1. MORE READING Increasing access to text in the classroom Prepared by: Gwyn Wert, M.Ed. Literacy Development Coordinator, OKCPS Elem. Curriculum Thanks to SCHOLASTIC for the before & after images!

2. Classroom Libraries  Opportunities for Practice  Motivational tool to encourage reading

3. Richard Allington Every Child Everyday (2012)

4. “Extensive practice provides the opportunity for students to consolidate the skills and strategies teachers often work so hard to develop…” Allington (2002)

5.  Organization  Scholastic Online Scholastic Online  Clutter Free Classroom Clutter Free Classroom Getting Started with…

6. Grade 1: Before Before & After Visuals

7. Grade 1: After Before & After Visuals

8. Grade 2: Before Before & After Visuals

9. Grade 2: After Before & After Visuals

10. Grade 2: Before Before & After Visuals

11. Grade 2: After Before & After Visuals

12. Grade 3: After Before & After Visuals

13. Grade 3: After Before & After Visuals

14. Grade 4: Before Before & After Visuals

15. Grade 4: After Before & After Visuals

16. Grade 5: Before Before & After Visuals

17. Grade 5: After Before & After Visuals

18. Grade 5: Before Before & After Visuals

19. Grade 5: After Before & After Visuals

20.  Resources  IRA Position Statement IRA Position Statement  Selecting Titles Selecting Titles  Building Classroom Library on a Budget Building Classroom Library on a Budget Getting Started with…

21. Analyze What You Have 1A minimum of 300 books, in good condition 28-15 books per student 330%-50% published in the last 3-5 years 41 new book per student added each year 540%-60% nonfiction 6A minimum of 5% reference 7A wide range of reading levels: 2 to 3 years above and below grade level 8Multicultural books 9Text sets and multiple copies of popular titles 10A healthy mix of genres

22.  A Successfully Funded Project: Mrs. Jezik’s classroom A Successfully Funded Project: Mrs. Jezik’s classroom “Thanks to your generosity, my vision of an exciting and welcoming classroom library will now become a reality. My students and I are now one step closer to being able to reach our goal of overcoming their delays, learning to read, and fostering a lifelong love of reading.” DonorsChoose.org

23.  Activity in the C.L.  Independent reading  Paired reading  Accountability Getting Started for…

24. Management

25. Independent Reading  What is real reading like? What is real reading like?  Bookboxes Bookboxes  Accountability (Reader Response)

26.  Procedure for paired reading Procedure for paired reading Paired Reading