1. P M Organization: Tips for 1st Year & Veteran Schools

Wheelersburg Local   Wheelersburg Rm 201

2. P M Organization: Tips for 1st Year & Veteran Schools

Worthington City J & S Worthington Rm 201

Lesson Plan- front and back Sj Rm 201

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Setting Up Sj Rm 201

3. Beyond the Box: Organizing & Expanding Student Data

Tri County North Tri County North Rm 201 #2 Updated

4. Ideas to Expand Project MORE, Manage Materials, and Stay Organized

Fairlawn Local Fairlawn Rm 201

Room 202B

1 & 2. How to Make AYP for your Students with Disabilities: One Outstanding Project MORE School Shares Its Success

North Union Local North Union,

2010-2011 OAA results anonymized NU,
growth by standard anonymized NU

North Union Report Card

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Project MORE FALL AND SPRING MAP SCORES 3RD &4TH with OAA results anonymized NU

3. Project MORE  & Granby’s Response to Intervention (RtI) Model

Room 207

1. Introduction to Project MORE 101

Intro to P M 101 Rm 207

2. Beyond K-4: How One School Helps Their Middle School Students with Disabilities Succeed

Gahanna Jefferson/East GJMiddle Brad Barboza Room 207

3. Using Project MORE for High School Credit and High School Intervention

Susan Stewart Rm 207

4. How to Make Project MORE Work  for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities: Emotional Disturbance, Autism, etc.

(Will scan handouts soon)

Room 228

1 & 2. New Multi-Sessions Packets/What’s New at www.Reading-tutors.com/ Common Core/ iPads

Bob Holl Rm 228

3. Free & Low Cost Tools that You Can Use to Measure Student Progress

FreeReadingTools Rm 228

4. Bringing Project MORE to Your Neighborhood- Establishing the Urgency and Buy In

Heather S Rm 228

Amy Freeman by May 25th.

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email: afreeman@pm.noacsc.org;

fax:419-523-6126

Amy Freeman, Project MORE Director
Putnam County Educational Service Center
124 Putnam Parkway
Ottawa, OH  45875

>Reminders to register and Agenda for Conference

>New Trainings information

>Demographic Data Form information which is due May 25th

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A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found. That small change involves making specific references to print in books while reading to children — such as pointing out letters and words on the pages, showing capital letters, and showing how you read from left to right and top to bottom on the page. 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417080106.htm

http://teachmama.com/2011/10/learning-during-read-alouds-print-referencing.html

>Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at Putnam County ESC, 124 Putnam Parkway,

Ottawa, OH 45875; Professional Development Room. 

Please register by 2:00 Thursday, May 17th to Debby Ambroza, dambroza@pm.noacsc.org. 

Please bring your own drinks. 

You will be able to order lunch from a local restaurant that morning, so bring $7 to cover 

what you will order. You may pack a lunch.  

8:45-9 Registration, 9-2:30  Initial Training and working lunch.

to discuss any questionsand/or concerns that may have arisen while starting the Project MORE

program within each school. This is the second of the Professional Development Trainings required per your Project MORE Agreement. There is no food provided at Follow Up Trainings.    Please bring your own drinks!

>Monday, May 21^st, 2012 at at State Support Team Region 4, 382 Blackbrook Road, Painesville, OH 44077 (440.350.2563).

Please register with Debby Ambroza by 5/15/12: dambroza@pm.noacsc.org.

Please bring your own drinks.

Noon-12:15 Registration; 12:15-2:45 Follow Up Training

Outstanding Mentor Certificate 2012

Starfish Flinger Poem

to Teach Reading to Students with Multiple Disabilities

Excerpted from a letter written by Tammy Morris, Teacher, Powell Elementary, tmorris@nbls.org 

I am writing to tell you how Project MORE changed my classroom. I teach students with multiple disabilities. The average IQ of my students is 52 (2005). Many people would not even bother with traditional reading instruction, but I believe it is the most functional academic skill these students can learn. Using the Reading-tutors.com materials has improved my instruction, provided me with more time, and inspired my students. I now have resources at the correct instructional level for the students.

I mostly use the Alphabet, High Frequency Words, and Leveled Readers Packets. Students usually spend a week on a single packet.  I also cut up books to make matching and sequencing activities. Students may match words to the pictures for comprehension or sequence a story to retell.  If needed, I can incorporate more materials from Readinga-z to expand the packets and to reinforce vocabulary. The student will usually read the book at least two times at school; and I hear from the parents that they read the books repeatedly at home.

The students beg to do packets, and are excited about reading. They have gained self confidence and are proud of themselves. One student will demonstrate appropriate behavior with the promise of doing a packet. They love the games, and I think the games enhance their learning. The numerous nonfiction books are helping students to learn about their world, and to increase background knowledge. The reading is being generalized, as they can now go to the shelf and choose other books they can read.

Project MORE’s 1:1 mentoring using the Reading-tutors materials is the single most important resource that my students and I have experienced at school.

“If they can speak, they can read.” Tammy Morris

Teaching Ideas for Low Incidence Students

Quote:  “Project MORE has made a difference in our school’s AYP, Value Added, and school report card as well as community relations.” Principal

Project MORE Conference:  The 7^th Annual Project MORE Conference is in the final planning stages.  We are very excited about the speakers and breakout session presenters.  This conference will be valuable for veteran and new Project MORE programs as well as those considering Project MORE for next year.   Conference Overview is attached.

Helpful Hints and Changes:  We created a word document to help coordinators locate the most frequently used items of Project MORE.  This document identifies best practice items such as: where to find colored game boards, when Fluency level is higher than Comprehension level, Needs Attention Box for student folders that need reviewed, adding Vocabulary Cards to mentoring sessions, etc.  

Project MORE Follow Up Trainings:  Click here for the Trainings scheduled for Wednesday, March 28^th, Tuesday, April 3^{rd and May 21st.}  Quote:  “I appreciate the Follow Up Training & chance to share and hear how things are going for others.  Great time to share ideas and issues.” Principal

Have a wonderful spring and see you in May,

Amy

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Helpful Hints and Changes

*Forms referenced are attached at the bottom

Helpful Hints, Additions & Changes: Project MORE Training Manual

Topics include:

Create a Project MORE Folder on your desktop (p. 13):

When Fluency Level is higher than Comprehension Level (p. 29):

Mentors’ Directions with Colored Cues for Fluency Testing (p. 31):

Single-Session Packets

Multi-Session Packets

Colored Game Boards (Blue Mentoring Folder):

Red and Green Boxes, “Needs Attention” Box (crate, basket):

Lesson Plan Choices (p.87):

Using DIBELS Benchmark Assessments (p.110):

Add Vocabulary Cards (p. 117)

Only make copies of what you need:

When to move a student up a level:

Other hints and tips:

Helpful Hints and Changes 4.3.12

p. 33 Fluency Graph 80

p. 34 Fluency Graph 140

p. 35 Fluency Graph 200

Mentor timed-fluency-passages-pp 31 32

high-freq-words-graph

Alphaboxes