Making Instructional Adaptations for Struggling Readers

1. Making Instructional Adaptations for Struggling Readers MiBLSi State Conference 2008 Presented by: Betty Arnold

2. Main Contributors…. Special Education Reading Project (SERP) 2003, Teacher Reading Academy 2002 www.texasreading.org Florida Center for Reading Research Student Center Activities http://www.fcrr.org

4. Other Contributors… • Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Morrow, Lesley 2003 • Making the Most of Small Groups,Diller, Debbie2007 • Ladders to Literacy, O’Connor 2005 • Learning Disabilities, Fletcher et al, 2007 • Making Sense of Phonics, Beck, 2006 • Reading with Meaning, Miller, Debbie 2002 • Understanding Dyslexia, Shaywitz, Sally • The Struggling Reader, Cooper, J.David, 2006 • Word Matters, Fountas&Pinnell, 1998

5. Effective Instruction for Elementary Struggling Readers: Focus on learning needs Two major components… • Critical features of effective reading instruction and decoding instruction. • Framework for making instructional adaptations so that students can access the general education curriculum.

6. Intensive Intervention Individualized, functional assessment, highly specific Targeted Intervention Supplemental, some students, reduce risk Universal Intervention Core Instruction, all students Preventive Reading School-Wide Support Systems for Student Success 1-5% 7-15% 80% Behavior framework

8. SERP 2003 HO

9. Handout p Partner #1-p.2,3 Partner #2 p.4,5, and 6 Reflection & Sharing SERP 2003

10. Planning for Scaffolding • First, think big picture, then.. • What do I think is key for kids to know? Simplify. What is the focus? • How does this skill help a reader? • How will I teach it? What books will I use to model the strategy? • What materials should I use? Miller, Debbie 2002

11. Guided Practice • How will I know if they are getting it? • How will I gradually release responsibility to my students? • What might I say to move them forward and help them figure it out? Miller, Debbie 2007

12. Reflection and Sharing Summary of lesson isn’t enough… • ‘What did you learn?’ • ‘What is the lesson?’ • ‘How will this help you?’ • Language of learning is so important. ‘What did you do to figure it out?, What are you thinking?’ Handout p. 7,8 Miller, Debbie 2007

13. Scaffolding Partner Work Talk about scaffolding and the language of learning as we model, design guided practice and reflect on learning with our students.

14. Handout p. 16, 17 Alphabet Arc

15. Handout p. 12-15

16. Decoding Lesson Alphabet Arc p. 16 Adapted p. 17, 18 Fill in p. 27

18. Adaptations Framework Worksheet IC IA Task: HO p. 18-21 C,D Reduce amount of letters D Alphabet Search Small group Review More explicit DI M/AT D. Card reader machine Sentence Strips

20. Word Study “Research shows that the primary academic skill deficits that lead to identification of dyslexia involve problems with the accuracy and fluency of decoding skills, and spelling” Learning Disabilities Fletcher, Lyon, Fuchs, Barnes 2007

21. SERP 2003 HO p. 9-11

22. p. 21-26

23. Adaptations Framework Worksheet IC IA Task: Fill in adaptation areas from p. 23-26 on page 27 DI M/AT You Do It!

24. Making Instructional Adaptations for Struggling Readers-Part I MiBLSi 2008 State Conference Presented by: Betty Arnold Educational Consultant

25. Adapt A Lesson • Use decoding lesson from FCRR p.29-32 • Use Adaptation Framework (p.28) to write changes you might make for those students who struggled with the whole group lesson.

26. Reflect… How does this information fit with what you are already doing? How does this information help you? Drawing…. Thank you….