Instructional Coach Weekly Update
Week of Feb, 8-12
Strategy Spotlight
- Teacher reads the main selection (while using CLOZE reading strategies to keep students engaged and participating)
- Echo read the main selection - teacher reads a phrase or sentence at a time, students echo read it (great way to model appropriate fluency)
- Choral read the main selection - the teacher and students read it together, teacher reminds students to "stay with my voice"
- Partner read the main selection - this is only beneficial if you have clear partner reading expectations set up in your classroom and the teacher is walking around listening to students and making sure expectations are being followed)
We know from our conversations throughout this school year that repeated readings are an important part of our daily reading instruction. According to both Jessica Q. and Susan O. whole group instruction that is focused on reading grade level text is one of the most meaningful ways we can build our students' fluency. And since our winter universal screening it is clear that students are responding well to the interventions we have in place that focus on phonics and decoding, but how do we help those students who really just need to become more fluent? We have them do repeated reading!
Benefits of Repeated Reading (from AEA 267 website)
- Helps all levels of readers with fact recall
- Serves as a study strategy
- Aids in students' identification of what's important in their reading, such as main ideas and vocabulary
- Increases comprehension and results in more advanced questioning and insights
- Leads to faster reading and increased word recognition accuracy
- Assists struggling readers as they transition from word-by-word reading to more meaningful phrasing
Last Week
- Lots of time spent on analyzing and interpreting data from our Winter Universal Screening
- Analyzed and updated data and google docs with universal screening scores
- Modeled some highlighting lessons
- Continued to teach a small group reading unit
- Drop in observations
The Week Ahead
- Math data team training on Wednesday morning (half day only)
- Model some more highlighting lessons
- Drop in observations during literacy blocks and intervention times
- Taping some interventions
- Team planning meetings
- THURSDAY BEFORE SCHOOL MEETING - SUSAN O. WILL BE MODELING A WALPOLE KIT