1. Staying Current in the Changing World of Reading: Suggestions for Busy Administrators Michael C. McKenna University of Virginia Sharon Walpole University of Delaware

2. Voltaire The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Then …

3. Voltaire The multitude of books, articles, PowerPoints, pdfs, federal studies, legislation, directives, and standards is making us ignorant. Now …

4. Goals 1.How to get current 2.How to stay that way!

5. Resources to Help You Become Current

6. Which qualities of the principal relate to reading achievement?  Principal’s race  Principal’s gender  Number of years as a principal  Number of years as a classroom teacher  Knowledge about reading – Kean et al. (1979). What works in reading? Philadelphia: Federal Reserve Bank. √

9. Murphy, J. (2003). Leadership for literacy: Research-based practice, PreK-3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

11. Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2007). Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the primary grades. New York: Guilford Press. Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2009). How to plan differentiated reading instruction: Resources for grades K-3. New York: Guilford Press.

12. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

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15. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

16. Professional Development Website of Georgia Reading First http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/reading/projects/garf/

17. Biancarosa, C., & Snow, C. E. (2006). Reading next – A vision for action and research in middle and high school literacy: A report to Carnegie Corporation of New York. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education. Free download available: http://www.all4ed.org/

18. Torgesen, J. K. (2006). A comprehensive K-3 reading assessment plan: Guidance for school leaders. Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction. Free download available: http://www.centeroninstruction.org/

21. Georgia Online Teacher Academies

22. K-3 Teachers’ Academy in Reading  Currently online at http://georgiadoe.courseinsite.com/login.html  May be used by any teacher, paraprofessional or administrator Georgia currently working in a Georgia school  Course Modules: Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Understanding and Word Recognition, Fluency, Oral Language and Vocabulary, Comprehension, Interventions for Struggling Readers.  Contact Dr. Sallie Mills, GADOE, smills@doe.k12.ga.us

23. 4-8 Teachers’ Academy in Reading  Currently being developed to be put online by fall of 2009. Will be housed on the GSO website.  May be used by any teacher, paraprofessional or administrator Georgia currently working in a Georgia school  Course Modules:  Comprehension  Vocabulary  Fluency  Word Recognition  Differentiation for Struggling Readers

24. What other sources can you suggest for getting current?

25. Resources to Help You Stay Current

26. Response to Intervention in Georgia http://www.gadoe.org/ci_services.aspx

27. Intervention Central http://www.interventioncentral.org/

28. Center on Instruction http://www.centeroninstruction.org

29. Center on Instruction http://www.centeroninstruction.org

30. Center on Instruction: Examples of Administrator Resources  Principal Walk-throughs  Leading for Reading  Reviewing a Reading Program  Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals

31. Educational Leadership: Upcoming Issues http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Educational_Leadership/Upcoming_Themes.aspx

32. Educational Leadership: Upcoming Issues on Literacy  March 2009, Literacy 2.0  April 2009, Supporting English Language Learners  March 2010, Reading to Learn

33. What Works Clearinghouse http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/

34. WWC Practice Guides http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/#rti_reading_pg

35. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/ Robert Slavin

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37. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/

38. Best Evidence Encyclopedia http://www.bestevidence.org/

39. Current Contents of IRA Journals http://www.reading.org Scroll

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41. Current Contents of IRA Journals http://www.reading.org

42. Regional Educational Laboratories http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/resources/html/collection/publications/edgov/rel_search.html

45. Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org

46. Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org

47. What other sources can you suggest for staying current?