ModelReadingProgram/Curriculum

PositiveCultureofLiteracy
ReadingInterestInventories
Chartandratebooksread(ex.Biblionasiumorwithnotebooks)
Engaginglibraryofbooks(paperandonline;ex.GetEpic.com)
Constantencouragementandemphasisputonensuringstudentsknowthevalueandimportanceof
reading.
Engagingtextandnovelselectionstopromotetheenjoymentofreading
CreateFamilyLiteracyNights--SchoolCulture,notjustaClassroomculture
Positiverewardsforfindingvocabularywordsinbooksreadorforfinishingbooks(Ex.ClassDojo

points)
Leveled/DifferentiatedReadingGroups
Betweengradelevelsorwithingradelevels
Daily;MeetwithlowestTier2and3interventiongroupsdaily,foratleast30minutesper
day
Possiblegradesgroupingstodifferentiatebetween:
TKandK
1-2
3-5
6-8
DetermineGroupsfromDiagnosticAssessments:
MultipleMeasuresCorePhonicsSurvey
MASI-ROralFluencyRunningRecord
ComprehensionMazeAssessmentorcomprehension
questionswithapassage
SpellingInventory
SchoolAssessment-STARReadingEnterprise
High,ChallengedReadingGroups:
IndependentLiteratureCircles
HigherLevelTextwithChallengingTasks
GuidedReadingGroupsforStrugglingandMiddlePerformingStudents
 FocusAreas(reviewdailywithwhiteboardsorotherhands-onmediums)
Phonics
PhonemicAwareness
Spelling
Grammar
MultisyllabicWords/WordParts
ResourcesandCurriculumGuidesforInterventionbasedon
IdentifiedNeeds:
OrtonGillinghamsBlastOfftoReading:forStrugglingReaders
andthosewithDyslexiaAges7-13
EPSsRecipeforReading

LiteracyAreasofFocus(Frequencyofand
InstructionalStrategiesfor):

Comprehension(Daily/ConstantPracticeandReview)
Frequentformativeassessments
Multiplechoice,Verbal,short-Answerquestions
Summarizing
NeurologicalImpressMethodandModeledThink-Aloud
Fluency(Daily/ConstantPracticeandReview)
Lotsofteacherread-aloudoraudioreadaloudstomodelaccurate
fluencyandprosodywithstudentsfollowingthetextvisually.
Repeatedreadings;guidedreadingfluencyallowingstudentstoread
solo,apageatatime
NeurologicalImpressMethodandModeledThink-Aloud
Vocabulary(Daily)
WordlyWiseProgramorsimilar
Wordlistsbuiltandrepeateddailywithpictures,actingout,graphic
organizers,definitions,wordmeaningchecks,assessments(seebelow)
Forallsubjects
InformationalTexts(Daily/Everyotherdaywithliterature)
News(ScholasticNews;Flocabulary,etc.)
SocialStudies
Science
Literature(Daily/Everyotherdaywithinformational)
NovelStudies/ShortStoriesthatareengagingtostudents,especially
cross-curriculartextsforthewholeclass(seebelow)
Language(Daily/Everyotherday/AsOftenasworks)
Grammarcorrectionsofsentences/paragraphs
WritersWorkshopofPeer/TeacherEditing
GradualReleaseofResponsibilityTeachingApproachfor
introducingnewconcepts