Literacy begins at Home! Mustang Public Schools

We are in this together. Partner with your child’s teacher to support, practice, and commit to improving your child’s READING.

Senate Bill 346 and 630 House Bills 2511/2516/2625 Oklahoma Law

Oklahoma’s Reading Sufficiency Act Requires students in grades K-3 not meeting state criteria for grade level reading to be placed on an APP (Academic Progress Plan).

The law states in the event a child scores unsatisfactory on the reading portion of the 3 rd grade Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (OCCT), he/she WILL BE RETAINED in third grade. SB 346/630 HB 2511/2516/2625 (In students who score “Limited Knowledge” will also be retained.)

4 th Grade Provisions Any 4 th grade student who scored Limited Knowledge on the OCCT at the end of 3 rd grade will also be placed on a Academic Progress Plan (APP).

State approved exemptions to automatic retention. Good Cause Exemptions

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention Students with limited language skills – less than two years of instruction in an English Language Learner program IEP students whose program indicates they should be assessed through OAAP (Oklahoma Alternative Assessment Program)

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention Students who demonstrate proficiency through an alternative State Board of Education approved assessment. Students who demonstrate proficiency through a student portfolio. Basal Comprehension Assessments, MPS Interim Assessments, and Other Testing as determined necessary

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention IEP students who are not assessed through OAAP but have been previously retained and have received at least two years of intensive remediation. Students on a reading plan for two or more years and were previously retained for a total of TWO years.

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention Students who demonstrate a 3 rd grade reading level measured by a screening instrument.

Student Reading Proficiency Team (SRPT) Team includes: parent, current teacher, upcoming grade-level teacher, and reading specialist. Student may be evaluated for a Probationary Promotion (must be an unanimous decision) ( and )

BEST Solution…. Students prepared to meet expected benchmarks…. School – intense reading instruction Home – reading environment that promotes motivation and practice We are in this together.

Word Identification + Meaning = Reading Elements of Reading

What is Reading? Word Identification Meaning * Phonemic Awareness *Vocabulary * Phonics * Comprehension * Fluency Failure to master phonics is the number one reason children experience reading difficulty.

Successful readers … … must be able to identify sounds and read words accurately and automatically in connected text in order to understand the meaning. *Read with accuracy *Read with automaticity *Read with expression

“Checking for Traffic”- Helpful hints for unknown words Wait time (5+ seconds). Give initial sound. Ask – “What word would make sense?” Identify word parts (candle). Chunk the word – make the sounds. re/ten/tion Remind child of phonics rule- “I see two vowels together” Go back and reread sentence.

Helpful Hints for Developing Comprehension Have your child ask his/her own questions. Ask your child to summarize. Help your child “make a connection” to the story – personal events. Encourage him/her to use mental imagery – to make a picture in his/her brain. Comprehension monitoring… “Does this make sense?”

Provide an environment where “reading is a priority”. Literacy Begins at HOME

Create a Reading Environment Read books you and your child enjoy. Show your love of books by giving them as gifts. Display books, magazines, newspapers, and lists. Encourage reading in bed at night.

More ideas… Be a positive role model by reading. Encourage conversations about books. Ask questions while reading with your child. Regularly visit the local library. Allow children to choose their own books.

“TRICK” your child into READING! Close captions on television Recipes Directions for a new game Ingredients on labels Comic Books/Joke Books Sports magazines

More “Tricks” Make a grocery list Fortunes from fortune cookie Greeting cards s Weather forecast Video Games “tips”

10 ways to become a better reader… Read Read Can your child read with STAMINA?

Time Spent Reading Time Spent Reading Each Day (Book: Overcoming Dyslexia – Dr. Sally Shaywitz)

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss

We are in this together. No Excuses…

Overused excuses for NOT reading at home: My dog ate my homework. I don’t have time. I had to go to soccer practice. I had to go to my piano lesson.

More…overused excuses I went out to eat last night with my friend. We went to a Thunder game and got to bed late.

Make the commitment to improve your child’s READING. If you have time for everything else... please make time for READING.

Read with your child… the results will last a lifetime!