Leveled Literacy InterventionIrene Fountas & Gay Su Pinnell

Pat Erickson

EDDC 864

Programs in Literacy 1

Irene Fountas (Lesley University) Gay Su Pinnell (Ohio State) Both have written extensively - Articles, Books, Interviews

on Reading beginning in 1975 with “Language in Primary Classrooms” and continuing up to present date with approximately 20 published articles between them.

Best known as authors of Guided Reading (1996). “Good first teaching is the foundation of education and

the right of every child. “

Program Authors

Pinnell - Professor at Ohio State: National Data Collection Site for Reading Recovery

Reading Recovery Certified Teacher (member of one of the first cohorts in US to go through training) Pinnell began writing about RR in 1985 with “Helping Teachers Help Children at Risk: Insights from the Reading Recovery Program”

written extensively about RR (*More about RR Later)

Program Authors Continued

Based on Guided Reading. allows children to develop as individual readers within the

context of a small group texts are matched to children’s reading ability instructional

level reading every day, independent level reading every day (Fountas & Pinnell, 1999). systematic instruction in phonemic awareness (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, 2001a, Armbruster, Lehr, & Osborn, 2001)

systematic instruction in phonics(Clay, 2001) daily opportunities to increase fluency through oral rereading

of texts daily opportunity to read new texts with teacher

support(Armbruster, Lehr & Osborn, 2001)

LLI Philosophy & Research Base

explicit instruction on comprehension (discussion, graphic organizers, strategy instruction)

opportunities for writing(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2001a)

opportunities to learn a core of high frequency words expand vocabulary and develop oral language(Vygotsky, 1998,

Beck, McKeown, & Kulcan, 2002, Lindfors, 1999, Moats, 2001) highly motivating for children and teachers(NRP, Au, 1997,

Lyons, 2003) Direct, practical link to classroom instruction(Armbruster, Lehr,

& Osborn, 2001) Facilitates a home-school connection

LLI Philosophy Continued

Leveled books are a key component in helping children become competent readers. Each LLI system includes a collection of leveled books to provide support and a small amount of challenge so the reader can learn on the text and make small steps toward grade-level goals.

All systems have organized lessons around the following quantities of leveled books:

Orange System: Levels A through C – 70 Titles ($1250.00) Green System: Levels A through J – 110 Titles ($2500.00) Blue System: Levels C through N – 120 Titles ($2500.00) Red System: Levels L through Q – 144 Titles ($4500.00)

LLI Philosophy Continued

Began in 1976 as a research project in New Zealand (Marie Clay)

National Education Program in NZ in 1983 Came to US in 1984 Reading Recovery – differentiated individual

instruction for struggling readers. Daily instruction is based on student reading

(what students know and what they need to know)

Marie Clay – began teaching in 1949 1st published reading research in 1967

Back To Reading Recovery

Comparison of Leveled Literacy Intervention to Reading Recovery

LLI 3 to 5 day intervention

program: 30 minutes/day Intensive support Short Term – 12 to 20 weeks 1 to 6 students

(recommended for 3 students) 1st 10 Lessons in LLI – Getting

to Know Students LLI Leveled Books - F&P LLI - 4 part Lesson Structure Assessments – Benchmark

Assessment - Running Records, Fluency & Retelling

K - 8

RR 5 day intervention program:

30 minutes/day Intensive support Short term – 12 to 20 weeks 1 student 1st 10 Lessons In RR -

Roaming around the known RR Leveled Books RR – 5 part Lesson Structure Assessments – Observation

Survey and Running Records 1st grade

Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) Short term intervention– twelve to twenty weeks small-group (recommended for 3 students but

can go up to six students) supplementary intervention - not substitute Intensive support for lowest achieving children

who struggle with reading and writing Goal – to bring children quickly up to grade-level Also supports ELL students

Leveled Literacy InterventionNature of the Program

Leveled Literacy Intervention is a K–8+ intervention systemLLI Orange System, Kindergarten (Levels A – C) 2008

LLI Green System, Grade 1 (Levels A – J) 2008 LLI Blue System, Grade 2 (Levels C – N) 2008 LLI Red System, Grade 3 (Levels L – Q) 2013 Three new systems are in development:

LLI Gold System, Grade 4 (Levels O–T) LLI Purple System, Grade 5 (Levels R–W) LLI Teal System, Grades 6-8 (Levels U–Z)

LLI Kits

70 to 140 Leveled Books (6 copies of each) 10 Getting Started Lap Books Take Home Books(6 copies each) Program Guide Lesson Guide, Volume 1 & 2 Prompting Guide 1 When Readers Struggle: Teaching That Works

Program Components

My Writing Book(108 books) Take Home Bags(18 bags, 6 of each color) Lesson Folders(110 folders) Student Folders(18 folders) Technology Package (includes Lesson Resource CD-

