Welcome Parents!Welcome Parents!

Reading Support ProgramReading Support Program

Response to Intervention (RTI)Response to Intervention (RTI)

ReadingReading

Boyce Middle SchoolBoyce Middle School

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

AgendaAgenda

• WelcomeWelcome• IntroductionsIntroductions• What is RTI?What is RTI?• Program OverviewProgram Overview• PA Common CorePA Common Core• Reading Skills and CurriculumReading Skills and Curriculum• Novel Group InstructionNovel Group Instruction• Title 1 Parent Involvement Policy Title 1 Parent Involvement Policy • Title 1 CompactTitle 1 Compact• Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

What is Response to What is Response to Intervention (RTI) ?Intervention (RTI) ?

• RTI is the name for the reading and RTI is the name for the reading and math support program at Boyce Middle math support program at Boyce Middle School.School.

• Resource Teacher and classroom Resource Teacher and classroom teachers work together to improve teachers work together to improve students’ reading skills and confidence.students’ reading skills and confidence.

Students in the RTI ProgramStudents in the RTI Program

• PSSA Assessment DataPSSA Assessment Data

• Informal Reading Inventory (new students)Informal Reading Inventory (new students)

• Easy CBM assessment- Fall, Winter, SpringEasy CBM assessment- Fall, Winter, Spring

• Teacher recommendations based on student Teacher recommendations based on student academic performance- Guided Reading Levels academic performance- Guided Reading Levels from Elementary Schoolfrom Elementary School

• Parent input and informationParent input and information

• Novel Groups are Novel Groups are Flexible Flexible throughout the year throughout the year based on student progress.based on student progress.

Program OverviewProgram Overview

• Reading Specialist works with small Reading Specialist works with small groups by facilitating novel instruction. groups by facilitating novel instruction.

• Novel instruction will take place every Novel instruction will take place every other day in the rotation and will be 45 other day in the rotation and will be 45 minutes.minutes.

• This instruction is centered around This instruction is centered around reading skills, fluency, comprehension and reading skills, fluency, comprehension and higher-level thinking and questioning. higher-level thinking and questioning.

• Instruction will also focus on quarterly Instruction will also focus on quarterly reading skills.reading skills.

• Reading Specialist works with classroom Reading Specialist works with classroom teacher to team teach Social Studies and teacher to team teach Social Studies and provide support for struggling readers.provide support for struggling readers.

Novel Group InstructionNovel Group Instruction

• Selected novel is at your child’s instructional Selected novel is at your child’s instructional level.level.

• Small group novel instruction will occur 3 Small group novel instruction will occur 3 days out of the 6 day rotation.days out of the 6 day rotation.

• Students read and discuss the novel as well Students read and discuss the novel as well as apply the reading skills to the novel.as apply the reading skills to the novel.

• Students will be assigned reading for Students will be assigned reading for homework.homework.

• Several comprehension quizzes will be given Several comprehension quizzes will be given throughout the nine week period.throughout the nine week period.

• Students will receive points for participation, Students will receive points for participation, preparation and materialspreparation and materials. .

Reading SkillsReading Skills

• All Boyce Students will be introduced to All Boyce Students will be introduced to reading skills each nine week grading reading skills each nine week grading period. period.

• Students will be expected to apply Students will be expected to apply these skills when reading both inside these skills when reading both inside and outside of the classroom.and outside of the classroom.

• These skills are assessed both formally These skills are assessed both formally and informally- Quizzes, Post-Tests and and informally- Quizzes, Post-Tests and ObservationObservation

55thth Grade Reading Skills Grade Reading Skills• Story Elements (setting, characters, conflict, climax,

resolution, mood and theme).

• Main Idea and Supporting Details

• Making Predictions and Making Inferences

• Sequencing story events

• Character Traits

• Questioning• Literal- answers found right in the text.• Inferential- the student must use the text to infer or

draw conclusions when reading.• Critical- Understanding and evaluating the point an

author is trying to make. This is often in the form of an essay question.

