How do you put the BIG IDEAS in place at your school?

Focus: Schoolwide Reading Improvement Model

• All students
• All teachers
• General education
• Core comprehensive reading program

Impetus: Schools and Children in Trouble

• Prevention model
• Increasing capacity of general education

Foundation:

• Knowledge of alphabetic writing system
• Clear instructional standards and priorities
• Research validated reading programs
• Effective instruction
• Dynamic assessment system

Goal:

• Decrease incidence of children with serious reading difficulty/disability
• Build and sustain capacity of schools