Reading PDI
Literacy First Training Dates
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Literacy First Frequently Asked Questions re: Battery of Screening Instruments
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Criteria for Identifying students for Reading Sufficiency Plans
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Literacy First Reading Staff Development
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The Reading Sufficiency Act, funded by the Legislature in 1997, provides reading and literacy professional development for all elementary teachers using "Literacy First" as its base. The Reading PDI provides a balanced approach to teaching reading which incorporates the latest phonics and literature based strategies. .
The Reading PDI occurs in skills and strategies of systematic explicit system for the teaching of reading. Phases I and II provide training for teachers. Phase III focuses on literacy training for administrators. Phase IV implements a systemic, school-wide reading model whereby the school's faculty creates a strategic plan that all third graders will be reading on grade level by the end of third grade. This model includes coaching, consulting and mentoring for continuous learning and implementation.
Literacy First Reading - Elementary Schools |
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Literacy First Reading - Middle Schools |
Due to changes to the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) and the Academic Performance Index (API) formula over the last two years, comparable state assessment data were only available for 2009 and 2010. The tables and graphs in this section summarize the most critical part of the evaluation, which is the effect of the program/process on the learning of teachers and the achievement of students. |
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In 2009 the legislature extended reading professional development through the 8th grade. Literacy First professional development at the middle school level includes two distinct processes: 1) teaching reading in the content area, and 2) intensive reading professional development for teachers who are working with students who are reading two or more levels below their actual grade level. After experiencing success in the Literacy First Reading process at the elementary level some districts chose to partner with the Commission to fund the literacy reading reform process at their middle schools. |
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Literacy First Grant schools in years 2 and 3 who met implementation requirements increased their average API scores by 89 points from 2009-2010 while the state increased their average by 27 points. In 2009 the grant schools scored 57 points higher than the state average and by 119 points in 2010. |
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Literacy First Middle Schools increased reading API average by 32 points from 2009-2010 while the State average lowered their API by 15 points. In 2009 Literacy First schools average was 76 points higher than the state average and in 2010 they surpassed the state by 123 points. |
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Last Modified on 09/23/2011