66thth Grade Reading Skills Grade Reading Skills• Distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction

• Point of View- first person and third person

• Story Elements (setting, characters, conflict, climax, resolution).

• Main Idea and Supporting Details

• Making Predictions and Making Inferences

• Sequencing story events as well as understanding the role of time clues and transitions

• Cause and Effect

• Questioning• Literal- answers found right in the text.• Inferential- the student must use the text to infer or draw

conclusions when reading.• Critical- Understanding and evaluating the point an author is

trying to make. This is often in the form of an essay question.

CommunicationCommunication

• Progress reports which reflect the big ideas in Progress reports which reflect the big ideas in reading are sent home two times a year during reading are sent home two times a year during the 2the 2ndnd and 4 and 4thth grading periods. grading periods.

• Reading Specialist will also provide resource Reading Specialist will also provide resource materials to parents. materials to parents.

• Reading Specialist will be responsible for Reading Specialist will be responsible for communicating grades from the small group communicating grades from the small group instruction which are a part of the reading grade.instruction which are a part of the reading grade.

• Reading Specialist will monitor the students’ Reading Specialist will monitor the students’ classroom performance closely. classroom performance closely.

• Open Communication with Reading Specialist Open Communication with Reading Specialist through email, phone and parent meetings.through email, phone and parent meetings.

ELAELAPA Common CorePA Common Core

• An Introduction to the Common CoreAn Introduction to the Common Core

• http://www.corestandards.org/what-parents-should-http://www.corestandards.org/what-parents-should-know/know/

• http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/reading,_writing,_listening___speaking/community/reading,_writing,_listening___speaking/7539/p/14687767539/p/1468776

• What does this mean for USC?What does this mean for USC?

• ELA- English and Language ArtsELA- English and Language Arts

• Change in the PSSAs- 1 testChange in the PSSAs- 1 test

• 55thth and 6 and 6thth Grade Writing Instruction and Grade Writing Instruction and AssessmentsAssessments

What can I do?What can I do?

• Provide us with any insight that will Provide us with any insight that will help us meet your childhelp us meet your child’’s needss needs

• Encourage reading at home each Encourage reading at home each nightnight

• Make reading a positive experienceMake reading a positive experience

• Use the helpful tip sheets in your Use the helpful tip sheets in your folderfolder

DocumentsDocuments

Our program is funded by the Title 1 Federal Our program is funded by the Title 1 Federal Program. This is part of the Department of Program. This is part of the Department of Education’s Plan for providing reading and Education’s Plan for providing reading and math services to all students who qualify. math services to all students who qualify.

• School Parent CompactSchool Parent Compact

DocumentsDocuments

Parent Involvement PolicyParent Involvement Policy

•Title 1 Parent meetings- Fall and SpringTitle 1 Parent meetings- Fall and Spring

•Data on student progress Data on student progress

•Parent ConferencesParent Conferences

•Supplemental activities to support your childSupplemental activities to support your child

•Communication with Title 1 StaffCommunication with Title 1 Staff

•Understanding student performance dataUnderstanding student performance data

Parent Input QuestionsParent Input Questions

What input do you have to offer the District’s What input do you have to offer the District’s Title 1 Parent Involvement Policy?Title 1 Parent Involvement Policy?

•Development of the School’s Title 1 PlanDevelopment of the School’s Title 1 Plan

•The ability to contribute to school improvement effortsThe ability to contribute to school improvement efforts

•Support from the district in assisting the school in Support from the district in assisting the school in planning and implementing effective parent planning and implementing effective parent involvement activities.involvement activities.

•Support from the district in providing annual evaluation Support from the district in providing annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of parent involvement of the content and effectiveness of parent involvement policiespolicies

•Revisions to Title 1 parent involvement policiesRevisions to Title 1 parent involvement policies

Thank you!Thank you!

Questions and comments are Questions and comments are welcome!welcome!