Literacy begins at

Home!

Mustang Public Schools

  We are in this

together.

Partner with your child’s teacher to support, practice, and commit to improving your child’s READING.

Senate Bill 346 and 630

House Bills2511/2516/2625

Oklahoma Law

Oklahoma’s Reading Sufficiency

Act Requires students in grades K-3 not meeting state criteria for grade level reading to be placed on an APP (Academic Progress Plan).

The law states in the event a child scores unsatisfactory on the reading portion of the 3rd grade Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test (OCCT), he/she WILL BE RETAINED in third grade.

SB 346/630 HB 2511/2516/2625

(In 2016-2017 students who score “Limited Knowledge” will also be retained.)

4th Grade Provisions Any 4th grade student who scored Limited Knowledge on the OCCT at the end of 3rd grade will also be placed on a Academic Progress Plan (APP).

State approved exemptions to

automatic retention.

Good Cause Exemptions

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention

Students with limited language skills – less than two years of instruction in an English Language Learner program

IEP students whose program indicates they should be assessed through OAAP (Oklahoma Alternative Assessment Program)

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention

Students who demonstrate proficiency through an alternative State Board of Education approved assessment.

Students who demonstrate proficiency through a student portfolio. Basal Comprehension Assessments, MPS Interim Assessments, and Other Testing as determined necessary

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention

IEP students who are not assessed through OAAP but have been previously retained and have received at least two years of intensive remediation.

Students on a reading plan for two or more years and were previously retained for a total of TWO years.

Good Cause Exemptions to Retention

Students who demonstrate a 3rd grade reading level measured by a screening instrument.

Student Reading Proficiency Team

(SRPT)Team includes: parent, current teacher, upcoming grade-level teacher, and reading specialist.

Student may be evaluated for a Probationary Promotion (must be an unanimous decision) (2016-17 and 2017-18)

BEST Solution….Students prepared to meet expected benchmarks….

School – intense reading instruction

Home – reading environment that promotes motivation and practiceWe are in this together.

What is Reading?

Word Identification Meaning * Phonemic Awareness *Vocabulary* Phonics * Comprehension

* Fluency

Failure to master phonics is the number one reason

children experience reading difficulty.

Provide an environment where

“reading is a priority”.

Literacy Begins at HOME

10 ways to become a better reader…

Read Read Read Read Read

Read Read Read

Read ReadCan your child read with

STAMINA?

Time Spent Reading

Time Spent Reading Each Day (Book: Overcoming Dyslexia – Dr. Sally Shaywitz)

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< 1 min 4.6 min 20 min

8000 words

282,000 words

1.8 million words

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn,

the more places you’ll go.”

- Dr. Seuss

We are in this together.

No Excuses…

Overused excuses

for NOT reading at home:

My dog ate my homework.I don’t have time.I had to go to soccer practice.

I had to go to my piano lesson.

Make the commitment to improve your child’s

READING.

If you have time for everything else. . . please

make time forREADING.