1. Reading First: A Look at the Alabama Reading First Initiative Mabrey Whetstone, Ph.D. Director of Special Education Services Katherine Mitchell, Ph.D. Director of Alabama Reading Initiative www.alsde.edu/sig

2. Reading: www.alsde.edu/sig ALABAMA STATE IMPROVEMENT GRANT Research Based Intervention Instruction and Prevention of Reading Failure

3. www.alsde.edu/sig Alabama LANGUAGE! Intervention Curriculum Alabama State Improvement Grant (SIG) Reading Alabama State Department of Education Special Education Services - Federal Programs/Title I Pilot Project 96 - 99 Direct and Support Funds Capacity Building Funds Year 1 Grants

4. Athens City Baldwin Co Bibb Co. Birmingham City Brewton City Bullock Co. Calhoun Co. Cullman City Decatur City Dekalb Co. Dothan City Elmore Co. Eufaula City Hoover City Huntsville City Jackson Co. Jacksonville City Lawrence Co. Madison City Marshall Co. Phenix City Piedmont City Ozark City Scottsboro City Selma City Sylacauga City Talladega County Tallassee City Tarrant City Tuscaloosa City Vestavia Hills City Washington Co. Wilcox County Grant Sites www.alsde.edu/sig

5. www.alsde.edu/sig LANGUAGE! Is: Explicit, and cumulative Mastery-level based curriculum rather than grade-level Designed for students with chronic delays who have not been successful in past instruction

6. It can be taught in: General Education Special Education ELL Program Collaborative Classes Inclusion Programs Special Tutoring Programs Pullout Programs www.alsde.edu/sig

7. General Education Teachers ( 60% of each training) Special Education Teachers Title I Teachers Speech-Language Pathologists Administrators LANGUAGE! Training includes:

8. Alabama Reading Initiative and SIG Reading Initiatives Collaboration LANGUAGE! was written into the SIG grant as collaborating with the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) as an intervention piece. Meetings were held with school representatives from ARI schools and information was disseminated about LANGUAGE! and Direct Instruction for Intervention as Research Based instructed. LANGUAGE! and Direct Instruction pilots were carried out in ARI schools and non ARI schools. www.alsde.edu/sig

9. Direct Instruction Explicit, scientifically based reading instruction Three pilot system pilot school system sites in Alabama Support of school systems using Direct Instruction through training during Summer Academy Technical assistance through the SIG www.alsde.edu/sig

10. Alabama READING FIRST Initiative LANGUAGE! Collaborates with other State Department sections/program Alabama Reading Initiative Federal Programs/ Title I Lee v. Macon Consent Decree Beginning Reading Model www.alsde.edu/sig Compensatory Education Settlement for Incarcerated Youth and Adults

11. www.alsde.edu/sig 1999-2000 Year One LANGUAGE! Grants 17 Grant Sites LANGUAGE! Coaches Trained 2000-2001 Year Two LANGUAGE! Grants 16 Grant Sites LANGUAGE! Coaches Trained

12. Lead Trainer Montgomery Co. Trainers Baldwin Co. (2) Eufaula City Huntsville City Marshall Co. Trainees Birmingham City Calhoun Co. Eufaula City Huntsville City Marshall Co. Selma City Tallassee City www.alsde.edu/sig Language! Trainers

13. www.alsde.edu/sig

15. Beginning Reading Model Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement Drs. Edward Kame’enui and Deborah Simmons Southeast Regional Resource Center Alabama State Improvement Grant - Summer Reading Institute July 10-14, 2000 Nine Pilot School Sites 2000-2001 Summer Update 2001 Continue As Pilot Sites Summer Reading Institute June 12 -15, 2001 16 New Pilot Schools www.alsde.edu/sig

