Beyond The Box: Organizing and Expanding Student Data

1. Beyond The Box: Organizing and Expanding Student Data

2. Who is Tri County North Elementary?

3. We are . . . . . . • A K – 4 elementary with a total enrollment of 374 students. • A small rural district. • A Kindergarten through 12th grade building. • An elementary consisting of 4 classes at each grade level K – 4. • An elementary with 2 title teachers and 2 intervention specialists.

4. We are . . . . • In our second year of Project MORE. • Working with over 65 students in grades 2 through 4. • Working with over 36 mentors in grades 5 through 8.

5. Beyond the Box! Tips on making materials more effective.

7. Color Coded Grade Levels 1st –Red F-J 2nd –Yellow K-P 3rd –Green Q-S 4th –Blue T-V

8. Really Good Stuff • Work Station Management • Store More Wire works Hang up totes storage rack • Hang-up totes • Homework folders with hook and loop closures • Highlighter tape • Write again two sided dialogue paddles • Book baskets, large rectangle • Book basket label set • Pencil and marker baskets • timers

9. United Art & Education • Stickers • Sticker charts • Erasers • Bookmarks • 5 drawer storage unit • Walmart/ Sams Club • Duck tape • Pencil pouches • Blue, yellow, and pink highlighters • Labels- address & shipping • Post its • Index cards • Paper • Zip lock bags • Card stock • Company donation • Dry erase markers • Office Max • Alera Wire shelving three tier rolling cart

10. Stickers Mentor/ student folders Timers Pencil Pouches Wipe off boards Highlighters Tape

11. Laminated : Fluency passage Lesson plans (for game directions only) Game pieces Game board One copy of book

12. We put all consumables and non consumables in a tote

13. Finished product

16. Bulletin board with Daily Schedule

17. Mentor training

20. Added: Vocabulary List Discussion Cards List made @ www.studystack.com

21. Frog games Located at www.frog.com

25. Project MORE Data Collection Sheet • Completed weekly • Used to collect data for individual student folders • Given to update teachers on student progress

26. Components of the Weekly Report Current book name, level, and corresponding DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) level Changes in reading levels Setting fluency goals Scores for cold, warm, and hot reads, comprehension quick check, and weekly AIMSWEB progress monitoring score Dismissal information

27. Fluency Goals End of the Year Goal – Beginning of the Year Goal # of Weeks 92-55=37 36

28. Weekly Report Example 1 The student was successful of reaching her goal of 88 words per minute on the cold, warm, and hot reads. The student also scored 10/11 on the comprehension quick check. The student increased her level.

29. Weekly Report Example 2 The student did not reach the weekly goal so she will need to stay on the current reading level.

30. Dismissal from Project MORE Monitored: have at least two consecutive AIMSWEB progress monitoring points above goal Eligible for Dismissal: have at least three consecutive AIMSWEB progress monitoring points above the goal

31. Frequently Asked Questions: • 1. How do students get into the program? Students are selected according to their score on the AIMSWEB benchmarking fluency test. • 2. Is the focus of the program to improve fluency? We also focus on vocabulary and comprehension. • 3. What happens when the school week is short? The students practice fluency, vocabulary, and games. • 4. Is the program only for students with IEPs? We target students with IEPs and students that may need a boost of Reading intervention according to AIMSWEB.

32. Tri-County North Schools • Heather Means heather_means@tcn.k12.oh.us • Alycia Dudley alycia_dudley@tcn.k12.oh.us • Rachel Davidson rachel_davidson@tcn.k12.oh.us • Cindy Heltsley cindy_heltsley@tcn.k12.oh.us