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St. Pius X Catholic School Indianapolis, Indiana

Building a Culture of Reading: How A School’s Philosophy, Curriculum and Instruction Help Promote Reading in Middle School. St. Pius X Catholic School Indianapolis, Indiana. Ted Caron, Ph.D., Principal Kathy Taber, Middle School Literature Teacher. School Facts.

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St. Pius X Catholic School Indianapolis, Indiana

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  1. Building a Culture of Reading: How A School’s Philosophy, Curriculum and Instruction Help Promote Reading in Middle School St. Pius X Catholic SchoolIndianapolis, Indiana Ted Caron, Ph.D., Principal Kathy Taber, Middle School Literature Teacher

  2. School Facts • Catholic School serving students in grades K-8 • 430 Students (150 middle school students) • Northeast side of Indianapolis—part of Archdiocese of Indianapolis • 26 credentialed staff and 11 supporting staff • Emphasis on research-based teaching strategies and utilizing technology effectively as a teaching tool. • ISTEP+ (Indiana state test); Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessment; locally-constructed math and writing assessments

  3. Creating a Context for Student Engagement: A Research Base • NAEP data reveals that highly engaged readers evidence higher achievement than less engaged readers (Campbell, Voelkl & Donahue, 1997) • Students benefit when provided opportunities to select from a wide variety of texts (Morrow, 1996). • Students’ achievement and motivation to learn increase when presented opportunities to explore texts in conjunction with outside resources (Morrow & Young, 1997; Guthrie, Schafer, Von Secker, & Alban, 2000). • Social collaboration and discourse among students fosters interest and active learning over time (Zahorik, 1996; Nolen & Nicholls, 1994).

  4. A School’s Philosophy About Reading An effective teacher… • values reading and helps students to value reading • helps students to select relevant and interesting literature from a classroom library • provides time for self-selected reading • models good attitudes and behaviors related to reading

  5. Micro-Curricular Reading Strategies • Varying novels • Teacher read-alouds • Partner reads with reflective writing • Participating member of Young Hoosier Book Award Program (Association for Indiana Media Educators) • Reading to younger students • Collaborative projects • “Rocking Chair Reads”

  6. An Authentic Approach to Literature Instruction • Interviews • RAFT Writing • Newspaper Editorials • Character Poems • Postcards • Interview Responses • Using Webquests (Handout 1) • Panel Discussions (Handout 2) Holocaust Panel Discussion (Video)

  7. Macro-Curricular Reading Initiatives • Valuing reading in a school’s curriculum planning • DEAR time • Great Books Seminar • Summer Reading Books • Using novels and small group experiences in earlier grades • Ipod Initiative • Book Clubs • Reading Incentive Program (younger grades)

  8. Results • Since 1999-2000: Average of 96.5% proficiency rate among 8th graders on Eng/LA portion of state assessment • Overwhelming majority of middle school students rank in the 95th percentile of students on statewide assessment • Attendance at after-school book club sessions • Qualitative data suggests positive support from parents and students

  9. Key Learnings

  10. Challenges 1) How do we continue to integrate technology to further promote a culture of reading (e.g. blogs, Wikis, podcasts)? 2) Foundational Reading Skills  Love of Reading

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