16. Intensive 44% Strategic 32% Benchmark 24% © 1999 by Edward J. Kame’enui and Deborah C. Simmons

17. Intensive © 1999 by Edward J. Kame’enui and Deborah C. Simmons Strategic Benchmark

18. Preventing Reading Failure: Beginning Reading Model K-3 Intensive Intervention: LANGUAGE! SRA Direct Instruction www.alsde.edu/sig 3-12

19. To paraphrase the Ford Motor Company, Reading is Job One! www.alsde.edu/sig © 1999 by Edward J. Kame’enui and Deborah C. Simmons

20. www.alsde.edu/sig Seven Components of an Effective School-Wide Beginning Reading Model 1. A vivid vision 2. A set of strategic goals 3. A relentless commitment to a clear goal 4. Courageous and knowledgeable leaders 5. A valid and reliable performance dip stick 6. An effective core curriculum 7. A 180-day investment portfolio

21. www.alsde.edu/sig 5 Big Ideas in Beginning Reading 1. Phonemic awareness 2. Alphabetic principle 3. Automaticity with the code 4.Vocabulary development 5. Comprehension

22. www.alsde.edu/sig Big Ideas Drive the Train Big ideas drive the curriculum, instruction, and resources we use. Outcome MeasureBig Idea of Literacy Initial Sounds Fluency Phoneme Segmentation Fluency Phonological awareness Nonsense word Fluency Alphabetic principle Oral Reading FluencyAccuracy and fluency with connected text Letter Naming FluencyRisk indicator that acquisition of crucial skills may be difficult

23. A Major Component to Any Reform is Assessment of Progress & Helps Us Answer These Questions: So, how are we doing? How do we maximize our instructional resources? How well is intervention/instruction working? www.alsde.edu/sig

24. Assessing the Essential Components of Early Literacy: DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy Skills Standardized, individually administered measures Short duration, fluency measures Repeatable forms to allow for frequent student performance monitoring Have demonstrated reliability and validity Measures assess essential early literacy skills that are predictive of later reading achievement Phonological Awareness Alphabetic Understanding/Principle Automaticity with the Code www.alsde.edu/sig

25. Academic Systems Reading Systems for Student Success Universal Interventions All students 60-85% Targeted Group Interventions Targeted students 5-30% 1-5% Targeted Group Interventions Targeted students www.alsde.edu/sig

27. Alabama Positive Behavior Supports YEAR ONE 2000-2001 20 Random Schools 10 Coaches YEAR TWO 2001-2002 28 Schools Added Extended Coach Training

28. YEAR THREE 2002-2003 70 Schools Added 4 Full District PBS Implementation 2 Gradual District PBS Implementation ALL Training On-Site Within the System More Technical Support Coach Role More Clearly Defined

29. Year One Data

30. Less Discipline Means More Time Estimated time regained for administrators for year one teams is 43,320 minutes. Estimated instructional time regained for teachers and students is 25,660 minutes.

31. So How Are We Doing in Year 2? First, Look at Last Year… 57% Established Skills 34% Emerging 9% Deficit Fall of 1 st Grade on PSF in 00-01 www.alsde.edu/sig

32. Now Let’s Look at This Year’s First Graders 85% Established Skills 10% Emerging 5% Deficit Fall of 1 st Grade on PSF in 01-02 www.alsde.edu/sig

34. Sample of Grade Level Instructional Priorities - K September Passage understanding 1) Identifying information from stories: answers italics - who and what questions after listening to a sentence or short paragraph. 2)Identifying information from stories: responds to stories by answering questions, discussing ideas, and relating events to personal experiences 3) Making Connections: Connects events, characters, and actions in the story to specific life experiences

35. Cohort 1: 2000-2001 9 Schools Cohort 2: 2001-2002 15 Schools Cohort 3: 2002-2003 24 Schools Total: 48 Schools

36. Overview for invited schools April 2000 Year I Cohort 1 Institute on Beginning Reading July 2000 School Teams 6 people DIBELS Workshop September 2000 Test Coordinators Fall Follow-up October (1 day) Kame’enui & Simmons Curriculum Maps & Testing Instruction 9 schools decided to participate www.alsde.edu/sig

