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No Child Left Behind: Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Helping Every Child Succeed

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The Reading Wars: A Time of Turmoil

Balanced reading instruction: A compromiseComprehensive reading instruction

A possible solution?

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The Development of Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Comprehensive reading instructionDefinition• Varying opinions

Six characteristics• The national goal• Critical role of teachers• Role of assessment• Implementation of partnerships• Research-based practices• Development of reading skills and love of reading

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Seven Essential Elements of Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Pursuit of a national goalSchool-home-community partnershipsSchoolwide reformsTeacher knowledgeMilestones of reading developmentPurposeful assessmentStudent motivation

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Creating and SustainingSchool-Home-Community Partnerships

Reasons for partnershipsExamples of successful partnerships

America readsDEAR Dallas!• Video outreach• Reading backpacks• Refrigerator reading

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Schoolwide Reading Program Reforms

Access to printAccess to professional developmentInformed leadershipAccess to peer coachesGreater planning timeReducing class size in early years

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Teacher Knowledge is the Key

Importance of the teacher’s skillImportance of the teacher’s knowledgeResearch base on this subjectDocumented needs to be successful as a literacy teacher

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The Reading Development Continuum

Preindependent reading stagesMagical stage• Examples

Self-concepting stage• Examples

Bridging stage• Examples

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The Reading Development Continuum (continued)

Independent reading stagesTake-off stage• Examples

Independent reading stage• Examples

Skilled reading stage• Examples

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End-of-Year Reading Benchmark Skills

What should good readers be able to do?Kindergarten accomplishmentsFirst grade accomplishmentsSecond grade accomplishmentsThird grade accomplishments