Keystone State Reading AssociationOctober 19, 2013State College, PA

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Please create a blog post about your experiences at KSRA in State College thus far!

Tina Selvaggi, Ed.D.Assistant Professor of Literacy West Chester University

Mary Molyneaux-Leahy, M.Ed.Adjunct Professor of LiteracyCabrini College

West Chester University

Cabrini College

Capstone courses in the Graduate Reading Specialist Certification Program at both institutions. These courses provide a practical application of the reading specialist's role in organizing and operating a school literacy program in a K-12 environment.

Needs AssessmentAnalyze Strengths/Needs of Language

Arts ProgramDesign a Professional Learning Plan

Address area of concern Reflect course content

Graduate students were paired to maintain a digital web log (blog)

Discussed individual and collaborative literacy experiences

Blog tool (wordpress.com)Postings occurred three times

throughout the semester Students completed a survey about

their blogging experiences

Week 4: Assessment of Curriculum Strengths and Needs

Week 7: Stages of Concern When Adopting a New Practice (Hall and Hord, 2001)

Week 13: Roles of the Reading Specialist (IRA Position Statement, 2000)

6. Refocusing:  I have some ideas about something that would work even better.

5. Collaboration: How can I relate what I am doing to what others are doing?

4. Consequence: How is my use affecting learners? How can I refine it to have more impact?

3. Management: I seem to be spending all my time getting materials ready.

 2. Personal: How will using it affect me? 1. Informational: I would like to know more

about it. 0. Awareness: I am not concerned about it.

Timing of the activity is suitable Difficulty level of the reading

assignment is suitable for students to read and understand on their own

Reading assignment lends itself to discussion

Sufficient moderation from the instructor

Al-Fadda and Al-Yahya (2010)

Analysis of Curriculum Strengths and Needs Summarize analysis process Identify an area of concern Share a personal connection/reflection

Stages of Concern (Hall & Hord, 2001)-Summarize the change process-Identify ways to support teachers through the change process-Share a personal connection/reflection

Roles of the Reading Specialist (IRA Position Statement , 2000) -Compare the roles of the Reading Specialist identified by IRA and roles observed in your instructional setting -Identify opportunities for literacy coaching -Share a personal connection/reflection

Sharing experiences and opinions

Prepare for future in the world of digital technology

Importance of communication and networking

Would have liked to meet partner

Would have liked more opinions/broader view

Blogging tool

Communication and networking outside of class/college

Instructor involvement

Appropriate pacing

Opportunities for whole class involvement

Questions

How does this relate to your practice? Blogging experiences Opportunities for collaboration Other

IRA Standards 1.1, 1.3 Foundational Knowledge

IRA Standard 2.1, 2.3 Curriculum and Instruction

IRA Standard 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Assessment and Evaluation

IRA Standard 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 Literate Environment

IRA Standard 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 Professional Learning and Leadership

Al-Fada, H., & Al-Yahya, M.(2010). Using web blogs as a tool to encourage pre-class reading, post-class reflections and collaboration in higher education. US-China Education Review, 7 (7), 100-106.

Bean, R. M. (2004). The reading specialist: Leadership for the classroom, school, and community. New York: Guilford Press.

DarlingHammond,L., Wei, R., Andree, A., Richardson, N.,& Orphanos, S. (2009). State of the Profession. Journal of Staff Development, 30(2), 42-44,46-50,67. 

Hall, G. E., & Hord, S. M.. (2001). Implementing change: Patterns, principles, and potholes. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

The International Reading Association’s (IRA) position statement on Reading Specialists (2000)

tselvaggi@wcupa.edu

mtm726@cabrini.edu