The document summarizes an early literacy presentation given by teachers and a reading specialist. It discusses the importance of early identification of struggling readers and establishing foundational literacy skills like phonological awareness and phonics from an early age. Assessment tools like DIBELS are used to monitor students' progress in key early literacy areas and identify students who may need additional support.

1. Early Literacy: Helping Children on the Path to Reading Success Presented by: First Grade Teachers: Melissa Hembrey, Amy Lederer, Whitney Malone, Jenny Pendleton Reading Specialist: Jeri Powers

4. Good, R. H., Simmons, D. C., & Smith, S. B. (1998). Effective academic interventions in the United States: Evaluating and enhancing the acquisition of early reading skills. School Psychology Review, 27 , 740-753.

5. Reality: Established Reading Trajectories are Difficult to Change. “Approximately 75% of students identified with reading problems in the third grade are still reading disabled in the 9 th grade.” --Shaywitz, et al., 1993; Francis et al., 1996

6. Good, R. H., Simmons, D. C., & Smith, S. B. (1998). Effective academic interventions in the United States: Evaluating and enhancing the acquisition of early reading skills. School Psychology Review, 27 , 740-753.

8. Goal: All Proficient

11. Time Spent Reading Each Day

15. Findings from the National Reading Panel: Big Ideas for Reading Instruction Phonemic Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Text Comprehension Fluency www.nationalreadingpanel.org/

21. Phoneme Segmentation Fluency I am going to say a word. After I say it, you tell me all the sounds in the word. So, if I say, “sam,” you would say /s/ /a/ /m/. Let’s try one. (one second pause). Tell me the sounds in “mop” Ok. Here is your first word.

24. Benchmark Reading Assessment Authentic assessment that guides instruction. *Helps to identify the specific strengths our students have and the skill areas where they need support *Helps to monitor students' growth and development over time. *Ensure your teaching strategies are at the appropriate level

25. Analyzing Errors for Instructional Direction

28. Word Study Stages There is remarkable consistency between the stages of spelling development and the stages of reading acquisition. (Ehri, 1997; Frith, 1985; Juel, 1991)