Reading Updates Madelin Garcia Reading Coach Southside Elementary

Reading Updates Madelin Garcia, Reading Coach Southside Elementary Museums Magnet School

Houghton Mifflin n Core Reading Program in Grades K-5 Must Be Followed With Fidelity During Language Arts Block n

Language Arts Block n 90 minutes of Language Arts n The Big Five: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency , Vocabulary, Comprehension n Whole group, small groups, centers

Assessments DIBELS: K-3, selected 4 th and 5 th graders in September, January, May n Palm Pilot Program n Literacy Leadership Team Meetings will follow each administration of DIBELS n Data Folder is forthcoming with DIBELS results 2006 -2007 year n

Assessments Interim Tests for 3 rd, 4 th, & 5 th n Simulations n HM Weekly Skills Test, Integrated Theme Test on EDUSOFT n FCAT n SAT 10 n

Writing 30 minute Writing block in addition to the 90 minute Language Arts Block n Can be integrated with Science and Social Studies n Must be Implemented n Professional Development is forthcoming n

Reading Interventions Students will be identified for teachers n Voyager and Reading Plus n Interventions Begin 2 nd week of school n

Materials n Materials Inventory n Please email me if you are lacking Reading materials at any time during the school year.

Reading Coach’s Roles and Responsibilities n n n n n Professional Development Planning Modeling Lessons Coaching Coach-Teacher Conferencing Student Assessment Data Reporting Meetings Knowledge Building Managing Reading Materials