Delaware RF:Where have we been?Where are we going?

October, 2003

School-wide reading program– Assessments– Grouping strategies– Instructional materials– Scheduling– Providing Professional Support

Needs survey

November, 2003

Results of survey1. Focus on issues of professional support2. Move to issues of school organization3. Start “content” with fluency

Professional Support1. Outside the classroom: presentations,

meetings, study groups2. Inside the classroom: modeling,

observation/feedback

December, 2003

Sample two-year calendar

Sample instructional schedules

Study Group: Allington, What really matters for struggling readers

HW: Use descriptive template to learn about your K-1 materials

January, 2004

Developing fluency

Resources for improving writing instruction

Literacy Diets

HW: Use descriptive template to learn about your 2-3 materials

February, 2004

Comprehension strategy instruction

HW: Read Duffy, Explaining Reading, and prepare a read aloud with strategy instruction

March, 2004

Share read alouds

Summarizing DIBELS data

Intervention

HW: Prepare a summary of your data to share with stakeholders at your school

March, 2004

Meeting with technical assistance staff

• Significant problems with core selection and implementation

• Significant problems with strategies and programs for needs-based instruction

• Significant problems with amount and type of professional development for LCs and administrators

April, 2004

State department decision to change responsibilities of LCs related to IST project

May, 2004

Managing a walk-through

Planning: whole group, small-group, intervention

Morris and Slavin study group

HW: Administer the DSA to one group of first graders

June, 2004

Formats for study groups

Scoring DSA

Differentiation

Meet with County Coordinators to plan follow-up strategies

HW: Start self evaluation: Assessment, Instruction, Support

June Work Days

Welcome to Reading First

LC Roles and Goals

Study group: Word Journeys

Time to plan for next year

Summer, 2004

Administrators Meeting

Overview of LC roles and goals

Evaluation results

ERFTAC presentations

DIBELS

Instructional Leadership

Instructional Programs

And here we are . . .

• More contact with principals/LEAs

• Separation and coordination of professional development and monitoring

• More specific descriptions of the work of the County Coordinators

• More specific goals for state-level walkthroughs