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Overview Training
Cohort B
June 23, 2005
SRA Reading Mastery Plus
Judy Chesnut
[email protected]
Discussion Topics
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Oregon’s Review of Core Programs
Overview of the Core Program
Sample Reading Block Organization
Overall Pros, Cons, and
Pre-corrections
Questions
Oregon’s Review of Reading Mastery Plus
High Priority Items
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Phonemic Awareness
95%
100%
Phonics
86%
93%
81%
100%
84%
100%
83%
89%
90%
89%
90%
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Phonemic Awareness
94%
100%
Phonics
75%
95%
90%
84%
75%
92%
100%
84%
94%
90%
89%
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
90%
90%
55%
55%
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
TOTAL
Discretionary Items
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
TOTAL
Design Items
TOTAL
II. Program Overview
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Components of the core program
Organization of the teacher’s manual
Resources for meeting individual needs and
how/with whom they are used.
Professional Development Support: What was the
frequency and type of support required for
teachers to learn this curriculum?
Reading Mastery Plus Components
Kindergarten
Additional
Support
Literature Collection
Expanded Language
Activities
Student
Materials
Story/Picture Book
Workbooks (3)
Main Teacher
Materials
Language Presentation
Books (3)
Pre Reading Presentation
Book
Reading Presentation Book
Literature Guide
Supplemental Guide
(acceleration option)
Teacher’s Guide
Kindergarten – Overview
150 Lessons (Language – Pre Reading – Reading - Literature )
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Strong emphasis on basic
language skills
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Learn hundreds of basic
language concepts and
instructional words.
Designed to strengthen
receptive and expressive
language skills
Particularly appropriate for
students
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With weak vocabulary
and language skills
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Little or no pre school
experience
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Phonemic awareness
activities – rhyming,
segmenting, blending
Identify and write letters of
alphabet
Systematic teaching of
sound-symbol relationships
and blending – emphasis on
CVC words - orthography
Comprehension developed
through story grammar and
picture cue activities
13 sounds/50 words
Reading Mastery Plus Components
Level 1 and Level 2
Additional
Support
Independent Readers
Literature Collection
Expanded Reading
Activities (Level 1)
Language Through
Literature
Seatwork Blackline
Masters
Student
Materials
Storybook
Textbook
Workbooks (3)
Main Teacher
Materials
FS Presentation
Book(Level 1 only)
Reading Presentation
Books(3)
Language Presentation
Book (Level 1)
Teacher’s Guide
Literature Guide
Language Arts Guide
Spelling Guide
Guide to Independent
Readers
Level 1 & 2 – Overview
160 Lessons (Reading - Literature – Spelling - Language)
LEVEL 1
Fast Start – 25 lessons – PreReading – Reviews K
Orthography remains
Fluency and accuracy checkout
begins Lesson #54
Spelling – daily lessons – not
optional – spelling by sounds
Oral Language Lessons with
workbook – Comprehension
/Vocabulary/Thinking Skills
Language Arts Lessons – writing
End of Level 1 – 900+ reading
words – 35/40 cwpm
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LEVEL 2
Regular orthography Lesson
#21
Fluency and accuracy checkouts
33 sound combinations,
prefixes, multi-syllable words
Increased emphasis on
vocabulary/comprehension
Expository/passage reading
Expanded Language Arts
Lessons – writing, vocabulary
End of Level 2 – 2,200 reading
words – 88+ cwpm
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Reading Mastery Plus Components
Level 3
Additional
Support
Activities Across the
Curriculum
Language Through
Literature
Research Projects (CDROM)
Student
Materials
Textbooks (3)
Workbooks (3)
Literature Anthology
Main Teacher
Materials
Reading Presentation
Books(3)
Teacher’s Guide
Literature Guide
Language Arts Guide
Writing & Spelling
Guide
Guide to Independent
Readers
Overview of Reading Mastery Plus Level 3
145 Lessons (Reading-Literature-Spelling-Writing-Projects)
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Emphasis shifts from learning to read to reading to
learn.
 Concepts and rules directly taught, reviewed,
tested
 Strategies taught to learn new information and
vocabulary from text.
 Literature Anthology – enriched literature
 Strong assessment – Fluency checkouts (every
five lessons) Comprehension/
Vocabulary/cumulative review tests (every 10
lessons)
 Daily Paired Reading
Organization of the teacher
materials:
Presentation Book:
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Provides virtually all specific information needed to
present a lesson in one book.
