Literacy in SwantonLiteracy in Swanton

Ms. Miranda ChapaMs. Miranda Chapa

Reading A-Z CoordinatorReading A-Z Coordinator

Crestwood ElementaryCrestwood Elementary

Where does Crestwood Stand?Where does Crestwood Stand?

DIBELS testingDIBELS testing Students are assessed 3 times a year (fall, winter, Students are assessed 3 times a year (fall, winter,

and spring)and spring) Students are then placed into 3 zones Students are then placed into 3 zones

Red- intense interventionRed- intense intervention Yellow- strategic interventionYellow- strategic intervention Green- benchmark Green- benchmark

What happens after the test?What happens after the test?

Students are ranked by ability and divided Students are ranked by ability and divided into the 3 zonesinto the 3 zones Crestwood Numbers:Crestwood Numbers:

11stst grade= 6 red, 16 yellow, & about 80 green grade= 6 red, 16 yellow, & about 80 green 22ndnd grade= 13 red,19 yellow, & about 65 green grade= 13 red,19 yellow, & about 65 green

How do we help them all?How do we help them all?

Students in the red zone need the most help, Students in the red zone need the most help, they are serviced by our Title One teacher and they are serviced by our Title One teacher and our Special Education teacher. Together they our Special Education teacher. Together they can currently service 50 students in grades 1 can currently service 50 students in grades 1 and 2 and 5 students in Kindergarten. and 2 and 5 students in Kindergarten.

The yellow zone students are serviced by The yellow zone students are serviced by Reading A-Z. Currently we are servicing 19 Reading A-Z. Currently we are servicing 19 students, this number can increase if we can students, this number can increase if we can recruit more mentors.recruit more mentors.

Reading A-Z is a partnership of local schools, Reading A-Z is a partnership of local schools, community organizations, businesses, community organizations, businesses, libraries, parents, and students to ensure that libraries, parents, and students to ensure that Ohio’s youngest students are reading at grade Ohio’s youngest students are reading at grade level. level.

Reading A-ZReading A-Z

Provides 1:1 instruction at the individual Provides 1:1 instruction at the individual student’s levelstudent’s level

Crestwood offers 30-minute sessions 4 days Crestwood offers 30-minute sessions 4 days per week during school hoursper week during school hours

Encourage high expectations for Encourage high expectations for ALL ALL studentsstudents 8 college and university partnerships8 college and university partnerships

BGSU, University of Toledo, and NWSCC…BGSU, University of Toledo, and NWSCC…

Why do I need you?Why do I need you?

Crestwood readers are on the rise. We are now Crestwood readers are on the rise. We are now servicing 95% of our “at risk” students in grades 1 servicing 95% of our “at risk” students in grades 1 and 2.and 2.

The more mentors we have, the more students we can The more mentors we have, the more students we can serve. Serving more students increases our chances of serve. Serving more students increases our chances of meeting No Child Left Behind standards.meeting No Child Left Behind standards.

Together we can provide intensive intervention for Together we can provide intensive intervention for students at risk for reading failure, in order to students at risk for reading failure, in order to promote increased achievement and outcomes.promote increased achievement and outcomes.

Sharing the RewardsSharing the Rewards

For the students…For the students… One on One focused reading tutoring and the One on One focused reading tutoring and the

possibilities of improved school and test resultspossibilities of improved school and test results An additional caring individual in their lifeAn additional caring individual in their life

Sharing the RewardsSharing the Rewards

For the schools…For the schools… Caring and trained volunteersCaring and trained volunteers Strengthened community partnershipsStrengthened community partnerships Increased assistance with literacy programsIncreased assistance with literacy programs

Sharing the RewardsSharing the Rewards

For the Teachers…For the Teachers… Enhanced opportunities to teach students to their Enhanced opportunities to teach students to their

fullest potentialsfullest potentials

Sharing the RewardsSharing the Rewards

For the community and businesses…For the community and businesses… More productive citizens (students and citizens)More productive citizens (students and citizens) Students become vital members of the workforceStudents become vital members of the workforce Recognition as a good corporate citizenRecognition as a good corporate citizen Improved employee moralImproved employee moral

Sharing the RewardsSharing the Rewards

For the volunteers…For the volunteers… Personal SatisfactionPersonal Satisfaction New friendshipsNew friendships

Think about this for a minute…Think about this for a minute…

With early intervention, including intensive With early intervention, including intensive tutoring, the rate of reading failure in the early tutoring, the rate of reading failure in the early grades can be reduced to less than 10 percent.grades can be reduced to less than 10 percent.

- National Institutes of Child- National Institutes of Child

and Health Developmentand Health Development

Forty-three percent of people with the lowest Forty-three percent of people with the lowest literacy skills live in poverty; 17 percent literacy skills live in poverty; 17 percent receive food stamps and 70 percent have no receive food stamps and 70 percent have no job or a part-time job.job or a part-time job.

-National Institute for Literacy-National Institute for Literacy

Twenty-five percent of Ohio’s adult population Twenty-five percent of Ohio’s adult population lack a high school diploma.lack a high school diploma.

-US Census Bureau-US Census Bureau

In a recent poll, 90 percent of Fortune 1000 In a recent poll, 90 percent of Fortune 1000 executives expressed their concern that low executives expressed their concern that low literacy is hurting their productivity and literacy is hurting their productivity and probability.probability.

- National Institute for Literacy- National Institute for Literacy

Research shows that consistent one-on-one Research shows that consistent one-on-one reading tutoring is the best form of assistance reading tutoring is the best form of assistance to advance a student’s reading skills. to advance a student’s reading skills.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.less because of that missing drop.

- Mother Teresa- Mother Teresa

No matter how big and powerful government No matter how big and powerful government gets, and the many services it provides, it can gets, and the many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.never take the place of volunteers.

-Ronald Reagan-Ronald Reagan

When you cease to make a contribution, you When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.begin to die.

-Eleanor Roosevelt-Eleanor Roosevelt

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can still do something; and everything, but I can still do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.refuse to do the something that I can do.

-Edmund Evertt Hale-Edmund Evertt Hale

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.wasted.

- Aesop- Aesop

You will find as you look back upon your life, You will find as you look back upon your life, that the moments that stand out are the that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for moments when you have done things for others.others.

-Unknown-Unknown

We can’t do it alone. We can’t do it alone.

We need your help!We need your help!