Mississippi s Literacy- Based Promo1on Act. Smart and Sensible Third- Grade Reading Policy April 25, 2015

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1 Mississippi s Literacy- Based Promo1on Act Smart and Sensible Third- Grade Reading Policy April 25,

2 Literacy- Based Promo1on Act Overview Improve the reading skills of Kindergarten through 3 rd grade public school students Eliminate social promo;on Inform the public of the school district's policies and procedures on student reten;on and promo;on No;fy parents or legal guardians of a determina;on of a substan;al deficit in reading immediately and with each quarterly progress report Provide intensive reading instruc;on and interven;on to students who are retained or promoted for good cause 2

3 Three components: Mississippi K- 3 Assessment Support System (MKAS 2 ) Kindergarten- Readiness Assessment Universal Screener / Diagnos;c Assessment 3 rd Grade Reading Summa;ve Assessment 3

4 Statewide Training Supports At- a- Glance January 2014 March 2015 Parent Mee;ngs Literacy Coach Trainings Regional Literacy Trainings (Mini- Conference) for Teachers (Pre- K- 3 rd ) Regional Training for Administrators Response to Interven;on Trainings Title I Mini- Conferences Early Childhood Conference NOTE: This map does not include the 200+ LETRS training sessions hosted across the state since January

5 Administrator Supports Learning Walks Principal Primer Literacy Training School Literacy Plan Template Webinars Administrator Supports Regional Elementary Principals Mee;ng Literacy Support Grants LBPA and K- Readiness Implementa;on Guide 5

6 Statewide Teacher Supports: Early Childhood Educators LETRS Early Literacy Training Regional Literacy Conference Pre- K K Mississippi Early Childhood Conference Webinars Early Literacy and Language Skills Development of Oral Language Skills Phonology, Phonics, Fundamental Wri;ng Skills Appropriate Assessment Prac;ces Literacy across the Content Areas Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Response to Interven;on Differen;ated Instruc;on High Quality Programs to Ensure School Readiness Safe and Healthy Schools Parent Engagement Differen;ated Instruc;on Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Access Universal Screening Reports for Instruc;onal Decisions Training Modules: Instruc;onal Planning Report, Diagnos;c Report, Parent Report, Score Summary Report 6

7 Statewide Teacher Supports: K- 3 rd Grade Teachers LETRS Training Challenges of Learning to Read Teaching Phonology, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, Wri;ng Literacy Kits for Par;cipants Interven;ons for Struggling Readers Regional Literacy Conference 1 st 3 rd Grade Regional Literacy Coach Trainings 90- Minute Reading Block Wri;ng Integra;on Response to Interven;on Differen;ated Instruc;on Roles and Responsibili;es of the Literacy Coach Modeling and Suppor;ng Research- Based Literacy Instruc;on Iden;fying Reading Deficiencies and Providing Intensive Interven;ons U;lizing MDE Coaching Tools and Instruments 7

8 Literacy Coach Support Literacy Personnel 87 Literacy Target Schools 46 School Districts 960 Teachers 22,000 Students 8

9 Community Response Policy Anxiety Mis- communica;on Teacher Prepara;on Assessment Standards 9

10 Next Steps Early Childhood Director Birth to Age 4 State Literacy Director K- 12 Literacy Supports Increased number of literacy coaches and target school support Student Interven;on Services Director Pre- K 12 SPED and ELL Supports Elementary Educa;on Licensure Exam Teacher Prepara;on Programs (Effec;ve July 1, 2016) Statewide Literacy Campaign Strong Readers = Strong Leaders 10

11 Contact InformaKon Dr. Kymyona Burk, State Literacy Director Office of Elementary Educa;on and Reading Nathan Oakley, Execu;ve Director Office of Elementary Educa;on and Reading Dr. Kim Benton, Chief Academic Officer

12 Building Teacher Capacity Susie B. West Elementary School - Spotlight 12