1. From frustration to freedom
Jessica Crooker, Literacy Coach, North View Junior High—Brooklyn Park, MN
Jennifer McCarty Plucker, Ed.D., K-12 Intervention Specialist—Rosemount-AV-Eagan Schools, MN

2. ISD 196 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Schools
ISD 279 Osseo Area Schools

3. Leadership and
Structure
Professional
Development
Instructional
Practices
Assessment
and Data
Intervention
Strategies

4. Reading Lab
North View Junior High
Grades 7-8
Academic Literacy 9
Eastview High School
Tier 2 (double dose)

5. Double-dose Reading Intervention
3 strategically designed
reading classrooms
4 licensed reading teachers
17 sections of Reading Lab
174 of our highest need
students
205 additional minutes of
reading instruction per
week per student
500+ books in each
classroom library

6. Time to Read and Write

7. Reading Volume =
Reading Engagement
Reading Engagement =
Academic Achievement

8. Home Grown
Approach

10. Strategic Thinking

11. The Right Strategies includes
goal setting, ‘feed forward’, and
self-reflection

12. “Because of Reading lab, I am now better at
knowing what’s going on with the book.” - Amir
“…I am now better at making connections and
reading longer amounts of time. I am committed
to actually reading.” -Nickko
“My favorite part of Reading Lab is reading
because we get to chill with pillows.” -Sergio

13. Digital Reflections

14. Data Driven Instruction
and Monitoring of Progress

15. The “SICK”/ “ICY”
factor

16. Celebration
You are Invited
Academic Literacy 9
Celebration of Success
Thursday, June 2nd
7:00-8:30 PM
EVHS Media
Center
Refreshments following
Bring your families!

18. Resources
Baiting the Reading Hook (article that further
describes this intervention)
AN UPDATED MODEL PLAN FOR
ADOLESCENT READING
INTERVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT
(Resource from MN Dept. of Education and the
Secondary Reading Interest Council)

19. Celebration

20. Celebration