37. Overview for invited schools April 2001 Year II 16 teams added Summer Institute on Reading 1-day Cohort 1 4-day Cohort 2 6-person teams DIBELS Workshop Cohorts 1 & 2 Test Coordinators + 1 Fall Follow-up September Kame’enui & Simmons Curriculum Maps & Testing Instruction www.alsde.edu/sig

38. Collaboration With the Alabama Reading Initiative SIG representative participated in the U.S. Department of Education, Secretaries’ Academy on Reading SIG provided data and wrote requested pieces for the READING FIRST GRANT SIG participated in on-going departmental meetings preparing for submission of the Alabama Reading First Grant www.alsde.edu/sig

39. Overview for invited schools April 2002 Year III Cohort III Summer Institute Fall DIBELS Workshop Spring 25 new teams Fall Curriculum www.alsde.edu/sig

40. Collaboration with ARI & ARFI For DIBELS Training and Mid Year Follow-up www.alsde.edu/sig Funding for training DIBELS trainers from SIG funds by bringing in Dr. Roland Goode, one of the authors of the DIBELS Joint planning between ARI personnel and SIG personnel for DIBELS training 12,000 + teachers in teams of 6 Funding for trainees for DIBELS from ARI/ARFI Funding for the trainers while DIBELS training from ARI/ARFI Midyear follow-up on using DIBELS assessment to inform instruction SIG/ARFI collaboration

41. Beginning Reading Model Liaisons www.alsde.edu/sig Experienced BRM Teachers Trained fall 2002 by Drs. Kame’enui and Simmons Participated in mid-year BRM follow-up in conjunction with ARFI follow-up Providing technical assistance to BRM schools Will conduct future follow-ups for all BRM Cohorts Will collaborate with ARFI staff for trainings as needed

42. State Capacity Building for Beginning Reading Model www.alsde.edu/sig SES will send a team of SIG employees and liaisons to Oregon to be trained as BRM trainers Drs. Simmons & Kame’ enui will hold a training for BRM trainers State Dept Employees from SIG, ARFI, Instruction, Federal Programs, and Assessment will attend the Oregon training SIG & Liaisons will conduct Cohort 4 this summer Liaisons will provide all updates trainings.

43. Alabama Statewide Implementation State Improvement Grant (SIG) System Change and Capacity Building Collaboration with Alabama Reading Initiative Collaboration with Alabama Reading First Participation in Statewide DIBELS Training Local Sustainability Collaboration between States Training by National Leading Experts Technical Assistance Provided by SERRC www.alsde.edu/sig

44. BEGINNING READING MODEL Dr. Edward Kame’enui, Dr. Deborah Simmons, and Dr. Roland Good III University of Oregon, College of Education Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement (IDEA) http://dibels.uoregon.edu LANGUAGE! Dr. Jane Fell Greene Sopris West Toll Free: 1-800-547-6747 Web Site: www.sopriswest.com www.alsde.edu/sig SRA Direct Instruction http://www.sra4kids.com 1-888-772-4543

45. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALABAMA’S SIG INITIATIVES VISIT WWW.ALSDE.EDU/SIG www.alsde.edu/sig

46. ALABAMA STATE IMPROVEMENT GRANT Initiative information contacts -- (334) 242-8114 State Improvement Grant Director Dr. Julia Causey, jcausey@alsde.edu, Reading : Gibbs Davis, gdavis@alsde.edu, Zoee' Saltzman zsaltzman@alsde.edu, Positive Behavior Supports : Donna Kirkendoll, dkirkendoll@alsde.edu Paraeducator : Donna Kirkendoll, dkirkendoll@alsde.edu Instructional Strategies : Theresa Farmer, tfarmer@alsde.edu, Mentoring Programs : Benita Cahalane, bcahalane@alsde.edu,