ROM, Data Management System CD-ROM, Professional Development DVD, Tutorial DVD)

F&P Calculator/Stopwatch

Program Components Continued

Lesson Resources CD - printable lesson forms, charts, books, games, letter and picture cards, recording forms, parent letters

Data Management CD – import data, track and print reports, progress monitoring

Professional Development DVD – Program Components, Assessment, Teaching, Sample LLI Lessons

Tutorial DVD – Coding Oral Reading, Scoring and Analyzing Oral Reading Behaviors

Technology

Alternating Day Lesson Structure(Odd and Even Day)

30 minute lessons – fast pace with focus on comprehension

Rereading Books that are familiar to students - Odd and Even Day

Assessment – Running Record - Even Day Phonics/Word Work – systematic phonics– Odd

and Even Day New Book – guided reading - Odd and Even Day Letter/Word Work - Early Writing skills – Odd Day

Lesson Framework

Benchmark Assessment™ , purchased separately, is used to identify students for intervention and forming appropriate groups. Initial assessment at K and 1 are similar to Clay’s Observation survey.

Initial assessment at grades 1, 2, &3 contain running records, fluency, retelling and comprehension.

Based on the F&P Text Level Gradient™. A–Z, which is correlated to grade level.

Program Assessments (even Day) include running records for accuracy and analysis, fluency rubric, retelling and comprehension.

Assessments

LLI and Our Philosophical Framework

Strengths Based on Reading Recovery Skill sets - Systematic

Phonics, fluency, word rec., text structure

Less expensive than Reading Recovery as it is small group/individual

Recognizes reciprocity of reading/writing

Nice collection of Leveled books

Technology Package Graphic organizers

Weaknesses Difficult to meet

individual needs in group setting for 30 minutes

Comprehension instruction is mostly low level

View of reading is in mechanics

Not a lot of choice scripted program

Armbruster, B. B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2001). Put Reading First: The Research

Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read: Kindergarten through Grade

1. Jessup, MD: National Institute for Literacy.

Au, K. H. (1997). Ownership, literacy achievement, and students of diverse cultural

backgrounds. In J.T. Guthrie & A.Wigfield (Eds.), Reading engagement:

Motivating readers through integrated instruction (pp. 18–182). Newark, DE:

International Reading Association.

Beck, I.L. & McKeown, M.G. (1991). Conditions of vocabulary acquisition. In R. Barr,

M. Kamil, & P.D. Pearson (Eds.).Handbook of reading research (Vol. 2, pp.

789–814). New York: Longman.

References

Clay, M.M. (2001). Change Over Time in Children’s Literacy Development.

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Goldenberg, C. N. (1994). Promoting early literacy development among Spanish-

speaking children:Lessons from two studies. In E.H. Hiebert & B.M. Taylor

(Eds.), Getting Ready Right from the Start: Effective Early Literacy

Interventions.Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Harrison, L., Grehan, A., Ross, S., Dexter, E., & Inan, F. (2008). Leveled Literacy

Intervention: Year 1 Evaluation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the

American Educational Research Association, New York.

Hiebert, E. H. & B. M. Taylor (1994). Early literacy interventions: Answers and

issues. In E.H. Hiebert & B.M. Taylor (Eds.),Getting Ready Right from the Start:

Effective Early Literacy Interventions. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

References Continued

Juel, C. (1998). Learning to read and write: A longitudinal study of 54 children from first

through fourth grades. Journal ofEducational Psychology, 80, 437–447.

Lindfors, J. (1999). Children’s Inquiry: Using Language to Make Sense of the World. New

York: Teachers College Press.

Fountas, I. C. & Pinnell, G.S. (2003). Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking,

Talking, and Writing About Reading, K–8. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann,

Fountas, I. C. & Pinnell, G.S. (2005). Leveled Books, K–8: Matching Texts to Readers for

Effective Teaching. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Pinnell, G.S. & Fountas, I. C. (1998). Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom.Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Lyons, C. (2003). Teaching struggling readers: How to use brain-based research to maximize learning. Portsmouth, NH:Heinemann.

Moats, L.C. (2001). Overcoming the language gap. American Educator, 25, (5), 8–9.

References Continued

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2001a). Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications. . . l 6 k. . .for Reading Instruction. Reports of the

Subgroups. Washington, D.C.: National Institutes of Health.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2001b). Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literacy on Reading and its

Implications for Reading Instruction. Summary. Washington, D.C.: National Institutes of Health.

Schmidt, M.C., Askew, B.J., Fountas, I.C., Lyons, C.A. & Pinnell, G.S. (2005). Changing Futures: The Influence of Reading Recovery in the United States. Worthington, OH: Reading Recovery Council of North America.

References Continued

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Stanovich, K.E. (1986). Matthew effects in reading: Some consequences of

individual differences in the acquisition of literacy. Reading Research Quarterly, 21, 360–406.

Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

References Continued

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