text Notice when meaning breaks down Detect obstacles and confusions that derail understanding Understand how a variety of strategies can help them repair meaning when it breaks down Know when, why, and how to apply specific strategies to maintain and further understanding Readers should flexibly use strategies to:

30. 0630 Judith.halasek@education.ky.gov 502-564-4970

31. Resources http://www.slideshare.net/AliceTerwege/primary-word-work-training-revised-6142012 http://centerforeducation.rice.edu/slc/LS/30MillionWordGap.html http://www.eaieducation.com/pdf/104653.pdf http://www.readingrockets.org/article/word-study-instruction-k-2-classroom http://www.fcrr.org/staffpresentations/rhudson/word_work_rf_longisland_fcrr.pdf http://centerforeducation.rice.edu/slc/LS/30MillionWordGap.html http://www.planetesme.com/storytelling.html Clay, Marie M. Literacy Lessons designed for Individuals Part Two Teaching Procedures Heinemann 2005 Hale, Elizabeth, Readers Writing Lessons for Responding to Narrative and Informational Text Stenhouse Publishers 2014 Harvey, Stephanie, Goudvis, Anne Strategies that Work Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement Stenhouse Publishers2007 Strong, Richard W., Silver, Harvey F., Perini, Matthew J. Reading for Academic Success, 2-6 Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers Corwin Press 2008