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Rationale and Supporting Data
The Dodge Elementary staff has been involved in implementing and making changes in the teaching of reading and writing in order to increase student achievement. Guided Reading has played an integral part in this process. Introducing a variety of comprehension strategies and asking questions at a higher level of thinking gives students many tools to be able to derive meaning from text. Students have also been given more direct reading contact hours to practice skills while gaining the love of reading.
Improvement Strategies
* Ensure a thorough understanding of Guided Reading processes and components, as well as use Comprehension Bridge and corresponding grade level graphic organizers from Literacy by Design.
Review and continue implementation of The Daily Five by Boushey and Moser which fosters literacy independence in the elementary grades.
Review and share summarization strategies, from Rick Wormeli’s book Summarization in Any Subject on a regular basis with colleagues.
* Increase reading comprehension by utilizing books labeled with comprehension strategies from Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller.
* Increase methods of providing feedback to students while setting clear objectives.
* Provide opportunities for parent involvement in reading outside the school day.
Increase the level of questioning techniques using Blooms’ Taxonomy
Schoolwide Indicators of Improved Learning
| 05-06 Results |
06-07 Results |
07-08 Results |
08-09 Results |
09-10 Results |
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| 3rd-5th ITBS Total Reading Score (percentile and NCE) |
50.6 %ile 50.3 NCE |
49.1 %ile 49.5 NCE |
53.3 %ile 51.7 NCE |
56.6 %ile 53.5 NCE |
51.4 %ile 50.7 NCE |
| 3rd-5th District Reading Instructional Level Assessment (percent proficient) |
56% |
56% |
52% |
61% | 65% |
| 2nd-5th Grade District Reading Fluency Assessment percent proficient) |
89% | 86% |
87% |
88% | 89% |
Dodge Elementary School
641 South Oak
Grand Island, NE 68801
Phone: 308.385.5889
Fax: 308.385.5141
Carrie Kolar, Principal
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