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Just Read, Florida!
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325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1548 ·
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 ·
Phone: (850) 245-0503 ·
Fax: (850) 245-9530
Reading First
"Being a successful reader is the first building block to lifelong learning"
- Governor Jeb Bush
Florida has received roughly $300 million over the past six years in federal Reading First funds to help reach the goal of every child reading at or above grade level by 2012.
Reading First grants assist Florida school districts and schools to implement proven methods of scientifically based reading instruction in classrooms in order to prevent reading difficulties in grades K-3. This competitive sub-grant process ensures that Florida school districts meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Reading First federal legislation and Florida's state grant application.
For more information, please call Cari Miller, Director of Reading First at (850) 245-0503.
News
Memos
- Teacher Administration of DIBELS (PDF, 49KB)
- Guidance Document for Teachers Conducting the DIBELS Measures in Reading First Schools (PDF, 65KB)
- Sustaining Reading First Reading Coach Services (PDF, 151KB)
- Reading First Funding Memo: October 16, 2006 (PDF, 132KB)
- Reading First Funding Memo: November 14, 2007 (PDF, 51KB)
- Reading First Funding Memo: February 1, 2008 (PDF, 65KB)
- Reading First FAQ for 2008-2009 Continuation Grants (PDF, 52KB)
Summer and Intervention Academies
Fall/Winter Academy
Resources
- Center on Instruction
The Center on Instruction offers materials and resources on reading that help educators improve reading outcomes for students in grades K-12, prevent reading difficulties from developing in the early grades as a solution to the problem of struggling readers in middle and high school, and meet instructional challenges of diversity in students’ ability and readiness for learning to read.
Here are a few examples of the resources that may be found on the Center on Instruction web site:
- Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice (PDF)
This review, with implications for practice, examines 12 peer-reviewed research studies conducted between 1995 and 2005 on extensive (100 hours or more) reading interventions for struggling K-3 readers. This resource pertains to the following categories: Reading, Grades K-3 Special Education and Grades K-3.
- Teaching All Students to Read in Elementary School: A Guide for Principals (PDF)
This quick start guide for elementary school-level instructional leaders is based on scientific research on reading and reading instruction as well as on studies of successful schools and interviews with successful principals. It includes critical elements of an effective reading program in elementary school, critical tasks for principals as literacy leaders, and special considerations for reading instruction after third grade.
- Differentiated Reading Instruction: Small Group Alternative Lesson Structures for All Students (PDF)
This document was prepared to provide guidance to Reading First Coaches and Teachers regarding alternative lesson structures for providing small group, differentiated instruction to students in grades K-3 within Reading First schools in Florida.
- Elementary Reading Block
At the following website you will find an Elementary Reading Block video, a presentation providing guidance for district and school administrators, reading coaches, and teachers at the elementary level in developing and implementing a 90 minute reading block, and a reading block Frequently Asked Question document.
- Empowering Teachers
Empowering Teachers is an online resource for kindergarten and first grade teachers on the building blocks of reading. Teachers will find information on how to measure the reading skills of students and use assessment results to provide differentiated instruction based on student needs. This tool will empower teachers to make sound instructional decisions to improve reading outcomes.
- FAQs About Reading Instruction Developed by the FCRR Curriculum Review Team
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about elementary reading instruction
- FCRR: Student Center Activities, Grades K-5
During 2004-2007, Just Read, Florida! funded the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) to create student center activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. These materials have been distributed to all elementary schools in the state of Florida, and also can be accessed online. Accompanying these activities is a Teacher Resource Guide and Professional Development DVD that offers important insights on differentiated instruction and how to use the student center materials.
- Literacy Essentials and Reading Network (LEaRN)
LEaRN is a website for principals, reading coaches, and classroom teachers to access scientifically based reading instruction being implemented in a classroom through video clippings. Educators will also have the opportunity to view actual live commentary by reading experts. LEaRN focuses on the practice of teaching reading, on information and visible teaching examples that are directly applicable to classroom activities. The objective of LEaRN is to provide users with a comprehensive, applied tool that provides scientifically research-based information and best practices on reading instruction.
- National Center for Reading First Technical Assistance
The U.S. Department of Education funds the National Center for Reading First Technical Assistance (NCRFTA) to provide comprehensive technical assistance to states and districts over the next five years. The Center offers a national network of experts in topics critical to high quality, scientifically based reading instruction, including curriculum selection and implementation, professional development, and assessment.
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