Slide show presentation for Hampton "Read Well" program

1. Developing Reading Greats at
Hampton!

2. How can we make reading more
fun and increase achievement?
We need to work on student engagement

3. Reading stats for Hampton 3rd
.
grade
Our African American Students had a spike, whereas our White
Caucasian students were fairly steady, with a slight dip in the third
grade.

4. Reading stats for Hampton 4th
.
grade
This slide depicts Reading statistics for our fourth grade students.
Again there was a spike for our African American students and our
White (Caucasian) students showed a more steady line, with a
slight variance.

5. Reading stats for Hampton 5th
.
grade
This slide reflects stats for fifth grade and reflects more of a
disparity for both groups: African American and White
Caucasian.

6. 2010 MSA Reading stats for all
Hampton students
This slide indicates overall performance for for 2010 MSA reading
statistics at Hampton. Whereas these stats are very good, we
need to do more!

7. How can we move forward?
• We can hammer out a plan to excel with reading
• Engage students
• Make Reading a green is for “go” standard. “I can go
forward and read well and better!”

8. Meet George our reading octopus
• This is George. He is our reading octopus
• In each tentacle he will hold a book to encourage our
students to read
• George wants to read well through the “Read Well”
program

9. How will this work?
• We need to engage students!
• Create a reading lab
• Ask for volunteer students for the lab
• Ask for parent volunteers for the lab
• Introduce the “Read Well” program
• Utilize new technology to excite students and exchange
reading news and data

10. Introduce the “Read Well”
Program
• “Read Well” is a primary curriculum program
• “Read Well” takes the needs of each student into account
• Each student is placed in small groups based on
assessments
• Daily interaction
• Curriculum includes:
Phonemics awareness
Vocabulary
Reading Fluency
Comprehension
Solo and Duet story time

11. Technology changes at HamptonCreate a grade level website
Combine with a school level website
Develop a “mashup”.
What is a mashup?
A mashup uses and combines data from two
or more sources to create new services
Hampton will use mashup to utilize library books,
and the grade level and school level websites.

12. Goals for the next few years
• Judge effectiveness of “Read Well” at end of FY11
• Goal is to have 100% proficient Reading Scores with “No
Child Left Behind” by 2014
• Institute a new reading lab and have George the reading
octopus encourage student reading
• Engage students and parents through a “Reading Fair” in the
Spring
• Institute grade level reading website
• Institute school level reading website
• Encourage staff buy-in
• Ask for student volunteers for the reading lab
• Ask for parent volunteers for the reading lab

13. Roger Gabcast, the reader, brings
books to Hampton
THE BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!!