1. Lansing Charter Academy Reading Street October 23, 2015

2. Reading Street Collaboration 7 Norms of Collaboration: ❖ Pausing ❖ Paraphrasing ❖ Probing ❖ Putting ideas on the table ❖ Paying attention to self & others ❖ Presuming positive intentions ❖ Pursuing balance between advocacy and inquiry

3. Common Core 101 ★ Read-Pair-Share What is it? Why is it important? ❖ Content Knowledge ❖ Text-Based Comprehension ❖ Close Reading ❖ Foundational Skills ❖ Writing

4. 20 Tips for Teachers Handout

5. 5 Big Ideas of Reading ★ Phonemic Awareness ★ Phonics ★ Vocabulary ★ Fluency ★ Comprehension

7. Importance of Alignment ❖ Reading Street implements 5 Big Ideas ❖ Standardized practice ❖ All implementing same instruction ❖ Then...customize per grade level

8. Materials Organization ❖ Ideas ❖ Suggestions ❖ Struggles Tips to Guide You: #1. Don’t panic #2. Keep an open mind and a positive attitude #3. Take time to look through everything #4. Organize so that it is efficient for YOU! #5. Keep Smiling!

9. The Focus Wall ❖ Ever changing resource ❖ Changes each week ❖ Refer to it during whole group and guided reading instruction ❖ Student friendly - students use it as a reference

11. Focus Walls ❖ What are the priorities? Question of the Week, Unit Topic, Amazing Words, Target skill, Spelling words, Sound cards, Concept Cards What else?? *Learning Walk Opportunity*

12. Pacing & Implementation ❖ Review Must-Do’s List ❖ Sample 90 Minute Blocks ( 120 minutes ) ❖ Reading Street Self-Report ❖ Review timing for each component ❖ Make adjustments to Daily Schedule

13. Workshops ❖ Purpose ➢ Guided Reading ➢ Independent Work ➢ Flipcharts vs. Alternate Design *video samples

14. Workshop Ideas ❖ Word work, Words to Know, Let’s Write, Read for Meaning, Get Fluent, Read for Meaning ❖ Phonemic Awareness (rhyming, syllables), Guided Reading, ❖ Technology, Sequencing, Partner Read ❖ FCRR - Florida Center of Reading Research ❖ Others??

15. Examples

16. Other Questions? ❖ Sleuth ❖ Inquiry