Presentation made by Mellissa Espiritu, school principal, for the panel discussion on "Reading Programs That Work in Schools" during the 2nd Filipino Reader Conference at the Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati City

1. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN

2. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
SCAFFOLDED READING
explicit teaching of reading
skills
Strategic Steps to Reading
Success (SSRS)
Standards-based assessment

3. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Scholastic assessment and
Enrichment
Program (starts 2012-2013)
2,000 new books per year
Differentiated reading based
on
lexiles*
Independent reading

4. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
*about lexiles:
The idea behind The Lexile Framework for Reading is simple: if we know
how well a student can read and how hard a specific book is to
comprehend, we can predict how well that student will likely understand
the book.
When used together, Lexile measures help a reader find books and
articles at an appropriate level of difficulty, and determine how well that
reader will likely comprehend a text. You also can use Lexile measures to
monitor a reader's growth in reading ability over time.
from www.lexile.com

5. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Scholastic assessment and
Enrichment
Program (starts 2012-2013)
2,000 new books per year
Differentiated reading based
on
lexiles
Independent reading

6. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Scholastic assessment and
Enrichment
Program (starts 2012-2013)
2,000 new books per year
Differentiated reading based
on
lexiles
Independent reading

7. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Scholastic assessment and
Enrichment
Program (starts 2012-2013)
2,000 new books per year
Differentiated reading based
on
lexiles
Independent reading

8. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book BLOGGING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLy
Final project for literature
To replace ubiquitous book
reports

9. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book BLOGGING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLy
Final project for literature
To replace ubiquitous book
reports

10. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book BLOGGING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLy
Final project for literature
To replace ubiquitous book
reports

11. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book BLOGGING
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLy
Final project for literature
To replace ubiquitous book
reports

12. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book clubs
3 groups: 1st-3rd grade; 4th to
5th grade; High school
Overnight book talks:
“The Gathering”

13. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book clubs
3 groups: 1st-3rd grade; 4th to
5th grade; High school
Overnight book talks:
“The Gathering”

14. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book nooks
Classroom libraries:
THEMATIC, AUTHOR
TRIBUTES, PICK OF THE
MONTH
Library-based thematic
displays

15. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Book nooks
Classroom libraries:
THEMATIC, AUTHOR
TRIBUTES, PICK OF THE
MONTH
Library-based thematic
displays

16. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Storybook-based Filipino lessons
For Grade School only
-Gr. 1-3: no Filipino textbooks,
only 6 storybooks
[Adarna, Hiyas, etc.]
-Gr.4-6: Required Reading:
[Adarna storybooks]

17. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Storybook-based Filipino lessons
For Grade School only
-Gr. 1-3: no Filipino textbooks,
only 6 storybooks
[Adarna, Hiyas, etc.]
-Gr.4-6: Required Reading:
[Adarna storybooks]

18. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Reading-based Schoolwide
games and contests:
“Quest for the Golden Pages”
Team race –ala “The
Amazing Race”, where books
are the clues
...and the prizes!

19. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
“Quest for the Golden Pages”
Team race –ala “The
Amazing Race”, where books
are the clues
Book prizes

20. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
THANK you 

21. READING
PROGRAMS
THAT WORK IN
Bio
Mellissa Espiritu (Ms Millette) graduated cum laude from U.P. Diliman with a
Bachelor’s degree in English. She has a Master’s degree in English Language &
Literature Teaching from Ateneo de Manila University. She has recently earned
her Certificate in Catholic School Leadership at St. Joseph’s College. She is a
member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Principal’s Center (an online
community of principals from around the world) and the International Reading
Association. She has been teaching for the past 18 years (high school and
college), and a school administrator for the last 5 years. She is a prolific education
blogger, Pinterest pinner, pop culture critic, and scriptwriter. But the most
important thing to know about her is that she is terrified of cockroaches, is a die-
hard Pearl Jam fan, and her culinary talents are limited to boiling eggs and
making liver spread sandwiches.