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October 30th, 2006

Warren County School District. Reading in the Warren County School District Presentation to the Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Committee. October 30th, 2006.

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October 30th, 2006

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  1. Warren County School District Reading in the Warren County School District Presentation to the Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Committee October 30th, 2006 Contributors: Sarah Connolly, Leslie Gray, Mark Lindberg, Nathan Lindberg, Caren Pence, Carrie Reynolds, Rosemarie Green, John Sechriest, and J. Hugh Dwyer

  2. Current Reading Curriculum Overview Current planned instructions focus on: • Pennsylvania Academic Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Standards for grades Kindergarten through 12. • Assessments based on the Pennsylvania Academic Standards The Warren County School District Reading Curriculum is being reviewed and updated during the 2006 – 2007 school year. A revised Reading Curriculum Proposal will be presented to the Board in the spring of 2007 for implementation in the 2007 – 2008 school year.

  3. WCSD Planned Instruction: Reading Reading Instruction is based on the PA Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. WCSD Policy 9141 states that the District curriculum is “based on Pennsylvania Academic Standards…” The Reading Standards can be found at PDE@state.pa.us All WCSD planned instructions implemented in the 2006 – 2007 school year and after require K – 12 teachers in every teaching discipline to integrate reading instruction into their planned instruction. Teachers are required to be knowledgeable of the PDE assessment anchors and eligible content and incorporate them into planned instruction. The assessment anchors and eligible content are key Reading Standards that will be assessed by the state exams.

  4. Elementary Language Arts K Language Arts 1 Language Arts 2 Language Arts 3 Language Arts 4 Language Arts 5 WCSD Reading & Reading Related Planned Instructions Middle School Language Arts/ESL English 6 Reading 6 English 7 Reading 7 English 8 Reading 8 Spelling 6 High School Language Arts/ESL – Secondary Occupational/Career Prep English 9 Academic English 9 Reading 9 Occupational/Career Prep English 10 Academic English 10 English Honors 10 Occupational/Career Prep English 11 Academic English 11 English Honors 11 Occupational/Career Prep English 12 Academic English 12 AP English Literature and Composition Reading 10 Reading 11 Reading 12 High School Detective/Mystery Reading Unlimited Shakespeare Story of the American West The Biography Science Fiction/Fantasy Creative Writing Journalism I & II Novel

  5. Language Arts Department Philosophy for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade • Students must be held accountable for skills identified at each precise assessment level. Skills must broaden, deepen, and build to avoid repetition. • A skill may be satisfied at a grade level other than the one designated by the state. The skills are distributed throughout the grades. • Writing, speaking, listening, researching, and reading are processes and must be treated as such in the Language Arts. • Skills will be integrated not only across the curriculum but also within the course content. • Skills should be practical to the demands of everyday communication. SUMMER READING Summer reading will be required in order to nurture reading skills and to promote lifelong readers. Students must read eight (8) books over the summer. A suggested list of books will be provided for parents and guardians.

  6. Reading Expectation • “The WCSD Reading Program is reading instruction that is based on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension, and aligned with the Pennsylvania Reading Academic Standards. All teachers are cognizant of eligible content and anchor assessments when designing instruction.” The K – 12 across the curricula Reading Expectation is updated annually. The “expectation” is that principals and all teachers in all subjects will make reading a key part of instruction.

  7. Reading Expectation • Some principals, reading specialists and teachers have actively engaged in implementation of the Reading Expectation and have provided professional development for their staff.

  8. Reading Programs Supporting Reading Instruction • SRA Open Court Series for grades K-2 • Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning Skills (DIBELS) – K – 4 – focus on “phonics” • Houghton-Mifflin for grades 3-5 for English, Reading, Spelling, and Vocabulary • Novels for Reading and Write Source 2000 Book for Reading/Writing for grade 6 • Prentice Hall Literature book and PSSA Coach book for grade 7

  9. Programs …Continued • Prentice Hall and novels for grade 8 • 8th grade reading placement is determined by PSSA scores and building administrators • Grades 9 -12 • Corrective Reading for students who qualify • Other students – reading is integrated into other Language Arts planned instructions • Grades 9 -12 • Summer School • Grades K -12 • Tutoring Program in Reading

  10. Programs …Continued • SRA Corrective Reading • Decoding • Done 4th – 12th • Comprehension • Done 6th – 12th after exiting decoding

  11. Additional Student Services • Title 1 • Supplemental education program providing additional instruction in reading and math • Schools in WCSD: WAEC, AVES, SES, YEMS, SG, SSELC • Tutoring • Qualify by: • K-2 Reading:  DIBELS (Intensive) • 3-11 Reading:  4Sight (Basic or Below Basic) • 12 Reading:  PSSA (Basic or Below Basic) • Special Education – Learning Support Program • English as a Second Language (ESL) • On-line opportunities through Nova Net and the Cyber School Program • Classroom Plus

  12. Score Trends Oral Reading Fluency

  13. Five-Year PSSA Reading Levels – Same Groups

  14. Adequate Yearly Progress READING - % Proficient by Year 45% 54% 63% 72% 81% 91% 100% 2004 2007 20102003 2006 20092002 2005 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 Information from PDE

  15. No Child Left BehindWCSD “On Target” and more in Reading ProficiencyGrade 11

  16. District-wide Reading Professional Development* March 2001 to Present: 345.5 Total Hours • 83 workshops • Two 4-day reading institutes • Many after school and in-service day opportunities Training Topics have included • Using the new textbooks • Reading action plans • Reading strategies • Corrective reading • Wilson reading • Accelerated reader • Reading mastery • Strategies for Special Education reading *Not all WCSD professionals have received Reading Professional Development

  17. Suggestions • Research good practices/models from other school districts • Use an outside consultant with no bias towards the district to evaluate our reading status for grades K-12 • Create a THINK TANK to brainstorm solutions that includes a diverse group of teachers, reading specialists, coaches, administrators, parents, etc. • Adopt a reading framework that utilizes assessments to drive instruction with a major focus on professional development.

  18. DISCUSSION What direction for school year 2007 – 2008?

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