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Comprehensive Reading Comprehensive Reading Strategic I mprovement Plan Strategic I mprovement Plan Pre Pre-

• K through Grade 12

K through Grade 12 READI NG Alignment READI NG Alignment

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Three I mprovement Three I mprovement Goals Goals

• 1. Ensure that the Pre
• 1. Ensure that the Pre-
• K

K-

• 12 written,

12 written, taught, and assessed taught, and assessed curricula curricula are are scientifically research based and scientifically research based and in in alignment alignment with the Voluntary State with the Voluntary State Curriculum and the Reading Policy. Curriculum and the Reading Policy.

• 2. Ensure that valid and reliable reading
• 2. Ensure that valid and reliable reading

assessments assessments are available and are available and appropriately used to make appropriately used to make instructional decisions instructional decisions. .

• 3. Ensure that all students have access
• 3. Ensure that all students have access

to, and are placed in, appropriate to, and are placed in, appropriate reading reading interventions interventions at all levels. at all levels.

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Literacy Vision Literacy Vision

Each Each one

• ne of our Carroll
• f our Carroll

County Public School County Public School students will students will purposefully and purposefully and critically engage texts critically engage texts and communicate and communicate with accuracy, clarity, with accuracy, clarity, and impact. and impact.

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Literacy Mission

Carroll County Public School

students will develop the ability to access, understand, organize, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources for multiple purposes.

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 1 Goal 1

• PreK

PreK-

• 12 Literacy Mission providing

12 Literacy Mission providing increased connections and increased connections and communication communication

• Middle School VSC Resource Guide

Middle School VSC Resource Guide for Comprehension supporting for Comprehension supporting aligned instruction aligned instruction

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 1 Goal 1

• Aligned Phonics Scope and Sequence

Aligned Phonics Scope and Sequence Curriculum being implemented Curriculum being implemented

• Explicit spelling and vocabulary

Explicit spelling and vocabulary instruction, through word study, instruction, through word study, being systematically provided being systematically provided

• I ntegration of Social Studies and

I ntegration of Social Studies and Reading instruction establishing Reading instruction establishing comprehension connections comprehension connections

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 2 Goal 2

• Testing and Assessment Center

Testing and Assessment Center database data guiding instruction database data guiding instruction

• Phonics assessments aligning

Phonics assessments aligning Phonics Scope and Sequence Phonics Scope and Sequence Curriculum Curriculum

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 2 Goal 2

• Scholastic Reading I nventory

Scholastic Reading I nventory aligning elementary with middle and aligning elementary with middle and high schools high schools

• Formative Quarterly Assessments

Formative Quarterly Assessments for I nformational and Literary for I nformational and Literary Comprehension aligning Grades 4 Comprehension aligning Grades 4-

• 8

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 3 Goal 3

• Reading I ntervention Teachers

Reading I ntervention Teachers reorganized in regions and reorganized in regions and relocated in middle schools relocated in middle schools

• I nstructional Support Teams

I nstructional Support Teams expanding into middle schools expanding into middle schools

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Accomplishments to Date Accomplishments to Date

Goal 3 Goal 3

• Wilson intervention trained

Wilson intervention trained teachers located in every teachers located in every elementary, middle, and high school elementary, middle, and high school

• Elementary Reading Specialists in

Elementary Reading Specialists in all elementary schools trained in all elementary schools trained in FUNdations intervention FUNdations intervention

Summary: Pre-K-12 Alignment Outcomes

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ASSESSED Curriculum ASSESSED Curriculum # 1 in Maryland for # 1 in Maryland for Reading: 3,4,5,6,7,8 Reading: 3,4,5,6,7,8 TAUGHT Curriculum TAUGHT Curriculum

Explicit, Aligned I nstruction

WRI TTEN Curriculum WRI TTEN Curriculum VSC VSC

Next Steps Next Steps

• Dr. Tim Shanahan, past

I nternational Reading Association president, providing comprehension professional development for Carroll County

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Next Steps Next Steps

CURRI CULA CURRI CULA: :

• Expand alignment of written,

Expand alignment of written, taught, and assessed curricula with taught, and assessed curricula with Quarterly Formative Assessments Quarterly Formative Assessments for comprehension into grade three for comprehension into grade three

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Next Steps Next Steps

• I mplement new middle school

I mplement new middle school Resource Guide for Comprehension Resource Guide for Comprehension

• f I nformational Text
• f I nformational Text
• I mplement explicit instructional

I mplement explicit instructional guidelines guidelines to elementary curricula to elementary curricula

Next Steps Next Steps

• Monitor effectiveness of

Monitor effectiveness of systematic systematic phonics phonics curriculum curriculum ASSESSMENTS: ASSESSMENTS:

• Expand Elementary Testing and

Expand Elementary Testing and Assessment Center Data Base Assessment Center Data Base

Next Steps Next Steps

• Monitor effectiveness of student

Monitor effectiveness of student assessments assessments I NTERVENTI ONS:

I dentify Tiered I nterventions for

classroom teachers and Special Educators

Next Steps Next Steps

Provide job-embedded

professional development connecting interventions with taught and assessed curricula

Next Steps Next Steps

COMMUNI CATI ON: COMMUNI CATI ON:

• I dentify priorities for instructional

I dentify priorities for instructional time time

• Develop new literacy website

Develop new literacy website to to improve communication improve communication

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“ “Focusing on Focusing on Focusing on Focusing on each each each each one

• ne
• ne
• ne
• f our
• f our
• f our
• f our

students, students, students, students, teachers, teachers, teachers, teachers, and schools and schools and schools and schools will make a will make a will make a will make a difference difference difference difference for many. for many. for many. for many.” ”