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The Idaho State Department of Education
Presents:
““ELLA”ELLA”Early Learning Early Learning
Literacy ActivitiesLiteracy Activities
This program is designed to support the most important early reading skills all
children need to know by involving parents, teachers, and children in hands-
on lessons parents will learn how to provide for their children at-home.
Welcome!Thank You for Supporting Your
Child’s Reading Success in School
• For your own personal knowledge to provide you a foundation to build your understanding of the reading process
• To make it clear why your support can make such a difference in your child’s ability to read
Knowledge of the Importance of the Reading Process
• Reading ability is essential for future success• Too many students nationally are not proficient in reading (NAEP)• Good News: This problem is preventable!
-early prevention (Pre-k, K, and 1st)
-using research-based instruction
Reading Instruction is a National Priority
• We are biologically “wired” to learn to talk• Reading and writing has to be learned• 25% of the U.S. population hasn’t learned to read fluently • Speech comes between 12-24 months; reading begins
around 5/6 years and takes several years
Learning to Read is Not Like Learning to Talk
• Phonemic Awareness- relationships between our speech sound being related to letters in the alphabet
• Phonics- decoding, spelling, word recognition• Vocabulary- word meanings• Comprehension-understanding the text• Fluency-automatic with skills, easily decodes, and can mean
reading rate (Reads as if talking to a friend.)
All skills are important as they wind together!
Big Five of Reading Instruction
• Classroom performance• Teacher observation• Classroom assessments• Curriculum assessments and screeners• Diagnostic evaluations• Student created work• Universal screener- Idaho Reading Indicator
Ways to Monitor Student Reading Skills
The Idaho Reading Indicator is a result of Idaho Code 33-1614 (enacted Spring, 1999) which states that “In continuing recognition of the critical importance of reading skills…all public school student skills will be assessed…by a single statewide test…”
Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI)
“To have a K-3 assessment that will provide the necessary interventions to sustain or improve the students’ reading skills.”
Purpose of the IRI
• The IRI is a 10 minute or less indicator assessed by trained test administrators
• An indicator or screener that will identify students that may be at risk for reading failure
SKILLS -
Kindergarten: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades:
Reading readiness Fluency
Phonological Awareness Accuracy of the student’s reading
What type of test is the IRI and what skills are assessed?
Kindergarten: Fall
Letter Naming Fluency Letter Sound Fluency Winter
Letter Naming FluencyLetter Sound Fluency
SpringLetter Naming FluencyLetter Sound Fluency
Subtests of the IRI
1st Grade:
Fall
Letter Sound Fluency
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Winter
Letter Sound Fluency
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Spring
Letter Sound Fluency
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Subtests continued…
2nd Grade and 3rd Grade:
Fall
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Winter
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Spring
Reading Curriculum Based Measure
Subtests continued…
• Scores are reported (by school or district) to AIMSweb which is then exported and sent to the State Department of Education
•Scores are available for schools, teachers, and parents on AIMSWeb
•Once the export is complete the data is posted on the Idaho State Department of Education’s website
• Children not performing at grade level will take part in possible diagnostic tests to determine next steps and interventions
• Instruction in specific skills may be necessary
• Monitoring of student progress takes place
What happens with the scores?
• Parents can be partners with their child’s school in working on important reading skills
• This Reading Event will provide parents with hands-on activities to use at home to strengthen student reading skills
• Kindergarten is a perfect time to start or continue to learn important reading activities to do with your child
Parental Involvement
Information in this document was from the following text:
Module 1 The Challenge of Learning to Read
Series: Language Essential for Teachers of Reading Spelling, Louisa C. Moats, Ed D.
Written by Jenny Fisk, Reading Coordinator
Best wishes on a successful school year!