| Materials and Instructional Practices | 30 minute of daily Reading Strategy instruction and Independent Reading for all students 30 minutes of Independent Reading at home each night – parent log Students will learn how to pick “just right books” for the Independent Reading Block Implement Words Their Way Phonics and Spelling into 4th and 5th grade Students will begin to apply David Pearsons 7 Key Comprehension Strategies when they read in narrative and expository text | 4th through 8th grade Literacy Block Teachers |
| Time/Coverage/ Mastery and Grouping Practices | Literacy Block – 30 minutes daily – Whole group Comprehension Strategies – Break into small groups (5 students to 1 teacher) Title 1 time for the students who are unsatisfactory or partially proficient on CSAP | 4th through 8th grade Literacy Block Teachers |
| Assessment Practices | All students will be assessed with a Reading level test – Fountas & Pinnell Struggling students will get more in depth testing to see what intervention is needed to help them improve Words Their Way and Blevins Phonics will also be used as Assessments | Title 1 teacher and 4th through 8th grade Literacy Block Teachers |
| Data Utilization Practices (Current Status) | Take an in-depth look at CSAP Reading scores and percentages 4th (13 students) 3 u, 5 pp, 4 p, 1 a 0 new 2 transferred (1pp, 1p) 5th (9 students) 1 u, 2 pp, 6 p, 0 a 3 new ( ) 0 transferred 6th (9 students) 2 u, 1 pp, 6 p, 0 a 0 new 1 transferred (1p) 7th (9 students) 1 u, 3 pp, 4 p, 0 a, 1 no score 2 new ( ) 2 transferred (1pp, 1p) 8th (17 students) 2 u, 3 pp, 12 p, 0 a 3 new ( ) 4 transferred (2 pp, 2 p) NWEA Reading Scores – Spring 06 to Spring 07 % of students who met their target growth 4th – 2/11 (18%) met - 9/11 (82%) did not 5th – 7/10 (70%) met - 3/10 (30%) did not 6th – 3/7 (43%) met - 4/7 (57%) did not 7th – 4/8 (50%) met - 4/8 (50%) did not 8th – 6/11 (55%) met - 5/11 (45%) did not | DAC, Principal 4th through 8th grade Literacy Block Teachers |
