An Overview of the Reading

Program

A PTA Presentation

February 2018

By Gina Woods

Reading Specialist

mClass Assessments

County Required Assessment

Administered 3 times a year: Fall,

Winter, Spring

Objective: Find each child’s

instructional level

Instructional level:

-90-94% accuracy

-oral comprehension

-written comprehension

• Reading Benchmarks

• By the end of the school

year:

Kindergarten- level 6

First Grade- level 16

Second Grade- level M

• Reading Levels

1-16

J-Z

How are the results used?

Create guided reading groups

(flexible)

Identify students for additional

intervention groups

Monitor each student’s progress

toward MCPS reading benchmarks

Components of Reading Instruction

- Whole-Group Lesson

- Guided Reading

- Flexible Grouping

- Literacy Centers

- Word Study (Words Their Way)

Whole-Group Lesson

Whole-Group Lesson

Guided Reading

Guided Reading

Guided Reading

Literacy Centers

Literacy Centers

Literacy Centers

Literacy Centers

Learning High-Frequency Words

aka

Word Wall Words

Learning High-Frequency Words

Alphabet Puzzle

Dictionary Work

Word Study (Words Their Way)

What can you do at home?

Read with your child every night.

We need your help!

Working with students and the

Junior Great Books- 3 days a

week, for approximately 30

minutes

Volunteers to organize and file

guided reading books

Questions?

Gina_R_Woods@mcpsmd.org