paired reading and lexia
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Training for NQTs on Paired Reading and LexiaTRANSCRIPT
PAIRED READING AND LEXIA
Literacy initiatives at Twickenham Academy for y7 and y8 students
Kamil Trzebiatowski, 23 October 2013
Paired Reading: basicsLicence purchased from Unitas –
the programme is called TextNowFor 20 EAL students in y7 and y8
throughout the yearPaired up with 10 6th form
students (y12)5x20 mins of paired reading per
week for 10 weeks
Paired Reading - AimsMotivating y7 and y8s to read more
and to read for pleasureIncreasing their reading skillsEncouraging their interest in
readingShowing that one can read for
pleasurePreventing disengagement from
reading, low self-esteem, detachment from education
Paired Reading - strands
Paired Reading – targeting studentsOnly EAL studentsEAL students below their
calendar age in terms of their reading age
First cohort involves 7 students on PPM (out of 10)
Includes MPT students
Paired Reading - structure1. Training for the coaches (6th formers):
online and at the school2. Reading Assessment of the mentees (by the
programme’s Coordinator)3. Paired Reading starts – 10 weeks of
paired reading per week4. Y7/8s access MyChoice!5. Final review involving the coach, student
and the Coordinator6. EAL students given certificates + coaches
receive a personal statement + a reference from the Coordinator
Paired Reading – MyChoice!A Unitas website where the EAL
students will be able to “purchase” books
Each 20 minutes’ session gets the students a number of credits
Credits = their own bookshttp://www.mychoicebooks.co.uk/
Paired Reading – last years results
Name of student Raw score (test 1)
24/04/2013
Standardized score (test 1) 24/04/2013
Reading age (test 1)
24/04/2013
Raw score (test 2)
18/07/2013
Standardized score (test 2) 18/07/2013
Reading age (test 2) 18/07/2013
Arlind Visha
45 88 10:0 47 95 11:0
Dainis Zapolskis
50 96 12:0 48 92 11:6
Emilia Bajcer
28 71 7:3 35 79 11:6
Ned Tunda
44 87 9:9 44 86 10:0
Violetta Handouka
46 93 10:3 51 103 13:3
Imran Siddique
46 89 10:3 49 94 11:9
Michelle Watson
21 69 6:9 28 70 7:3
Jeanette Afriyie
49 94 11:6 50 96 12:6
Key:
Improved Remained the same Deterioration
How you can helpRemind the students of their
sessions, particularly if it emerges they’ve not been attending
Get them to read their books in your tutorials (particularly ones off MyChoice!)
In your tutorials, ask them about what reading strategies they’ve learned with their mentors
Paired Reading – participants
Name of the student Base group CollegeReading age
delay (in months)
PPMOffer
ed
If not, why not?
Parental consent?
Khalid, Faryal 7Y W 70 1 YesFerreira, Matheus 7S H 65 1 AwaitingIkumi, Esther 8N H 58 1 1 AwaitingPopal, Maria 7H H 48 1 AwaitingPrzewoznik, Jakub 7T W 43 1 AwaitingBajcer, Emilia 8L H 42 1 1 AwaitingAlfonso, Daniel 8N H 38 1 1 YesGoethberg-Saied, Yasmine 8L H 37 1 AwaitingDauti, Delpiero 8R H 34 1 1 Yes
Lexia - basicsYear 7 and 8 studentsComputer-based programme
improving literacy skills of students below L4
Targets specific literacy/linguistic skills and makes students practise them until they’ve mastered them
3x20 minutes in a week for 30 students (at a time)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Lexia - criteria for inclusionBelow Level 4 (APPM)Based on NGRT + CATs scores
(July 2013 for y8s & Sept 2013 for Y7s)
EAL students (MPTs) includedStatemented students
Lexia - organizationFirst 15 students (y7s) arrive in the first
part of the lessonThe other 15 students (y8s) arrive in
the second part of the lessonStudents are assessed by the software
in their first session, then progress through 5 levels
Students will receive certificates of achievements (to be given out to them at assemblies) as they achieve levels within the programme
Lexia – examples of reports
Lexia – tracking progressProgress reports – student’s
progression through each of the programme’s activities
Usage reports – average weekly use of the Lexia Reading Recovery programme by the student
Skills reports – progress in reading skills over time; data on accuracy, rate and whether or not the student is struggling and needs instruction
Lexia – more informationOnce first students finish the
programme, next ones will be introduced to it
Lexia: Who is who?Kamil Trzebiatowski – Lexia Programme
Coordinator / Literacy Coordinator / Lexia sessions supervisor
Julia Kingdon – Literacy Coordinator
Kathy Curran – Lexia sessions supervisor (every Wed P3)
Caroline Collier – Lexia sessions supervisor (if Kamil is off sick or otherwise unable to run the sessions
What can you do to help?If the child is in your lessons,
ensure/remind them to go to their Lexia sessions (first or last 20 minutes)
Get the students to do more Lexia work in your tutorials or tutor time (they can do this on your devices and from any computer)
Encourage them to get more work done from home