1. Treasures Reading Program Laura Thompson Regional Consultant
Literacy Leaders
Treasures Reading Program
Laura Thompson
Regional Consultant

2. Agenda Literacy Leadership What it takes The role of assessment
Knowing your program
Supporting your staff

3. Who is a reading leader?
“A person who believes that every child can become a successful reader AND commits the resources, will, courage, and sheer doggedness to doing whatever it takes.”
--Bill Honig

4. What does it take? Knowledge and skills Tools and materials
Support Systems and Leadership
Results

5. Knowledge and Skills
Understanding of research-based practices and theory
Knowledge of reading program
Develop and practice skills needed to teach effectively

6. Tools and Materials
Treasures
Assessments
Best practices

7. Support Systems and Leadership
Collaboration
Troubleshooting
Professional Development
Implementation Mentoring Systems
Assessment Systems
Scheduling

8. Literacy leaders must…
Marshall resources
Provide time
Identify other leaders/mentors
Stay the course when things get tough!

9. Jigsaw Implementing and Sustaining An Effective Reading Program
Highlight important points
Summarize your excerpt
Prepare to share/discuss your part with colleagues

10. Implementing and Sustaining an Effective Reading Program
1’s pages 1 and 2
2’s pages 3 and 4
3’s pages 5 and 6 (up to Table 3)
4’s pages 6 (Table 3)-page 7
5’s pages 8-9
Written by Linda Diamond

11. What did you find most interesting?
Discussion
Professional Development
Role of the Principal
Assessment
Four Learners
Differentiated Support
What did you find most interesting?

12. How does Treasures support an effective reading program for your school?
Solid research base
Explicit instruction
Rich literature and non-fiction texts
Balance of whole and small group instruction
Differentiated instruction

13. Treasures Reading Overview
Kindergarten
Student Materials
Teacher’s Materials
Assessment
Reading Triumphs

14. K-2—What should I see? T Daily whole and small group instruction
Student engagement techniques
“Perky” pace
Explicit teaching strategies for phonemic awareness, phonics, decodable books, etc.
Meaningful centers and independent assignments T

15. Student Materials Talk About It Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Look in the student
book and discuss
each component.
Talk About It
Vocabulary
Graphic Organizers
Retelling Cards
Write About It
Time for Kids
QAR

16. Leveled Readers Same theme Same graphic organizer Same vocabulary
Same comprehension skill/strategy
4 levels: approaching, on level, beyond and ELL
Color coded and leveled using GR, benchmark and lexile levels

17. Teacher Materials Digging For Treasure!
Choose one component:
Oral Language
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Vocabulary
Fluency
Comprehension
Writing
Look through TE
Discuss routines, methods and resources

18. Grades 3-6—What should I see?
Assessment driven instruction
Modeling
Balance of whole/small group instruction
Daily small group instruction
Meaningful independent work/centers
Active engagement

19. Instructional Navigator
Lesson Planner
Teacher’s Edition
Resources

20. Assessment K-6 Assessment Handbook Weekly Tests Unit Tests
Benchmark Assessments
Fluency Assessments
Running Records

21. Reading Triumphs Horizontally aligned to Treasures
Same theme, graphic organizer, and comprehension skill/strategy
High interest/low readability text
Designed to “close the reading gap” for intensive learners

22. Preparing to support your teachers…
Review
Kindergarten
First Grade
One grade 3-6
Participate in in-service opportunities with your staff
The better you know the program, the more you can help!

23. Understand that implementation…
Is hard work
Takes time
Is difficult for some
Requires a collective effort and commitment

24. Implementation Resources
Walk through forms
Program materials
Consultant
Each other!

25. Walk Through Forms Review the forms provided
Choose two that you might use
Discuss the following questions:
Why did you choose the 2 forms?
What information do you get from each?
How can you use each form to support teachers and assess implementation?

26. Assessing Implementation
Observe teachers
Use an informal walk-through checklist
Analyze weekly and unit assessments

27. Agenda Review Literacy Leadership What it takes The role of assessment
Knowing your program
Supporting your staff

28. Geo Review What “squared” with something you already knew?
What information do you see from a “new angle?”
What information completed a “circle of knowledge” for you?
What are you going to do next based on the information you heard today?

29. For questions or support…
Laura Thompson
Thank you!!