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The I Need A Hug "Reading Buddies" literacy program outline.
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Reading BuddiesEdison Elementary
7025 Madison Ave
Hammond, IN
How it all Began
The Delta society (an organization dedicated to improving human health through service and therapy animals) found that after two decades of research, human-animal interaction can:
lower blood pressure and reduce heart rate
help children develop empathy and nurturing
improve self-esteem and alleviate depression
help establish mutual trust
provide non-threatening pleasant physical contact
foster a sense of oneness with life and nature
According to the National Assessment on Education Progress," children who do not read for fun have much lower scores than children who do. Reading to dogs provides a fun, non-judgmental environment where children can improve their reading skills."(Bideawee's Reading to Dogs)
SRI ~
When students log in to SRI, they are shown a grade-appropriate interest screen where they choose three areas of interest. Next, the student is provided with instructions for taking the test and is then given a short practice test to become familiar with the item format.
A computer-adaptive algorithm works behind the scenes to continually adjust the difficulty of the items based on student responses, enabling SRI to produce highly-accurate measures of text comprehension.
In approximately 20 minutes, SRI produces an accurate measure of a student’s reading ability and provides a Lexile score for the student to see.
Students receive instant feedback on their reading performance and a reading list that is customized to their chosen areas of interest and their reading ability. The student can then find books that are both interesting and appropriately challenging.
Monitoring and Intervention
Animal Birthday’s were celebrated (candy was passed out)
Each child named their animal and were given a special place to store the animal when it was not being used
Students are given the SRI test in November and again in May
Home links web materials were used in the classrooms to enhance performance and at home participation
www.schoolhomelinks.com
EDISON ELEMENTARY OUTCOMES FOR ’08-’09 SCHOOL YEAR
Overall rate of change for ’07-’08 school year was 38%
Overall rate of change for ’08-’09 school year was 52%
The Future~~
Reading Buddies is continued into this school
year (3rd grade)
Parent and Child Survey’s
Continuation of Home Links
RTI Groups for Reading Intervention
Final Child Survey:
Please circle the answer that best applies to you
How many times per week do you read?
A. One to Two times per week
B. Three to Four times per week
C. Daily
D. None at all
What types of things do you read?
A. Books from School
B. Books from the public library
C. Newspaper or magazine articles
D. Articles or information found on the internet
How many times per week do you read for fun?
A. One to Two times per week
B. Three to Four times per week
C. Daily
D. None at all
What types of materials do you read for fun?
A. Books
B. Magazines
C. Newspaper
D. Information from the internet