Maureen DockendorfMinistry of Education

Superintendent of Reading

Based on studies of large-scale Based on studies of large-scale initiatives over the past decade, initiatives over the past decade, the earlier you intervene with at the earlier you intervene with at risk readers, the greater the risk readers, the greater the improvement. Early intervention improvement. Early intervention has repeatedly shown to have a has repeatedly shown to have a substantial impact on children’s substantial impact on children’s reading progress.reading progress.

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Framework includes six structures:1. Provincial Early Reading Resource Team2. Provincial Early Reading Facilitators

1. District Early Reading Advocates

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4. District Early Reading Learning Teams

5. Provincial Research Design Team

6. Changing Results For Young Readers SymposiumAug. 27/28 Richmond

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• assists with design and support throughout the initiative

• provide resource support to the Early Reading Facilitators and Early Reading Advocates in specific research areas

1. Provincial Early Reading Resource Team

• strong backgrounds in literacy, reading, inquiry-based change, and

demonstrated capacity for facilitation

• co-facilitate District Early Reading Learning

Teams

• support Early Reading Advocates

2. Provincial Early Reading Facilitators

 3. District Early Reading Advocates

• one or two Early Reading Advocates (ERAs) from each district

• work with district staff to identify 2 – 4 schools

with the highest levels of vulnerable readers

• co-facilitate Early Reading Learning Team meetings with the ER Facilitator

• liaise with school leaders (principals/vice-principals)

4. District Early Reading Learning Teams

• includes 6 – 12 teachers/resource (support) staff

• resource teachers work in the classrooms

• districts may choose to select 2 – 4 schools with 3 teachers from each school

•school leaders (P/VP) are encouraged to participate

• districts use the Education Plan Funding to provide 7 ½ day release times to participants

5. Provincial Research Design Team

• designs the framework for data collection, resolve technical issues and analyze the data

• impact will be assessed utilizing the BC Reading Performance Standards

• August 27/28 Hilton Hotel, Richmond

Focus areas:

• Indigenous Principles

of Learning in Reading

• Spiral of Inquiry

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• Social and Emotional Learning

• Self-Regulation

• Reading Instruction:

evidence-based practice

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For More Information:

The Learning From Classrooms [2011] project helped struggling readers through teacher and student collaboration.

To view a short video of this project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8-a-PmSvQ and the full documentary here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8eKxh83_Y

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