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41.  The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) [K-12]

The Florida Center for Reading Research conducts applied research that will have an immediate impact on policy and practices related to literacy instruction and assessment in Florida; disseminates information about research-based practices related to literacy instruction and assessment for children in pre-school through 12th grade; and conducts basic research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction that will contribute to the scientific knowledge of reading. To visit its website, go to http://www.fcrr.org.

Relevancy: 24.37% Published: 8/16/2006 3:27 PM

42.  Adolescent Literacy: An Overview of Skill and Knowledge Requirements [4-12]

Presented at the K-3 and Adolescent Literacy Workshop February 14-15, 2006, by Dr. Joseph K. Torgesen, Florida Center for Reading Research at FSU.

Relevancy: 24.37% Published: 6/7/2006 5:04 PM

43.  Synopsis of "Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis" [4-12]

Students with learning disabilities often experience difficulty making the transition from primary-level "learning to read" to upper-level "reading to learn". The Center on Instruction's synopsis of "Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis" discusses the results of a synthesis of 29 studies that addressed instructional approaches for enhancing reading comprehension and their implications for helping students with LD improve their reading comprehension in content-area instruction. The authors describe two main types of interventions: content enhancement and cognitive strategy instruction, both found to be highly effective in this population. The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar in June 2008 with author Asha Jitendra to discuss the results of the synthesis. The archived WebEx file can be accessed here.

Synopsis of Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students with Learning Disabilities (473.33 KB) CBI: Synopsis of "Improving Comprehension" (19.47 KB) Relevancy: 24.36% Published: 7/17/2008 1:53 PM

44.  Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction [4-12]

This document developed by the Center on Instruction's Reading, Special Education and ELL Strands makes recommendations for improving literacy-related instruction in the content areas or across the entire school day, interventions for students reading below grade level, and recommendations for supporting literacy development in adolescent English language learners. Also included are comments from experts in response to questions about methods for improving academic literacy in adolescents and examples of state activities in support of improved adolescent literacy in California, Florida, Rhode Island, and Washington. A video of Joe Torgesen providing an overview of this document is available here.

Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction (652.67 KB) CBI: Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents (23.52 KB) Relevancy: 24.36% Published: 3/9/2007 1:22 PM

45.  Implementation of RTI [K-12]

Presented at the Response to Intervention Symposium April 12, 2006, by Dr. Doug Marston, Special Education Administrator, Minneapolis Public Schools.

Problem Solving and Response to Intervention/Marston (2.15 MB) Relevancy: 24.36% Published: 6/1/2006 2:52 PM

46.  Selected COI Resources Addressing the ARRA Reform Area: Data Systems to Support Instruction [K-12]

As you apply for ARRA funds and implement your plan, COI's resources can help you identify reforms that work and how to implement them. As you advance reforms in the area of "data systems to support instruction", consider that COI's resources cover the use of data to inform instructional practices and decision making; inform professional development for teachers and administrators; and improve teacher and principal effectiveness.

Data Systems to Support Instruction (107 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 1/21/2010 3:17 PM

47.  Selected COI Resources Addressing the ARRA Reform Area: Turning Around Struggling Schools [K-12]

As you apply for ARRA funds and implement your plan for "turning around lowest-performing schools", COI's resources can help you understand research-based practices to provide high-quality instruction and effective intervention to reach struggling students. Our resources can also help principals understand how to plan initiatives to improve the instructional programs for students and how to serve as an instructional leader at their school.

Turning Around Struggling Schools (115.11 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 1/21/2010 3:11 PM

48.  Using Curriculum-Based Measurement to Determine RTI [K-12]

Presented at the 2006 Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring, this "Progress Monitoring in the Context of Responsiveness-to-Intervention" by Lynn Fuchs, Douglas Fuchs, John Hintze, and Erica Lemke provides clear distinctions between services offered in the different tiers of RTI and addresses both reading and math. This resource includes the PowerPoint presentation, a manual, and handout materials that include an appendix for additional RTI resources.

PowerPoint: Progress Monitoring in the Context of Responsiveness-to-Intervention (2.22 MB) Manual: Progress Monitoring in the Context of Responsiveness-to-Intervention (2.71 MB) Handouts: Progress Monitoring in the Context of Responsiveness-to-Intervention (1.03 MB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 12/19/2008 11:35 AM

49.  Participant's Guide [K-3]

For ease in downloading, the Guide has been separated into chapter files. To download each chapter, click below.

