SPDG Webinar Series #2 Essential Components of an Effective
Core Reading Program
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Online norms State name before contributing Speak slower than
usual mute and unmute Turn down computer speaker volume Minimize
background distractions Assume good intent Be present
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Check in Round Robin: state your school name and the names of
those attending from your school. What are school colors? The
facilitator will acknowledge who is in the room.
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Completed District Implementation Evaluation Tool SB and DB
Participated in T.A. call Begin to complete SPDG Action Planning
Form Training on RTI essential Components and Implementation
Science Held team planning meetings Where Weve Been
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Gain an understanding of components necessary for implementing
an effective core reading program in Response to Intervention
system Begin to take action steps to create a Standard Reading
Protocol Gain a conceptual understanding about importance of
fidelity tools Where Were Going, Objectives
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Successful core instruction is the most important thing you can
do in RTI. most
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Tier 1 is for all students access to general education
curriculum opportunity to demonstrate mastery of it
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Today is about avoiding
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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initial instructional tool used to guide high quality
instruction in k-5 classrooms. The CCRP (Comprehensive Core Reading
Program) correlate to all reading and Language Arts content based
on the five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The CCRP
contains instructional design components including explicit
instructional strategies, coordinated instructional sequences,
ample practice opportunities, and aligned student materials. The
Florida Center for Reading Research defines Core
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Start with the Why Why How What Simon Sinek
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Start with the Why Why How What Simon Sinek
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Start with the Why Why How What Simon Sinek
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Differences Learning to Read Population % Journey to
ReadingInstructional Requirements 5 Easy: children read before
starting school Need no formal decoding instruction 35 Relatively
EasyLearn to read regardless of instructional approach 40
Formidable ChallengeNeed systematic and explicit instruction 20 One
of the most difficult tasks to be mastered in school Need
intensive, systematic, direct, explicit instruction
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Why focus on Core?
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Does your district have a definition of the core? Your
turn
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What do you think? What do you have to say?
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We cannot fix a flow problem one kid at a time. Why How What
Simon Sinek
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Develop Standards of Practice Your District Team will work to
create non- negotiables for your district around the instruction of
your core reading curriculum Ensure each class has a 90 minute core
in a 5 day week. Develop scope and sequence.
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Developing Standards Core curriculum is taught, not just bought
You are developing YOUR standards of practice around the curriculum
T.I.P. Transparency, Inclusion and Planning Involve teacher leaders
Be clear, consistent and repetitive with message for effective,
sustainable implementation
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Core curriculum is taught, not just bought You are developing
YOUR standards of practice around the curriculum T.I.P.
Transparency, Inclusion and Planning Involve teacher leaders Be
clear, consistent and repetitive with message for effective,
sustainable implementation
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Core curriculum is taught, not just bought You are developing
YOUR standards of practice around the curriculum T.I.P.
Transparency, Inclusion and Planning Involve teacher leaders Be
clear, consistent and repetitive with message for effective,
sustainable implementation
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Core curriculum is taught, not just bought You are developing
YOUR standards of practice around the curriculum T.I.P.
Transparency, Inclusion and Planning Involve teacher leaders Be
clear, consistent and repetitive with message for effective,
sustainable implementation
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What is core instruction? 90 minutes of instruction daily (K:
60 minutes) Alignment amongst Big 5 Ideas in Reading (Phonemic
Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension) Common Core
Purchased Core Adoption
Include Common Instructional Strategies Include Common
Instructional Strategies Instruction is more important than
curriculum
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Precision Partners Think-Pair-Share Think-Write-Share Choral
Responses (with a teacher signal) Team Responses Response Cards
White Boards Physical Gestures Hand Signals Acting Out Responses
Cloze Reading Echo Reading Partner Reading Choral Reading Classroom
Technology Include: Active Engagement Include: Active
Engagement
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How can you tell if Tier 1 is Healthy? Are 80% of your students
proficient? At each grade level? Economically disadvantaged kids?
Boys and Girls? English Language Learners? Students from different
cultural backgrounds? ?
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Successful core instruction is the most important thing you can
do in RTI. most Fidelity to the corebecause
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24 Fidelity to the core 1.The Big 5 of Reading 2.The scope and
sequence 3.State and common core standards 4.Common instructional
and active engagement strategies
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Fidelity to the core Worksheets Fidelity
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23 Why is fidelity important? Comprehensive program that
incorporates all components of reading Students have the
opportunity to make connections Students read text that supports
vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension lessons The whole school has
a common language, common goal, and common tools
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23 Why is fidelity important? Comprehensive program that
incorporates all components of reading Students have the
opportunity to make connections Students read text that supports
vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension lessons The whole school has
a common language, common goal, and common tools
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Non- curriculum specific fidelity checklists
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Curriculum specific fidelity checklists
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Fidelity to the Core You have to inspect what you expect
Classroom walkthroughs Core program fidelity checks Are we all
doing what we agreed to do?
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High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused.
Still, he couldn t shake one nagging thought: He was an old dog and
this was a new trick. The Far Side Plan for Professional
Development Plan for Professional Development
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Professional Development
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Review Start with Why? Move to How Create Standards Include: 90
minute reading blocks, Reading Components, effective instruction,
active engagement Develop fidelity tools Plan for ongoing and
embedded PD/PL
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Aligned, coordinated, instruction, active engagement and
frequent feedback 90 min reading block structure Professional
Development, adult learning Fidelity Improving Your Core
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Remember: Adopting a New Program, Practice, or Process TO
Making the Giant Leap: Plan for success: build an action plan to
cross the bridge to move to effective, sustainable implementation
Current Practice Changes in Practices Increases in Outcomes
Implementation Bridge Practice Hall, G.E. & Hord, S.M. (2006).
Implementing Changes p. 10
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Next Steps: Complete SPDG Action Planning Tool Turn in any
outstanding paperwork Schedule a T.A. call Attend January 23, 2013
live training in Eugene 100% Meeting Structure Training Data Based
decision making Support one another! Complete post Survey,
PLEASE!
