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Enhancing Literacy Through Effective School Reform Strategies

This article presents key insights from Dr. Sharon Walpole of the University of Delaware on the Reading First initiative. It emphasizes the importance of professional development for teachers, literacy coaches, and principals at all levels to improve reading instruction. Essential components for selecting instructional materials and using effective interventions for struggling readers are discussed, including assessment systems and accountability measures. The guidelines aim to ensure that all students receive tailored literacy support to enhance their reading skills.

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Enhancing Literacy Through Effective School Reform Strategies

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  1. School Reform in Reading First Dr. Sharon Walpole University of Delaware

  2. Reading First relies on . . .

  3. At all levels, this means

  4. Professional Development During Grant Writing http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/k-3.html

  5. Professional Development for Literacy Coaches and Principals State-level conferences Frequent visits and support from state staff members Materials for teaching best practices to teachers

  6. Professional Development for Teachers

  7. Procedures for Selecting Instructional Materials • Identify essential components for instruction to heterogeneous groups, needs-based groups, and intervention groups • Consider commercial materials to help teachers teach components explicitly and systematically • Consider outside evaluations and ratings • Conduct inside evaluations and ratings

  8. Once the materials are chosen • Use experts, consultants, and close analyses to specify how, when, and why the materials will be used in all classrooms • Which parts? • How much time? • What grouping configurations?

  9. Once the materials are used • Use observations to assess individual teacher’s fidelity to the model in the school • Provide support • Use student achievement data to assess the match of the materials to the student’s needs • Provide support

  10. Assessment systems Screen Teach Screen Differentiate Monitor Progress Diagnose Intervene

  11. Intervention Systems Interventions are programs designed for literacy acceleration: Instruction that enables struggling readers to make rapid progress and read as well as or better than their peers not struggling in reading.(Duffy, 2001)

  12. Characteristics of Interventions • Multiple Entry Points • Feedback and Engagement • Progress Monitoring • Intensive Focus • Temporary Duration • Small group size

  13. Accountability to the Model

  14. What questions do you have about the model in general?

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