Reading First

Bottom Row, L-R: Corinna Lira (2nd grade), Melissa Rodriguez (2nd grade), Rosie Almaguer (Kinder)  Top Row, L-R: Monica Morin (3rd grade), Marie Bippert (Kinder), Margie Gonzalez (1st grade), Janell Owen (1st grade), Carol Pierce (PreK), Debbie Garza (paraprofessional), Terry Lara (paraprofessional), Denae Arnold (3rd grade) 

Reading First Program Goals For Year

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Goals:

1.                   To ensure each Texas student is reading on or above grade by the end of Grade 3

2.               To implement a SBRR comprehensive reading program that includes phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension

3.               To provide research-based professional development

Reading First and the 3 Tier Model of Reading Instruction

Tier 1:               Core

•         90 minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction

•         Implement a Scientifically Based Reading Researched program (Open Court Reading)

•        Intensive Professional Development

Tier 2:    Assessment

•         We screen and give a diagnostic assessment to all students 3 times a year (TPRI)

•         We benchmark all students 3 times a year (Voyager).

Tier 3:    Intervention

•         We group students according to needs using assessment data from TPRI, Voyager, and teacher observations.

•         We provide an additional 45 minutes of daily intensive reading instruction.

•         We monitor and adjust instruction every 2 weeks.

•         Student assessment data drives the small group instruction.