Developing independent learners: Practical Differentiation Tips
Developing a Schoolwide Independent Reading Culture
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Developing a Schoolwide
Independent Reading Culture
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Goals
• Share Independent Reading Research
• Share Survey Tools to Determine Status of Independent Reading
• Examine Strategies to Help Create Your Annual Independent Reading Plan
• Offer Resources to Support Independent Reading Culture
• Support Ways to Get Started
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Independent Reading Independent Reading
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On the Achievement Gap
What percentage of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to books?
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A. 25%
B. 33%
C. 67%
D. 80%
Alexander et al., 2007
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On Independent Reading Benefits
Which is an academic benefit of independent reading?
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A. Increased vocabulary development
B. Greater domain & background knowledge
C. Better fluency & comprehension
D. Improved reading
achievement
E. All of the above
Moss & Young, 2010
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What is Independent Reading?
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Self-selected reading that students do
on their own in or out of school,
with or without instruction
What is Independent Reading?
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• Create strong independent reading cultures
• Use resources to enhance school programs
• Identify and evangelize best practices
• Create models and support tools to be used in other schools
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The Scholastic Book Fairs Model Independent Reading School Project
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School Location Principal
Highlands Elementary Renton, WA Dr. Janet Fawcett
Cleveland Elementary Cleveland, MN Dawn Brown
Schulze Elementary Irving, TX Lariza Liner
Evans Elementary Sanford, FL Carol Ann Darnell
Forrest Elementary Fair Lawn, NJ Michael Weaver
Gaithersburg Elementary Gaithersburg, MD Stephanie Brant
North Trail Elementary Farmington, MN Dr. Steven Geis
Politi Elementary Los Angeles, CA Brad Rumble, Luis Ochoa
Hanley Academy Hamtramck, MI Carolyn Boyer, Shameka McPherson
Wyandot Elementary Dublin, OH Heather Habrecht
Esperanza Elementary Los Angeles, CA Brad Rumble
Jackson Elementary McAllen, TX Sylvia Ibarra
Jensen Elementary Mission, TX Cuahutemoc Paz
Norma Coombs School Pasedena, CA Dr. Jennifer Smith
Ligarde Elementary Loredo, TX Rosalba Martinez
Model Independent Reading Project Participants
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How Do You Create a Culture of Independent Reading
at Your School?
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Schoolwide Classroom Home
A Comprehensive Approach
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Inspire
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Assess & Evaluate
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3 Strategize &
Plan
4 Identify Tools &
Resources
Sustain Efforts
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Independent Reading Roadmap
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Inspire
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Independent Reading Roadmap
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Develop Your Vision
Engage Independent Reading Evangelists
Share Your Vision
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Step 1: Inspire
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Inspire
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Assess & Evaluate
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Independent Reading Roadmap
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Survey Tools
Schoolwide Classroom Home
Classroom Visit Survey Family
Independent Reading Survey
Independent Reading Best Practices
Survey
Classroom Library Survey
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1. Review the assigned survey in your small groups. • Classroom Library Survey
• IR Best Practices Survey
• Classroom Visit Survey
2. Talk about each survey in small group.
3. On chart paper list: • 2 or 3 benefits for administering the survey
• 1 or 2 questions you have after you reviewed it
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Small Group Activity
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Large Group Sharing
1. Share the benefits of administering the surveys.
2. What questions do you have after reviewing the surveys?
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Inspire
1
Assess & Evaluate
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3 Strategize &
Plan
4 Identify Tools &
Resources
Sustain Efforts 5
Independent Reading Roadmap
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Sample Annual Independent Reading Plan
Focus Action Leaders Resources Time
Family
-increase family
awareness reading
reading at home
- share research/impact
on reading at home
with kids
- set up 20/20 challenges
Principal, Classroom
Teachers
-research data
-20/20 recording sheets
-Summer Reading
-Sept.curriculum night
-20/20 challenges
throughout year
School
-increase culture of
reading
- book talk at every
meeting
- visually design school
to display books
connected to staff &
students
Literacy team,
Classroom teachers
book talk templates,
Book Wizard, Book
Talks videos
whole school year
Classroom
(Year 1)
-increase the
effectiveness of
conferring
-provide professional
learning for staff
-provide on-going
feedback on the use of
conferring
Principal, Literacy
team, literacy coaches
weebly, conferring
templates
staff professional
learning mornings
(approx. monthly),
team meetings with
weebly throughout
year
Classroom
(Year 2)
- Increase student
led discussions
-provide professional
learning for staff
-provide on-going
feedback on student led
discussions
Principal, Literacy
team, literacy coaches weebly, Storia
-staff professional
learning mornings
(approx. monthly),
team meetings with
weebly throughout
year
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• Reading in the Wild book
• ASCD digital Independent Reading Course
• Reading Summits
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Resources
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Contact Information
Heather Habrecht [email protected]
(937)776.8812
Sandi Novak [email protected]
(952)898.3119