1. Title I Parent Workshop Created & Presented by Mrs. Nicole Nelson Title I Reading Specialist

2. Introduction BA from North Central College Seven years at Tate Woods –Six years at first grade –One year at second grade (looped) MS from Northern Illinois University K-12 Reading Specialist Certification Member of –International Reading Association –Illinois Reading Council –Prairie Area Reading Council

3. Outline of Workshop Description of program Description of strategies Suggestions for parents Questions

4. Goals of the Title I Program Supplement regular reading class Target students’ specific needs Assess, diagnose, address deficits Flexible (entering & exiting criteria) Get students back into their regular classrooms full time

5. Criteria for the Title I Program Gates MacGinitie Reading Test Teacher Recommendation Informal Testing

6. Procedures of the Title I Program Pull out/small group/30 min./2-4 times per week Progress reports 2 nd & 4 th quarter Collaboration with classroom teachers once a month (constant informal communication) Two parent workshops per year Gates MacGinitie Reading Test again in Spring

7. Reading Skills Word Identification Comprehension Fluency

8. Word Identification Strategies Picture Clues Reread Chunk it Context clues Sound it out Skip it and go on

9. Comprehension Strategies Before Reading Activate prior knowledge Set purpose Before & During Make predictions Look for key words

10. Comprehension Strategies During Reading Restate Reread Visualize Infer Skim/scan Context clues Clarify

11. Comprehension Strategies During & After Summarize Evaluate After Draw conclusions Before, During & After Survey Think aloud

12. Fix-Up Strategies Make a connection Make a prediction Stop & think Ask a question Reflect Visualize Use print conventions Retell what you’ve read Reread Notice patterns in text structure Adjust your reading rate

13. Fluency What is fluency? –Speed Reading at an appropriate rate –Accuracy Recognizing most words automatically with little effort –Expression Using phrasing, tone, and pitch so that oral reading sounds conversational –Comprehension Understanding the text rather than just word calling

14. Developing Oral Reading Fluency Exposure to fluent reading Repeated readings Poetry Tape, check, chart

15. Suggestions for Parents Be a model for your child –Let them catch you reading For information For knowledge For pleasure Visit the public library Use what you’ve learned here today