SSR

Essential Vocabulary

Pre-, During-, Post-Reading Strategies

Other

Summer 2007

Read research on reading strategies

Gather and categorize reading material for teachers

Chase down funding/grants

Aug 20/21 Teacher Institute

Train new teachers

Christi Hannah – During reading strategies

Sept Faculty Meeting

All vocabulary lists by course and department will be completed

Word Walls

Teachers rehearse First and Last Sentence strategy

All departments will begin to use strategies

Friday, Oct 5 Teacher Institute

October 8 - 12

First and Last Strategy week

October Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse repeated words and synonyms strategy

November 9-16

Repeated words and synonyms week

November Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse Categorize Similar Words strategy

December 4 - 5

Categorize Similar Words week

December Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse Notice Transitions to identify key topics

December 21 SIP Day

Workshop on pre- and post reading strategies

January 7 Teacher Institute

Action Research: Pilot teams find reading selections, develop complete lessons, classroom test lessons (observations), write up findings.

January Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse SQR4

February Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse RAFT

March Faculty Meeting

Teachers rehearse Reciprocal Teaching

April Faculty Meeting

April SIP Day

Anchor student work using selected formative assessments

Pilot teams will share reading lessons

*** Teachers will experience the ACT writing prompt  online (so as to instantly get a score) and look at data about student performance (Motivation steps)

May Faculty Meeting