Mentoring 4 Reading

Achievement2014-2015

Supported by the Ohio Coalition for the Education

of Children with Disabilities

January 9, 2015

3rd Grade Reading Guarantee & M4RA Ohio's Third Grade Guarantee ensures that

every struggling reader gets the support he or she needs to be able to learn and achieveM4RA can provide the extra support students

may need to become better readersM4RA can help schools meet Adequate Yearly

Progress (AYP) for their subgroup of students with disabilities- 62% of the school districts in Ohio did not meet AYP

Why 1:1 Reading Mentoring?

Schools or organizations can improve reading success for students needing 1:1 intervention by:

Using www.readinga-z.com materials that are engaging to both students and mentors

Providing mentoring materials addressing the National Reading Panels 5 Big Ideas for reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension

Offering supplemental mentoring materials at each student’s reading level and pace (Kindergarten through 5th Grade reading levels)

Providing mentors that care for the reading success of each student they mentor. Bluffton University requires their Phonics students to mentor in area schools.

Reading Mentoring Program Names Readers 2 Leaders The Reading Zone Pirates-2-Pirates Project MAP: Mentor a Pirate Project PRIDE Bobcats Paws 2 Read Celina Bulldogs BARK (Building Achievement by

Reading with Kids Falcons SOAR

Why M4RA 1:1 Reading Mentoring? Any school or organization that implements

M4RA can:

Improve reading for their students reading below grade level when implemented 4 X per week

Engage families, older age students, community members, etc., in the reading achievement of their students

Afford the annual license fee of $79.95 for www.readinga-z.com

Why 1:1 Reading Mentoring?

M4RA utilizes:

An evidence-based model of 1:1 mentoring using the scripted www.readinga-z.com Tutoring & Mentoring Packs. This model not only improves student’s self-confidence but also promotes month for month reading level gains

Supplemental 30 minute mentoring sessions 4 X per week for students who need 1:1 reading mentoring. Reading content begins at Alphabet through 5th Grade. A student may have as many as 4 different mentors.

Why 1:1 Reading Mentoring?

Expert tutoring

“…Is one of two research findings that have been included on the United States Department of Education’s list of “Gold Standard” findings. Much of the support for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals came from studies that provided expert tutoring, often for two or more years.” Richard Allington

“To have an important impact on the reading skills of at-risk students; volunteers need a well-developed, structured tutoring program, as well as high-quality training and supervision.” Barbara Wasik

Who Can Benefit from 1:1 Reading Mentoring?

Any student reading below a beginning 6th grade reading level can participate:

Before, during, or after school modelSummer school programCommunity programTake home packs for parent engagement

Expectations of the Program Coordinator(s)

The Program Coordinator will:

Make copies of Reading A-Z’s Tutoring & Mentoring Packs for students

Identify students and their current reading levels Create student mentoring folders based on

individual student’s reading level Identify mentoring times and then recruit

mentors Train mentors to become “expert mentors” Communicate with stakeholders

School or Organization Commitment

Serve students who need 1:1 reading intervention

Complete and return the M4RA End of the School Year Report

Involve families and community members, including senior citizens, for optimal reading success

Contact Information

Mentoring 4 Reading Achievement (M4RA)

Amy Freeman

M4RA Program Director

1.844.220.1647 (toll free)

amy.freeman@M4RA.org

Ohio Coalition for the Education

of Children with Disabilities