Science of Reading P4

Science of Reading Part 4:

"Where Do We Need to Go?"

pages 23-25

February 24, 2021

Today's Objective

We will wrap up our 4 part series on the Science of Reading and focus on where we go from here.

Multiple Choice

What is the science of reading?

• an ideology

• a political agenda

• a philosophy

• a body of research

• a program for instruction

Alabama Literacy Act Implementation Guide

Alabama Literacy Act Implementation Guide

Multiple Choice

What percentage of children can be taught to read by the end of first grade?

• 85%

• 90%

• 95%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Once behind in reading, few children can catch up unless they receive intensive, individual, and expert instruction.

• True

• False

ascd.org/the-matthew-effect

Multiple Choice

The Simple View of Reading states that

• Word Recognition x Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension

• Word Recognition + Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension

Implications of the SVR

• Reading instruction must include :

• deliberate, systematic, and explicit teaching of word recognition AND

• must develop students' subject-matter knowledge, vocabulary, sentence comprehension, and familiarity with the language in written text

"For best results,

the teacher must instruct the majority of students directly, systematically, and explicitly to decipher words in print, all the while keeping in mind the ultimate purpose of reading, which is to learn, enjoy, and understand... (page 10).

Multiple Choice

What percent of the teacher workforce retires or leaves their jobs each year?

• 10%

• 13%

• 17%

2021 DRAFT Alabama COS: ELA

https://www.alsde.edu/sec/sct/COS/Draft%20ELA%20COS%201-30-2021.pdf

The 2021 standards

provide a comprehensive foundation for Kindergarten through Grade 3 literacy, in accordance with the Alabama Literacy Act. The standards set high expectations for student learning in all grades by requiring more attention to foundational reading, explicitly teaching comprehension skills for all text genres, and encouraging the development of advanced reading through increasing levels of complexity in literary and informational texts. (Preface)

2021 COS: ELA

Writers of the standards took into consideration the science of reading, which is a body of research on how the brain learns to read that has emerged from multiple disciplines... These findings provide guidance on the structuring of standards that explicitly define content to support students as they learn to become proficient readers.

(page 2)

Alabama CoS: ELA Conceptual Framework pages 5-6

Laws, Regulations, and Resolutions (pages 7-9)

• Textbook adoption

• Dyslexia Administrative Code

• English Learners

• Lexi's Laws (cursive)

• The Alabama Literacy Act

• Problem Solving Team

Position Statements (pages 10-15)

- Defining Literacy

- Appreciation of Literature

- Diversity of Literature

- Digital Literacy

- Literacy Integration in All Content Areas

- Assessment of Literacy

- Differentiated Literacy Instruction

- Professional Literacy Teachers

Effective implementation

requires local education agencies to research and adopt local curriculum addressing the minimum required content found in this document. Local systems may add standards, but no standards may be omitted.

(page 2)

Know Better, Do Better

"Teachers who know better can countermand the proliferation of appealing but unsupported ideas that have been harmful influences for several decades."

page 23

Open Ended

Based on your knew learning from SoR, complete this sentence:

Before I would teach _________, but now I know to _________.

Open Ended

What are some ways you can continue to grow in the SoR?

How to Learn More:

• Page 25 of article

• Twitter/Facebook

• Podcasts

• Professional Books

• LETRS Cohort 4

• The Reading League

• Reading Rockets website