Making Sense of Literacy Instruction and SRBI for ELLs

Ann Anderberg, Ph.D., ECSUCTHSS Literacy Summit

Fall 2011

Overview

• ESL Teachers– P.D. on Assessment– EDGE• Ongoing system initiatives• Renaissance• Content Literacy Strategies for ELs• LABS• Unpacking the Language Objective• SRBI

The Goal

• Meeting the challenge of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)– All Day Literacy Instruction focused on discussions

of text

• A challenge for your system– Academic side– Trade side

THINK, PAIR, SHAREUniversal Screening TIER 1 STRATEGIES TIER II INTERVENTIONS

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You have everything you need

• Universal screens• Tier I Interventions• Tier II Interventions• Staff

Let’s Talk About SRBI

• Scientific-research based interventions• The 3-Tier Model

– Academic and behavior– Universal Screening (3 data points)– Data-based decision making – Progress Monitoring– Research-based strategies

Tier 1:Comprehensive & Coordinated Instructionfor All Students

Tier 2:SupplementalIntervention for Students Performing Below Grade Level

Tier 3:Specialized, IndividualizedIntervention for Students with Intensive Needs

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

Scientific Research Based InterventionsScientific Research Based Interventions

SRBI Models

• Standard Treatment Protocol

• Problem-Solving Model

• Hybrid Approach

TIER I• Classroom and trade instruction

– Universal screening • STAR – multiple measures

– Lexile – match text to reader• LAS Links – language proficiency

– subtests• CAPT written response

– Ifnormational text

– Content and Language Objectives• SIOP – access to the curriculum

– Small group instruction– Rich vocabulary instruction– Progress Monitoring

TIER II

• Additional interventions based on data– LABS, literacy & math– ELD class

• EDGE• ESL teachers

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Rich Vocabulary Instruction

Levels of Word Knowledge(Beck, McKeown & Kucan, 2002)

• Know it well, can explain it• Know something about it, can relate it to a

situation• Have seen or heard the word• Do not know the word

Four Types of Vocabulary

ReceptiveReceptive

ExpressiExpressiveve

SpeakingSpeaking

WritingWriting

ReadingReading

Listening

5 Stages of word knowledge (Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002)

Word Know it well, can explain and use it

Know something about it, relate it to something familiar

Have seen or heard the word

Do not know the word

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