1. Session 1
Mrs. Concepcion
http://www.readingsetgo.blogspot.com/
Education Academy
Reading … Set … Go

2. Biographical Sketch
• How did you learn to read?
• What home reading experiences do you recall?
• What kinds of reading activities and practices
were you involved in as an elementary school
student?
• Which ones do you recall fondly?
• Which, if any do you recall with regret?

3. What do we
WANT to
learn?
Carousel Brainstorming

4. Course General Objectives
To perceive and recognize:
Why reading is a national priority
How children learn to read and why it
is difficult for some students
Components of quality instruction
Symptoms and causes of reading
disability

5.  More than 8 million students in grades
4 – 12 are struggling readers (US DOE
2008).
 40% of high school students cannot read well
enough to benefit from their textbooks
(NAEP).
 In 2004 – 2005 a significant number of 8th
(27%) and 10th (36%) graders did not meet
reading standards.
What’s the Problem

6. Reading Holds the KEY

7. Research ….
 1997: Put together a National Reading
Panel to assess the status of research-
based knowledge used to teach literacy
 2001: ESEA (Elementary and
Secondary Education Act) included the
recommendations for preschool and
primary
Vacca & Vacca, 2006. 6th Ed. Reading and Learning to Read

8. What happened next?
 No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
“to ensure that all children have a fair,
equal and significant opportunity to
obtain a high quality education and
reach, at a minimum, proficiency on
challenging state academic achievement
standards and state academic
assessments.”
• Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP)

9. Individuals with Disabilities Act
(IDEA)
 8.8% of students ages 6-21 are served
by IDEA
 Use of scientifically based literacy
programs and early intervention
 Inclusion programs
 Collaboration is key!

10. Investigative Activity
 Visit class blog: readingsetgo.blogspot.com
 Working in groups research the following
websites:
 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
 IDEA
 National Reading Panel
 No Child Left Behind
 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
 Present findings to class

11. Two Column Notes
Main Idea List the Important Facts
Topic:

12. For the next class…
 Read Every Child Reading: An Action
Plan
 Reflect and Respond on the blog
 Due Tuesday October 26