1. NM Read to
Lead
K-3 Grant
Interventionist 25%
Literacy Coach 20%
Laura Shepardson

2. Maximizing
Student
Learning
Effective
Reading
Interventions
Literacy
Block
Structure
Instructional
decisions
based on data

3. Literacy Coach
 Professional Development
 (WISHES)
 Classroom Observations
 Team Collaboration
 Individual Teacher Support

4. Interventionist
 Support for at risk Students
 Data Driven
 Teacher Recommendation
 Tentative SCHEDULE…
 3 days wk / 23 wks
 3 hrs day
 45 min K-2 15 min Gr 3 (each classroom)

5. Literacy Block & Structure
 Four Blocks
 Daily 5/CAFÉ
Instruction Decisions Based on Data
 Data Notebook
 Progress Monitoring & Assessments
Effective Reading Interventions
 Read Well
 Orton-Gillingham
 Multisensory Strategies for Struggling Readers
 Reading A-Z

6. What is The Daily Five/Cafe?
It is a structure that helps students
develop daily habits of reading,
writing, and working together
fostering a lifetime of independent
literacy

7.  A note about Literacy Centers
Daily Five
Students choose between
five choices for reading
Read to Self
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Word Work

8. Read to Self

9. Work on Writing

10. Listen to Reading

11. Read to Someone

12. Word Work

13. The Daily Five
Choices stay the
same all year
and are taught
and practiced
until students are
independent
For each choice
you start by
creating an I-
chart and
building stamina

14. Youtube video

15. CAFÉ Literacy Menu
 100% skills based
 Mini lessons teach the strategies and then
students use to become better readers
 CAFÉ teaches students to set reading goals,
monitor their own learning, and become more
strategic readers
 These strategies also become the student reading
goals
 Teacher’s have documentation for each
individual student in their conferring notebook

16. Four Blocks & Café/Daily 5
 1. Self Selected Reading (CAFÉ mini lessons) – 5-10 min
 Four Blocks Model - 20 min
2. Writing Block (Writing Workshop mini lessons) – 5-10 min
 Four Blocks Model (Writers Workshop)– 20 min
 3. Guided Reading (Four Blocks lessons)– 30 min
 Four Blocks - Shared reading, choral read, partner read,
literature circles, book clubs, reader's theater, etc
 4. Word Block (Four Blocks word work mini lessons) – 10 min
 Daily 5 choices #1 (read to self, writing, work on words,
listen to reading, read to someone – 20 min
 Daily 5 choices #2 optional interventions– RTI - (focus
group lessons)– 20 min

17. Maximize Student Learning
• Effective Literacy Block Structure
• Systematic use of Student Data
• Use appropriate Interventions
• Actively engage students
• Develop student Independence

18. Thank You
Laura Shepardson
tinklaura@gmail.com
505.860.1023