MOVING READERS TO PROFICIENCY Using ReadingPlus to motivate and encourage student achievement
Feb 22, 2016
MOVING READERS TO PROFICIENCYUsing ReadingPlus to motivate and encourage student achievement
HCHS DEMOGRAPHICS Hancock Co., Kentucky (Lewisport)
On the Ohio River halfway between Louisville, KY and Evansville, IN
Small, rural county with plenty of industry Over 1600 students in the district – 2 elementary
schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school HCHS had 475 students in 09/10 and currently
has 487 enrolled for 10/11
HANCOCK CO. HIGH SCHOOL
Less than 5% minority 35% Free and Reduced
population (would qualify for more…)
45 to 55% of our students go on to college
STATE ACCOUNTABILITY TEST COMPARISONREADING TEST
KCCT Reading PLAN Reading ACT ReadingLexile Level 950 1340 1460Grade Level 6.0 13.5+ 13.5++
•Average Incoming Freshman Lexile = 914.2 (As Of September 10, 2010)•That is a 6.0 Grade Level reading ability.
•With active reading instruction, students MAY increase 100 Lexile points per year. (High estimate based on Cross-Curricular Reading Instruction.)•Average growth per year in high school is 50 lexile points or .5 grade level per year. (source: MetraMetrics research)•By the March ACT junior year, projected Lexile level would be 1214.2.
•Still 200 Lexile points BELOW the ACT reading exam.So, what are WE doing?
READING PROGRAMS Our SBDM passed a policy (Summer 2005)
that required ANY student not reading at grade level to take a Reading Class in addition to the required Language Arts class.• 9th Grade Students who are tested and
considered more than one year below Reading Level.
• Reading students remain in reading classes each year until they “test out”
HOW IT ALL BEGAN Former student surveys indicated need for
more reading Two years of reading course with no
curriculum and no textbooks yielded poor results-TABE Test, too many failures-KCCT Reading, yo-yo effect-ACT Reading scores below National Average
Saw the need for something new and innovative
READING CURRICULUMReading class curriculum consists of: The Seven Keys to Comprehension by Susan
Zimmerman and Chryse Hutchins Intensive Vocabulary Instruction
Year One = Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Year Two = Hot Words for the SAT
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
Reading Plus
PLACEMENT PROCEDURES SBDM Policy 3.03 – Revised August 2008 Based on EPAS (EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT) Data
Benchmarks for College/Career Readiness
Based on RTI legislation, the bottom 20% of students not meeting these benchmarks must be remediated at Tier II – these students go into the class.
This is ABOVE & BEYOND state regulation.
Test Incoming 9th
Incoming 10th
Incoming 11th
Incoming 12th
EXPLORE 15 - - -PLAN - 18 18 -ACT - - - 21KCCT Pro./Dis. - Pro./Dis. -
EXAMPLE DATA All EPAS DATA is entered into an EXCEL
Workbook for use in multiple departments for RTI, Classroom Instruction, and Scheduling purposes.
Green indicates students who meet their benchmark.
Yellow indicates students in the top 80% of those NOT meeting the benchmark. (Tier I – classroom remediation and monitoring)
Red indicates the bottom 20% placed in a Reading course and Tier II intervention.
Microsoft Office Excel 97-2003 Worksheet
READING ACROSS CONTENT AREAS
LEAD-independent and group reading/discussion
Classroom thinking strategies (see packet)
Summer PD 2010
Independent reading projectsMicrosoft Office
Word 97 - 2003 DocumentMicrosoft Office
Word 97 - 2003 DocumentMicrosoft Office
Word 97 - 2003 DocumentMicrosoft Office Word Document
READING RESULTS Results!! Kentucky Core Contest Test (State
Assessment)
Student Scores range from Novice-Low, Novice-Mid, Novice-High, Apprentice-Low, Apprentice-Mid, Apprentice-High, Proficient and Distinguished
In 2009, 84.1% of our sophomores scored Proficient or Distinguished!
Only 10 students scored less than Apprentice-High with ONE Novice!
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Reading 90.3 93.9 98.96 95.2 103.72
HCHS ACADEMIC SUCCESS (ACT) ACT Comparison (HCHS Graduates)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010English 19.5 20.3 20.0 21.2 19.2 18.9
Math 19.4 20.5 20.1 22.0 18.8 19.8Reading 20.3 20.7 20.9 22.4 20.1 20.0Science 19.5 20.0 20.9 21.6 19.5 19.9
Composite 19.7 20.5 20.7 22.0 19.5 19.7Number of graduates
% Taking ACT10570.0%
10070.0%
9580.0%
12360.2%
122100%
104100%
WHAT READINGPLUS IS An internet based, differentiated reading
program
A tool for struggling, adequate, AND advanced students
A comprehension program
A fluency program
A homework tool for independent readers
WHAT READINGPLUS IS NOT
A complete reading curriculum
A replacement for direct reading instruction
A substitute for sustained silent reading
An unstructured free time for students
OBSTACLES WE FACEDLab space
Funding
Buy-in, district and school level
Parental support
STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY
Immediate
Consistent
Simple
Feasible
Motivating
Consistent
Fair
Rewards Grades
REWARDS
70% or higher 3 times in a row on GR = sucker
80% or higher five times in a row= chocolate
Reaching two out of three goals on GR (Comprehension goal, I-Rate, G-Rate)= 5 bonus points on anything – points used that week
70% average comprehension at the end of each nine weeks= drop one quiz grade
80% of class earns 70% or better five (5) times in a row = Movie Day
80% of class Level Up 1 = free period in gym
90% of class meet WPM goal three (3) times in a row = donuts or pizza!
100% of class level up 2 = field trip!
Individual Whole Class
GRADES Guided Reading is a daily grade each
session. Vocabulary (Cloze Plus or RAW) is a daily
grade once per week.ReadingPlus Percent Corresponding Grade
90-100 105%70-85 100%60-65 85%50-55 75%40-45 65%<30 0
TEACHER MATTERSAll great programs rely on attentive
and consistent teachers!
Must be positive!
Must be motivating!
Must be attentive!
Learning the hard way…
HCHS Site Report 2009-2010
Reading I
Reading II
Advanced Juniors
STUD
ENT SKILLS REPO
RT
Lists each student’s individual scores on specific reading skills that are aligned with standards.
STANDARDIZED RESULTS Advanced Juniors – average ACT Reading increase, 8.4 KCCT Reading – 98 to 103 in one year! 2010 Junior ACT
-78 Juniors completed at least 20 RPlus sessions-53 Juniors did not complete ANY RPlus sessions-Average reading score for RPlus Juniors = 19.72-Average reading score for non-RPlus Juniors = 17.29-ReadingPlus students scores were 2.43 scale points higher than those not enrolled in the program-A 3rd year reading student who has completed ReadingPlus for 3 years scored a 30 in Reading!
READINGPLUS WITH RTI Works as a Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III
intervention
Differentiation caters to individual needs and skills
Can use skills report to assess key weaknesses, such as “identifying main idea,” or “making inferences”
Because all students in a class are involved, students do NOT feel singled out
HORNETS READ!