Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program
Chandler Public Library
PRESENTED BY: MARY SAGAR
CHERYL BECKER
BECCA BRITT
November 14, 2013
AzLA Conference
Learning Objectives:
during today’s workshop you will…
 Examine Arizona’s Move On When Reading
Legislation and understand the effect it will have on
current 3rd grade students in the Spring of 2014
 Take an in-depth look at how the Chandler Public
Library created and implemented the Read to
Succeed! Tutoring Program
Move On When Reading Legislation
A.R.S. § 15-701
Students currently in the 3rd grade that score “Falls Far
Below” on the reading portion of the AIMS test in April 2014
will be retained
Two exemptions currently in place
1. English Language Learners with less than 2 years of
instruction in English
2. Students with an IEP for reading and/or language
Current Statistics
Arizona Department of Education
According to the Arizona Department of Education,
there are approximately 83,000 students currently
enrolled in the 3rd grade in Arizona.
Of those students, over 1,500 will be affected by the
Move On When Reading legislation in the Spring of
2014.
 Inspiration for writing the grant
Developing
A Tutoring
Program
 Applying for a Library Sciences and
Technology Act Grant
 Awarded the LSTA Grant which
Mary Sagar
Chandler Public
Library
Downtown Branch
included funds for the following:
1. Coordinator
2. Technology
3. eBooks
4. Materials
5. Printing
Literacy Programs in Schools
Instruction Needed for the
Benchmark Student
 Tier I Instruction
90+ minutes of regular literacy
instruction by the classroom
teacher during the school day
Instruction Needed for the
At-Risk Student
 Tier I Instruction
90+ minutes of regular literacy
instruction by the classroom
teacher during the school day
 Tier II Instruction
20 - 30 minutes of additional
targeted literacy instruction during
the school day
 Tier III Instruction*
30 – 60 minutes of targeted
literacy instruction outside of the
school day
Impacting Our Community
Tier III
Intervention
Lessons
Volunteers
Successful
Library
Tutoring
Program
The Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program
The Mission of the Program
The mission of the Chandler Public Library’s Read to Succeed! Tutoring
Program is to improve the academic achievement of at-risk first grade
students by developing and strengthening their oral language and early
literacy skills.
The Goal of the Program
All children in the Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program will show
measurable academic growth by improving their oral language and early
literacy skills through the use of direct instruction and digital media.
From the Ground Up…
 Intervention Materials for Students
 Technology Decisions
 Library Logistics
Intervention Materials for Students
Looked at various types of intervention materials, including
leveled literacy sets and researched based intervention
programs like Read Naturally.
We also looked at web based programs, especially the
Learning A-Z platform. Learning A-Z provides a variety of
resources to support literacy instruction.
1. Reading A-Z
2. Vocabulary A-Z
3. Raz Kids
Learning
A-Z
Reading
A-Z
• Online database of eBooks from
Pre-school – 5th Grade
• Lesson plans and other
resources for all books
Vocabulary
A-Z
• Database of vocabulary picture
and word cards
• Aligned to each book in the
online database
Raz-Kids
• Online component for students
• Set students to their
instructional and independent
reading levels
Technology Choices
Kindle
Nook
iPad
Library Logistics
1. Where will the tutoring sessions be held?
2. How long will each tutoring session be?
3. Who will teach the tutoring sessions?
Our Decision
1.Our tutoring sessions would be held in
various tutoring rooms throughout the
library.
Pandora’s Box Tutoring Room
at the Chandler Public Library
Our Decision
2. Each tutoring session would be 60
minutes long and held 2 – 3 times per
week.
Our Decision
3. Recruit and train library volunteers to
teach the tutoring lessons.
Creating an Effective Literacy Lesson
Key
Components
of a
Successful
Literacy
Tutoring
Lesson
1.
Building Background through
discussion and vocabulary work
2.
Sight Word Instruction
3.
Guided Reading using a variety of
texts (using technology)
4.
Integration of Writing Skills
5.
Read Aloud using quality literature
(using technology)
Putting It All Together!
•Recruiting and Training Volunteers
•Developing Marketing Materials
•Building Relationships with School Districts
•Assessing and Organizing Students
Recruiting and Training Volunteers
The success or failure of the program lies in
the recruitment and training of skilled
volunteers to implement the tutoring
program.
1. Working with the Volunteer Coordinator
2. Establishing minimum qualifications for volunteers
3. Providing adequate training for the volunteers
4. Commitment level of the volunteers
Developing Marketing Materials
Brochures
Create a brochure to highlight the
program
Website
Draw attention on your library’s
homepage
Building
Relationships
in Schools
District
School
Classroom
• Contact the District Administrators
• Ask them to reach out to Principals
• Contact School Principals
• Ask them to assign a contact person
• Contact the Classroom Teachers
• Teachers are a direct line to parents
Enrolling Students in the Program
Teacher
Referral
Student
Application
Assessment
Assessing and Organizing the Students
 Follow Up on Applications
 Schedule Assessment Days
 Assess Each Student Using Quick and Easy
Literacy Assessments
 Review Assessment Results with Parents
 Place Students in Appropriate Groups
Parent Support
Parent support of any educational
program is important.
The Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program
incorporates parent information
sessions into the assessment schedule.
Ongoing Evaluation of Program Outcomes
Student Attendance Rates
Student Growth
Volunteer Effectiveness
-Number of Absences
-Weeks in the Program
- HFW Pre/Post Test
- Reading Level Increase
-Skills of Volunteer
-Management Style
-Attendance Rate
A Volunteer’s Perspective
Ease of Gathering Materials
Flow of the Lesson
Working with Student
Groups
Ease of Gathering Materials
Flow of the Lesson
Attendance
Sheet
2 Pocket
Dividers
Working With Student Groups
Implementation of a Tutoring Lesson
 Let’s view a tutoring session in action…
Feel free to
ask questions
to clarify
information
shared in
today’s
presentation.
QUESTION AND
ANSWER TIME!
Copies of Materials