1. Curriculum
NCCS

2. What does this number represent?
720

3. 720- The number of days with children from K to the end of third grade
This is the time we have to prepare them to be proficient readers
Barriers that get in the way of bringing the 720 days down: testing, absences, wasted instructional time, weather, assemblies, sickness, Book Fairs
Time lost in a normal 90 minutes reading block:
subtract 5 minutes for student movement
subtract 5 minutes for teacher to pull materials
subtract 5 minutes for general interruptions
15 minutes lost daily or 30 reading blocks per year

4. 90 minute Reading Block Whole group Small Group Stations
Shared Reading (all students have the same text and you work together to read the text)
Must be teaching the grade level specific standard to all students
This takes care of the grade level content
Modeling
Interactive Read Aloud
Small group instruction is the time you will teach guided reading groups. These groups will be determined by your mClass benchmark and progress monitoring data.
These groups must be fluid
Intensive students must be seen each day
These stations are based on the 5 components of reading.
Phonemic awareness
Phonics
Vocabulary
Fluency
Comprehension

5. How it looks in the classroom!

6. WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION

7. Small Group Instruction

8. Workstations

9. Phonics Workstation

10. VOCABULARY WORK STATION

11. Fluency workstation

12. COMPREHENSION
WORK STATION

13. Sample 90 minute Reading Block Template

14. 90 minute reading Block template

15. Read to achieve livebinder
Click here
Go under the blue tab titled “Comprehensive Reading Plan & Resources”
For the complete Reading Plan click on the “North Carolina Comprehensive Reading Plan”
For a listing of research-based strategies go to “Comprehensive Reading Plan: A Listing of Research-Based Reading Strategies”

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