PRESENTED BY: MARY SAGAR CHERYL BECKER

BECCA BRITT

Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program

Chandler Public Library

November 14, 2013AzLA Conference

Learning Objectives: during today’s workshop you will…

Examine Arizona’s Move On When Reading Legislation and understand the effect it will have on current 3rd grade students in the Spring of 2014

Take an in-depth look at how the Chandler Public Library created and implemented the Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program

Students currently in the 3rd grade that score “Falls Far Below” on the reading portion of the AIMS test in April 2014 will be retained

Two exemptions currently in place1. English Language Learners with less than 2 years

of instruction in English2. Students with an IEP for reading and/or language

Move On When Reading LegislationA.R.S. § 15-701

According to the Arizona Department of Education, there are approximately 83,000 students currently enrolled in the 3rd grade in Arizona.

Of those students, over 1,500 will be affected by the Move On When Reading legislation in the Spring of 2014.

Current Statistics

Arizona Department of Education

Developing A Tutoring Program

Mary Sagar

Chandler Public Library

Downtown Branch

Inspiration for writing the grant

Applying for a Library Sciences and Technology Act Grant

Awarded the LSTA Grant which

included funds for the following:

1. Coordinator2. Technology3. eBooks4. Materials 5. Printing

Instruction Needed for the Benchmark Student

Instruction Needed for the At-Risk Student

Tier I Instruction90+ minutes of regular literacy instruction by the classroom teacher during the school day

Tier I Instruction90+ minutes of regular literacy instruction by the classroom teacher during the school day

Tier II Instruction20 - 30 minutes of additional targeted literacy instruction during the school day

Tier III Instruction*30 – 60 minutes of targeted literacy instruction outside of the school day

Literacy Programs in Schools

Impacting Our Community

Tier III Intervention

Lessons Volunteers

Successful Library Tutoring Program

The Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program

The Mission of the Program The mission of the Chandler Public Library’s Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program is to improve the academic achievement of at-risk first grade students by developing and strengthening their oral language and early literacy skills.  

The Goal of the Program All children in the Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program will show measurable academic growth by improving their oral language and early literacy skills through the use of direct instruction and digital media.

From the Ground Up…

Intervention Materials for

Students

Technology Decisions

Library Logistics

Intervention Materials for Students

Looked at various types of intervention materials, including leveled literacy sets and researched based intervention programs like Read Naturally.

We also looked at web based programs, especially the Learning A-Z platform. Learning A-Z provides a variety of resources to support literacy instruction.

1. Reading A-Z2. Vocabulary A-Z3. Raz Kids

Learning A-Z

•Online database of eBooks from Pre-school – 5th Grade

•Lesson plans and other resources for all books

Reading A-Z

•Database of vocabulary picture and word cards

•Aligned to each book in the online database

Vocabulary A - Z

•Online component for students

•Set students to their instructional and independent reading levels

Raz-Kids

Technology Choices

Nook

Kindle

iPad

Library Logistics

1. Where will the tutoring sessions be

held?

2. How long will each tutoring session

be?

3. Who will teach the tutoring

sessions?

Our Decision1.Our tutoring sessions would be

held in various tutoring rooms throughout the library.

Pandora’s Box Tutoring Room at the Chandler Public Library

Our Decision

2. Each tutoring session would be 60 minutes long and held 2 – 3 times per week.

Our Decision

3. Recruit and train library volunteers to teach the tutoring lessons.

Key Components

of a Successful

Literacy Tutoring Lesson

Creating an Effective Literacy Lesson

1. Building Background through discussion and vocabulary work

2. Sight Word Instruction

3. Guided Reading using a variety of texts (using technology)

4. Integration of Writing Skills

5. Read Aloud using quality literature (using technology)

Putting It All Together!

•Recruiting and Training Volunteers

•Developing Marketing Materials

•Building Relationships with School

Districts

•Assessing and Organizing Students

Recruiting and Training Volunteers

The success or failure of the program lies in the recruitment and training of skilled volunteers to implement the tutoring program.

1. Working with the Volunteer Coordinator2. Establishing minimum qualifications for

volunteers3. Providing adequate training for the volunteers4. Commitment level of the volunteers

BrochuresCreate a brochure to highlight the

program

WebsiteDraw attention on your library’s

homepage

Developing Marketing Materials

Building Relationships in Schools

District

•Contact the District Administrators

•Ask them to reach out to Principals

School

•Contact School Principals

•Ask them to assign a contact person

Classroom

•Contact the Classroom Teachers

•Teachers are a direct line to parents

Enrolling Students in the Program

Teacher Referral

Student Applicatio

n

Assessment

Assessing and Organizing the Students

Follow Up on Applications

Schedule Assessment DaysAssess Each Student Using Quick and

Easy Literacy Assessments

Review Assessment Results with Parents

Place Students in Appropriate Groups

Parent Support

Parent support of any educational program is important.

The Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program incorporates parent information sessions into the assessment schedule.

Ongoing Evaluation of Program Outcomes

Student Attendance Rates

-Number of Absences

-Weeks in the Program

Student Growth

- HFW Pre/Post Test

- Reading Level Increase

Volunteer Effectiveness

-Skills of Volunteer

-Management Style

-Attendance Rate

A Volunteer’s Perspective

Ease of Gathering Materials

Flow of the LessonWorking with Student Groups

Ease of Gathering Materials

Flow of the Lesson

2 Pocket Dividers

Attendance Sheet

Working With Student Groups

Implementation of a Tutoring Lesson

Let’s view a tutoring session in action…

QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME!

Feel free to ask

questions to clarify

information shared in today’s

presentation.

Copies of Materials