PG Cover & Intro (292.72 KB) PG Ch 1 -- Defining the K-3 Coaching Process (323.97 KB) PG Ch 2 -- Providing On-Site Professional Development (249.93 KB) PG Ch 3 -- Incorporating the Five Essential Components of Scientifically Based Reading Instruction (268.61 KB) PG Ch 4 -- Delivering Scientifically Based Reading Instruction (283.77 KB) PG Ch 5 -- Promoting Assessment-Driven Reading Instruction (231.87 KB) PG Ch 6 -- Improving Instructional Effectiveness (227.97 KB) PG Ch 7 -- Building Instructional Leadership (263.59 KB) PG Ch 8 -- Sustaining Reading Improvement (264.61 KB) PG Ch 9 -- Glossary (52.97 KB) PG Ch 10 -- Sources (63.63 KB) PG Cover-back (30.68 KB) PG Cover-front (225.82 KB) PG Dividers (41.04 KB) » Leading for Reading: An Introductory Guide for K-3 Reading Coaches Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 10/15/2008 12:25 PM

50.  Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers - 2nd Edition [4-12]

This 2nd edition of the Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers professional development module is a revision of the 2008 version and presents information based on findings from Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice (Scammacca et al., 2007) and recommendations discussed in Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices: A Practice Guide from IES (Kamil et al., 2008). This suite of resources developed by the Center on Instruction has two purposes. First, it is designed to guide the delivery of instruction for adolescent struggling readers, particularly secondary interventions in the general education context. Second, it seeks to deepen technical assistance providers’ knowledge of reading-related issues for adolescents with reading difficulties and learning disabilities and enrich providers’ work with SEAs and LEAs. Detailing selected research-based instructional practices associated with positive effects for adolescent struggling readers, the suite comprises (a) a meta-analysis, (b) a practice brief, (c) a professional development module, and (d) training of trainers materials.  (a) Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice summarizes and synthesizes aspects of recent research on reading instruction for adolescent struggling readers to determine the relative effectiveness of interventions and outlines implications of these findings for practice. It focuses on interventions to improve students' reading vocabulary, accurate decoding of unfamiliar words in text, reading fluency and their use of reading comprehension strategies. A capacity building indicator (CBI) form is provided. (b) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Practice Brief takes the meta-analysis a step further for educators and decision-makers working in the field. It addresses the five reading components, compares successful and struggling readers’ behaviors, and describes effective school-based instructional practices. A capacity building indicator (CBI) form is provided. c) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: Professional Development Module combines information from the meta-analysis and practice brief into an interactive presentation on effective, research-based instruction in secondary reading. It includes a PowerPoint presentation with speaker’s notes and a Facilitator’s Guide. NOTE: Depending on your Web browser, you may have to save the file to your computer in order to see the notes. (d) The Training of Trainers PD Module is designed to train others to facilitate presentations of the Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: Professional Development Module. It contains all slides from the EIASR-PD Module, presentation guidelines, and suggestions for customizing the PD for different audiences. A handout on customizing the PD is also provided.     These resources align with Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction (Torgesen et al., 2007) also available in this section of the website.

Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice (244.93 KB) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Practice Brief (296.54 KB) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers 2nd Edition Facilitator's Guide (494.05 KB) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers 2nd Edition PPT Module (2.82 MB) Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers 2nd Edition Train-the-Trainer's PPT (507.5 KB) Customizing PD for Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers (77 KB) CBI: Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers Meta-Analysis (22.81 KB) CBI: Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers: Practice Brief (26.15 KB) CBI: Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers PD Module (27.85 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 8/9/2010 2:35 PM

51.  A Synopsis of "Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle & High Schools" [4-12]

Although writing has received less attention than reading, it is a critical aspect of literacy and one in which effective instructional techniques and intervention models are needed. The Center on Instruction's synopsis distills the findings reported in Writing Next, with special attention to findings for students with learning disabilities. It identifies 11 instructional strategies, listed in decreasing order of effect size. The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar in February 2008 in which co-author Steve Graham described the results and implications presented in his report. The archived WebEx and PowerPoint presentation can be accessed here.

A Synopsis of Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle & High Schools (160.1 KB) CBI: Synopsis of "Writing Next" (16.9 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 2/15/2008 3:13 PM

52.  The Secondary Literacy Instruction and Intervention Guide [6-12]

This 2007 guide developed by the Stupski Foundation provides an overview of the Content Literacy Continuum (CLC), a replicable district-level model of instruction to meet the differentiated needs of struggling adolescents. It is available for download below or at their website, http://www.stupski.org/documents/Secondary_Literacy_Instruction_Intervention_Guide.pdf.

Secondary_Literacy_Instruction_Intervention_Guide.pdf (1.89 MB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 1/22/2008 11:16 AM

53.  Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle and High School Improvement [6-12]

This report from the Alliance for Excellent Education describes issues that must be addressed as students move beyond achieving basic reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills to more advanced literacy skills that will enable them to succeed in academic content areas. It is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/LitCon.pdf.

Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 11/26/2007 12:10 PM

54.  Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals [6-12]

This "quick start" guide for principals of both middle and high schools from the Center on Instruction identifies three goals for secondary school literacy initiatives and provides elements of instruction required to meet these goals. It then outlines the critical elements of a school-level literacy action plan.

Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals (282.42 KB) CBI: Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle & High Schools (23.85 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 9/24/2007 6:28 PM

55.  Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice [4-12]

Results of this meta-analysis from the Center on Instruction provide guidance for intervening with adolescent struggling readers, outlining major implications for practice. The report focuses on interventions designed to improve students' use of reading comprehension strategies. It also considers the impact of interventions that target improved reading vocabulary, accurate decoding of unfamiliar words in text, and increased reading fluency.

Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice (321.68 KB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 8/13/2007 6:59 PM

56.  Data-Based Instructional Decision Making [K-12]

This PowerPoint presentation is intended for teachers who are currently implementing CBM in reading and/or math and administrators who are supporting CBM implementation. Advanced issues covered include interpreting CBM reading and math data, using the database to inform instructional decision making, and selecting research-validated interventions.

Data-Based Instructional Decision Making (3.11 MB) Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 8/3/2007 1:48 PM

57.  IRIS Center for Faculty Enhancement: Response to Intervention Online Modules (Part 4): Putting it All Together [K-12]

This online module, the fourth of a series providing information on Response to Intervention, covers such topics as preparing teachers to implement RTI, effectively implementing RTI components in each tier, and challenges for school professionals to consider when implementing RTI. The fourth module can be accessed at http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/rti04_alltogether/chalcycle.htm

Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 8/3/2007 1:12 PM

58.  Video Conference - Overview of Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents [4-12]

In a video conference held on April 30, 2007, Dr. Joseph Torgesen of COI's Reading Strand provided an overview of the newly released "Adolescent Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction." To view the archived video, go to http://www.wfsu.org/fcrr/ and click on "Overview of Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents" in either RealTime or Windows Media. The PowerPoint used as the handout discussed in the video conference is also available.

Relevancy: 23.54% Published: 5/11/2007 5:57 PM

59.  PowerPoint Presentation Module [K-3]

Due to its large size, the PowerPoint presentation module is divided into sections that correspond to four- or five-day format (see chart below for recommended delivery). The files are large because they include videos; each file may take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours to download. Professional Development Delivery Options Four-Day Format (for coaches who only need a refresher to confirm their knowledge of the five essential components of scientifically based reading instruction) Day 1 – Chapters 1 & 2 Day 2 – Chapters 3 & 4 Day 3 – Chapters 5 & 6 Day 4 – Chapters 7 & 8 Five-Day Format (for coaches who need a stronger background in the five essential components of scientifically based reading instruction) Day 1 – Chapters 1 & 2 Day 2 – Chapters 3 Day 3 – Chapters 4 Day 4 – Chapters 5 & 6 Day 5 – Chapters 7 & 8 Five-Day Format (for coaches who have strong reading knowledge but need additional professional development in data analysis and communication) Day 1 – Chapters 1 & 2 Day 2 – Chapters 3 & 4 Day 3 – Chapters 5 Day 4 – Chapters 6 Day 5 – Chapters 7 & 8 Note: The following links will open a new browser window, and you will be prompted to save the requested file to your computer. To ensure you receive the complete files, please monitor your download progress – do not close your browser nor turn off your computer while the files are being downloaded. PPT Slides 1-59 (Introduction & Chapters 1 & 2) PPT Slides 60-83 (Chapter 3) PPT Slides 84-107 (Chapter 4) PPT Slides 108-132 (Chapter 5) PPT Slides 133-155 (Chapter 6) PPT Slides 156-194 (Chapters 7 & 8)

» Leading for Reading: An Introductory Guide for K-3 Reading Coaches Relevancy: 23.52% Published: 10/15/2008 12:48 PM

60.  Facilitator's Guide [K-3]

For ease in downloading, the Guide has been separated into chapter files. To download each chapter, click below.

FG Cover & Table of Contents (112.84 KB) FG Section 1 Introduction (48.66 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 1 -- Defining the K-3 Coaching Process (681.91 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 2 -- Providing On-Site Professional Development (433.98 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 3 -- Incorporating the Five Essential Components of Scientifically Based Reading Instruction (677.08 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 4 -- Delivering Scientifically Based Reading Instruction (614.39 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 5 -- Promoting Assessment-Driven Reading Instruction (531.48 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 6 -- Improving Instructional Effectiveness (229.11 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 7 -- Building Instructional Leadership (352.62 KB) FG for Section 2 - Ch 8 -- Sustaining Reading Improvement (281.86 KB) FG Section 3 -- Reading about Reading & Section 4 - Templates (201.62 KB) FG Cover-back (30.7 KB) FG Cover-front (67.71 KB) FG Dividers (19.71 KB) » Leading for Reading: An Introductory Guide for K-3 Reading Coaches Relevancy: 23.52% Published: 10/15/2008 12:36 PM

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