1. Albert Lea Area Schools 2011-2012 Ann Van Brocklin Reading Specialist ~District 241

2. Fluent, accurate reading Semantics: -the study of meaning. -the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. Syntax: -the way words are put together to form clauses, phrases and sentences Comprehension Enjoyment Logographic Orthographic -Representations of sounds Alphabetic (Phonological)

3.  Acquisitions of Literacy

4.  It is a process that begins to unravel the underlying gap in a person’s reading development.

6.  If a child is not making the specific grade level benchmark  After any type/category of assessment where a child may not be proficient

7.  Identify students that may be “at-risk”  Helps provide information to begin diagnostic

9.  25% of Reading Difficulties Fluency, accuracy Semantics Syntax Phonological Orthographic, Logographic

10.  70% of Reading Difficulties Fluency, accuracy Semantics Syntax Logographic/ Orthographic Phonological

11.  5% of Reading Difficulties Fluency, accuracy Semantics Syntax Phonological Orthographic, Logographic

12. TRENDEVOLUTION of concepts  Screening  Diagnostic  Intervention  Progress Monitoring

13.  Benchmarking-Screening Tool  Text leveling-Can be a Diagnostic Tool  Self-efficacy- We want students to achieve

14.  Anderson, Jane, (2009-2010). Diagnostic and remediation of reading difficulties. St. Mary’s University.  Burns, Matthew, (2011). Leadership in Reading Network  Stanovich, Keith, (1986). Matthew’s effects in reading: some consequences of individual differences in the acquisition of literacy. Reading Research Quarterly, 360-406