Scripted lessons – signals used
Planning pages cover a 5 lesson span – identify
major skills for each lesson component; a list of
sounds,words, vocabulary intro/reviewed for each
lesson
Sequence of lesson very clear
• Lesson Tasks identified within lesson
Organization of Teacher Material
Presentation Book
•Goal of each exercise identified
•Exercises include directions for firming student
responses and correction procedures.
Teacher’s Guide
•Provides explanations/rationale
•Shows key exercises and explains teaching strategies
•Correction procedures
•Placement tests / in-program information
•Scope and Sequence
•Word Lists
•ETC ETC
Resources for Meeting Individual
Needs
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Flexibility in placing students
Acceleration schedule
Teach to mastery
Reteaching procedures for
formats/corrections
Remediation for checkouts & mastery
tests
Professional Development Support: What was
the frequency and type of support required for
teachers to learn this curriculum?
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Two days of training each fall before the new
school year. (SRA trainer)
Two days of training – late fall/winter (coach)
Staff encouraged to attend outside training.
Grade level meetings - common implement
issues are resolved, training on formats
Training is critical and not optional.
III. Reading Block Organization
RM+ Placement by Grade
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10
0
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
K
K Sup
FS 1
Lvl 1
Lvl 2
Lvl 3
Lvl 4
C/D
III.
Reading Block Organization
Kindergarten – Share students/Teacher+EA
 75-80 minutes – two instructional groups
 Several Instructional Formats
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A – 40 min Reading Mastery Plus K Lesson
40 min ERI + IBR strategies to enhance
B – 40 min Reading Mastery Plus K Supplemental
40 min Reading Mastery Plus Lesson + IBR
C – 40 min Reading Master Plus Level 1 Lesson
40 min Reading Master Plus Spelling + IBR
III. Reading Block Organization
First Grade – Teacher + EA
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120 minutes – Typically 3 small reading groups
30 minutes – Whole Gr - Lang+Comp+Vocab
90 minute Reading Small Group – 3 rotations
30 min – Reading Lesson – Teacher
30 min – Spelling/Vocab/Comp/IBR activities – EA
30 min – Seatwork – Phonics/Comp/Paired
Reading/Independent readers
*Literature Component – Whole Group – outside
block. *Supplemental Programs – No adopted
programs. Tutoring for Intensive Students
III. Reading Block – Second Grade
Teacher +EA
•120 minute block
•Three small group 35-40 minute rotations
35 min – Reading lesson – Teacher
35 min – Spelling/Lang (vocab/comp)
/Fluency – EA
35 min – Seatwork/Paired Reading/Fluency
Reading Block –2nd Grade(con’t)
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Literature – outside reading block.
Taught whole group – heterogeneous.
Supplemental – next year Read
Naturally outside reading block in
tutoring program.
III. Language Arts Block – Third Gr
150 minutes – Reading-Spelling-Writing
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Variety of group organizations
Share kids – Classes performance group
High BM students in larger classes, reading
groups larger, less EA help.
Schedule: Modified Rotations
35-40 min – Story Reading Activities
35-40 min – Spelling – Whole/Small Group
35-40 min - Seatwork / Paired Reading
III. Language Arts – Third Gr (cont)
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Literature – outside Language Arts
block. Whole Group – heterogeneous
Supplemental Programs
Read Naturally – expand next year
Strategies from IBRs to enhance
passage fluency
IV. Pros, Cons, and Pre-Corrections
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Pros – Students feel successful
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Teacher Materials are well organized. Little
time needed to pull materials together for
instruction. More time to prepare and
reflect.
Strong fluency formats and assessment
Flexible grouping: meets needs of
students; moving between groups is easy
Staff – a team, common language
IV. Pros, Cons, and Pre-corrections
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Cons
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Learning Curve –
Training
Philosophical
Challenges
Weak spelling &
writing in Level 3
Kindergarten
placement
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Pre-corrections
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On-going training.
Extensive training of
coaches /bring in
outside coach
Lots of discussion,
staff support & look
at the data
Spelling Mastery
Reasoning & Writing
Accelerate!
Reading Block Organization
RM+ Placement by Grade
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
K
K Sup
FS 1
Lvl 1
Lvl 2
Lvl 3
Lvl 4
C/D
V. Questions