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What is Strategic ReadingWhat is Strategic Reading

Strategic Reading is a class where Strategic Reading is a class where you will work to increase your you will work to increase your reading level through whole group, reading level through whole group, small group, and individualized small group, and individualized practice.practice.

In this class you will rotate through In this class you will rotate through centers. Your three centers are small centers. Your three centers are small group with the teacher, silent group with the teacher, silent reading, and the Read 180 computer reading, and the Read 180 computer program. program.

Why am I in Read 180Why am I in Read 180

You are in Read 180 to become a You are in Read 180 to become a better reader. Everyone can become better reader. Everyone can become a better reader through practice! In a better reader through practice! In this class we will practice, practice, this class we will practice, practice, practice!!!!practice!!!!

You were placed in this class if you You were placed in this class if you got a 3 or 4 on the Meap and/or did got a 3 or 4 on the Meap and/or did not meet the exit critera if you were not meet the exit critera if you were in the program before. in the program before.

What do I do on the What do I do on the computer?computer? When you get on the Read 180 When you get on the Read 180

software you will have a chance software you will have a chance to visit three different zones. to visit three different zones. They are the Word Zone, They are the Word Zone, Spelling Zone and Reading Spelling Zone and Reading Zone. Zone.

Once you have passed all of Once you have passed all of these zones you will go to the these zones you will go to the Success Zone!Success Zone!

How do I exit Read 180How do I exit Read 180

You can only exit Read 180 at You can only exit Read 180 at the end of each trimester if you the end of each trimester if you are able to test out. We will take are able to test out. We will take the SRI test near the end of the SRI test near the end of each trimester and that will be each trimester and that will be your opportunity to show that your opportunity to show that you have made enough growth you have made enough growth to test out. to test out.

What do I need to test out?What do I need to test out?

You need to…You need to… Meet the grade level requirement Meet the grade level requirement

for your lexile scorefor your lexile score Have a C or higher in Read 180Have a C or higher in Read 180 Have a C or higher in 3 or more of Have a C or higher in 3 or more of

your core classes (math, english, your core classes (math, english, science, and social studies)science, and social studies)

Earn 70% or higher in each of the Earn 70% or higher in each of the zones on the computer. zones on the computer.

What lexile score do I need?What lexile score do I need?

If you are in the 6If you are in the 6thth grade you grade you need an 800need an 800

If you are in the 7If you are in the 7thth grade you grade you need an 850 need an 850

If you are in the 8If you are in the 8thth grade you grade you need a 900need a 900

What is the SRI?What is the SRI?

SRI stands for Scholastic SRI stands for Scholastic Reading InventoryReading Inventory

It is a test you take on the It is a test you take on the computer to show what your computer to show what your lexile level (or reading level) is.lexile level (or reading level) is.

How do I take it?How do I take it?

When you take the SRI you will When you take the SRI you will have different reading passages have different reading passages (or short stories) that you will (or short stories) that you will read and then answer questions read and then answer questions about. about.

Remember… you can only take Remember… you can only take the SRI at the beginning of the the SRI at the beginning of the year and at the end of each year and at the end of each trimester. trimester.