Information for Parents and Teachers Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee is a program to identify students from kindergarten through grade 3 that are behind in reading. Schools will provide help and support to make sure students are on track for reading success by the end of third grade. The department provides policy guidance, instructional tools, and resources on the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. The Ohio Department of Education created a guidance manual to help school districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic schools understand the requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Our district will use the AimsWeb assessment to both evaluate and monitor reading ability. The new state law applies to all Ohio public school students in kindergarten through third grade. Every K-3 student must receive a reading assessment by September 30th.
The law requires that schools provide student-specific reading support and instruction to identified students within 60 days after identifying the student as not on track. Reading support includes intensive, individualized, and regular instruction using research-based strategies. The district must develop a reading improvement and monitoring plan for each student identified as reading below grade level. The plan must do the following:
Both of our elementary schools are school-wide Title I schools. As a part of this program every parent receives a parent compact. The purpose of the School-Parent Compact is to build and foster the development of a school-parent partnership to help all children achieve the State’s high standards. It establishes the responsibility for improved student achievement as one shared by parents, the child, and teachers. The compact is for every student, parent and classroom teacher but will be particularly important for parents of students identified as not on track in reading in grades K-3. Parents of students not on track in reading will receive a letter notifying them of their child’s status and inviting them to join with their child’s classroom teacher and as appropriate Title I or Intervention teacher in creating a reading improvement and monitoring plan that is consistent with the law. The Title I compact describes how parents can support their child’s reading development at home and become involved at school. Third Grade Reading Guarantee Teacher Resources - Click Here -includes licensure guidance and other supportPARENT ROADMAPS TO UNDERSTANDING THE THIRD GRADE READING GUARANTEE click here: Third Grade Reading Guarantee Parent Roadmaps Resources for Parents to Use at Home NATIONAL PTA: Created for grades K-8 high school English language arts/literacy and mathematics the guides provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning at each grade in order to be prepared for college and career. Parent GuidesReading First Ohio Family involvement strengthens student learning and improves academic achievement. Students with active family support have better attendance, pass more classes and earn more credits resulting in higher grade point averages and higher test scores. As a result, they are more likely to continue their education beyond high school and learn social and behavioral skills that help them at home, at school and throughout life. INFOHIO INFOhio, a virtual K-12 library, transforms teaching and learning by connecting educational resources with the power of information technology. INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources, 16 tools selected for K-12 research, provides state-funded resources free to all Ohio K-12 students and and educators for the 2011-2012 school year. A username and password are required for home access; see your school library media specialist, technology coordinator or classroom teacher. Bembo's Zoo Watch how the letters of the alphabet re-form into animals. Preschool - K Sesame Street Games, Videos, Instruction Free Reading An open source free reading intervention program for grades K-6 PBS Parents PBS Parents is a trusted resource that’s filled with information on child development and early learning. It also serves as a parent's window to the world of PBS KIDS, offering access to educational games and activities inspired by PBS KIDS programs. International Children's Digital Library The ICDL is a rich resource which can be used in a wonderfully wide range of situations by children, parents, teachers, librarians and others from all walks of life. Children can expand upon the stories to create games; parents can extract themes to help explain important lessons; teachers can utilize the multicultural nature of the collection to teach languages; librarians can enrich community outreach programs with tales from around the world and; of course, anyone can just open a book to read for pleasure. National PTA - Literacy Reading is Fundamental Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. We prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. We inspire children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice. RIF provides new, free books for children to choose from and make their own. RIF - Reading Planet |
