COURSE TITLE: Reading Lab 5, 6, 7, 8

COURSE LENGTH: 36 Weeks

CODE: REDE01

GRADE LEVEL: 5

CODE: REDF01

GRADE LEVEL: 6

CODE: RED105

GRADE LEVEL: 7

CODE: RED205

GRADE LEVEL: 8

MAJOR CONCEPT/CONTENT: Improve reading achievement for students not reading at grade level through the use of a whole group instructional model with small group rotations:

Whole Group Literacy Instruction with technology support providing models and Lexile leveled text passages for instruction

·         Modeled or independent reading using leveled literature to model or practice good reading strategies

Small Group instruction provides daily student-teacher interaction to build skills that facilitate the reading of increasingly complex materials.  Examples include:

·         Vocabulary Development-general, technical, content-specific

·         Following Directions at increasingly complex levels

·         Drawing Conclusions

·         Using Effective Study Skills-note taking, outlining, graphic organizers

·         Reading for Recreation and Problem Solving

Major topics to be studied include the essential components or reading: vocabulary development, building fluency, comprehension, and structural analysis, study/reference skills and reading in the content areas.

MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES: Instructional activities will be provided in a classroom setting using

·         Content area text

·         Tradebooks-Lexile leveled to match student’s instructional level

·         Supplementary and reference materials

·         Software support

MAJOR EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES: Assessment instruments used will illustrate strengths as well as needs of students:

·         Assessment on class assignments, written work, oral discussions, class participation

·         Performance Assessment: Students demonstrate knowledge of course-related reading skills by applying and using specific reading strategies

·         Self-Assessment on skills and comprehension

·         Weekly conference with teacher to identify goals and assess progress to date

ESSENTIAL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the reading support course, students should be able to:

·         Apply higher-level comprehension skills

·         Practice study techniques

·         Identify the meaning of specialized words in the content area

·         Identify the stated and implied main ideas

·         Articulate conclusions about personal reading tastes

·         Read a wide range of print and nonprint texts