Ohio Project MORE http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog ohioprojectmore.org Fri, 10 May 2013 19:32:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Project MORE’s 8th Annual Conference Agenda for May 20th, 2013 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1448 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1448#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:55 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1448 Attached is the  May 20th, 2013 Project MORE conference Agenda.

Agenda 8th Annual Project MORE Conference 5.10.13

If you have not registered, please go to www.ohioprojectmore.org/conference

We look forward to seeing you on May 20th!

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1448 0 Added Fluency Passages for Levels B, C & D http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1451 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1451#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:01:50 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1451 Thank you Gordon for sharing these Fluency Passages for Levels B, C & D!

Level B Fluency I Read a Book[1]

Level C Fluency What Animals Eat[1]

Level C Fluency Who, Who, Who[1]

Level D Fluency Community Helpers[1]

Level D Fluency Passage Senses[1]

Level D Fluency Passage Where Animals Live [1]

Level D Fluency What[1]

 

 

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1451 0 2012-13 Demographic Form due May 24th, 2013 & Directions http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1161 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1161#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:54:58 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1161 Attached you will find this school year’s Project MORE Demographic Form.

Also attached are the Directions to help with the completion of the Demographic Form.

2012_2013-Demographic-Data-Form

Demo_Data_Form_Directions_12-13

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1161 0 Expanding the Project MORE Sessions:Expression Theatre & Reading Scavenger Hunt http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1476 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1476#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:35:19 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1476 Thank you Suleyka for sharing your creative and inspiring ideas.

Your students must be having a lot of fun!

  • The first idea is the Expression Theatre. Some of my students have a hard time pausing when there is a period; or showing the expression that the characterhas in the picture. I made a little theatre out of a box I found in the copy room and some tape. The children will decorate it. We used some cutouts of the characters in the story as puppets. We colored them, cut them out, and glued them to some popsicle sticks. The students will read the story from behind the theatre and act it out as they read with the puppets we made. We’re still working on it, but we should be trying it out next week. I discussed my idea with the students and they loved it! They are looking forward to reading in the theatre. I will send you pics of the theatre when it is done!
  • My second idea is a Reading Scavenger Hunt. What I do is take questions from the Comprehension Quick Check, or just some questions that I make up. Then I write them on the back page of the front cover of the first page. The students have to find the answer and write down the page number where they found it. This will help them look back in the text for answers, rather than just guessing.
]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1476 0 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grants http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1433 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1433#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:12:50 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1433 Programs for people of all ages
The need for literacy assistance isn’t confined to a single age group or geographic location.

That’s why the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s grant programs help improve the lives of people

of all ages in many different communities.

http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/Pages/grant_programs.aspx

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1433 0 Project MORE & Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1374 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1374#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:07:41 +0000 Amy Freeman http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1374 State-local partnership will link older volunteers with proven reading mentoring program to support Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

RSVP-Project MORE linkage supports community needs, teaches kids about healthy aging

COLUMBUS – Ohio Department of Aging Director Bonnie Kantor-Burman, Governor’s Office of 21st Century Education Director Dick Ross, and project partners announced a new state-local initiative to connect two established Ohio programs, Project MORE (Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence) and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), to improve childhood literacy, support Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee, engage elders to support community needs and teach kids the secrets of living long, healthy lives. The announcement came today during an event at Leipsic Elementary School in Putnam County.  http://aging.ohio.gov/news/pressreleases/2013/20130219.htm

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1374 0 Walmart’s Local Giving Program http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1386 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1386#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:50:08 +0000 Amy Freeman http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1386 Walmart believes in operating globally and giving back locally – creating impact in the neighborhoods where we live and work. Through the Local Giving Program, Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs and Logistics facilities can support the needs of their communities by providing grants to local organizations.

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1386 0 OSBA’s Business Honor Roll for Mentors http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1395 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1395#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:10:25 +0000 Amy Freeman http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1395 OSBA is excited to announce it will again offer the Business Honor Roll program this year. The association created this worthwhile program in 2011 to provide school districts with an opportunity to say “thanks” to local businesses for their support and contributions. Since its inception the program has been a great success and districts from around the state have participated.

The purpose of this program is to help OSBA members maintain and build upon the support they receive from their local business community. If your district has firms that support your schools, OSBA encourages you to name them to the Business Honor Roll.

Some examples of support include:
• volunteering in schools and offering employees time off to volunteer,
• serving as a mentor or tutor
Nominations will be accepted online at http://www.ohioschoolboards.org/apps/bhr12/BHR12p1.php. The deadline to submit selections is Friday, March 15. No nominations can be accepted after that deadline.  http://ealerts.osba-ohio.org/msgs/1641.html
]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1395 0 Project MORE Trainings for June 2013 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1370 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1370#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:54:43 +0000 Debby http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1370 The purpose of the Project MORE Initial Training is to train principals, teachers, paraprofessionals, etc. in the use of Project MORE in order to close the achievement gap and improve the reading levels of their students (K-12) with disabilities and students not on-track.  We will be adding the “Project MORE Teacher Performance Measure” which will include questions about reading and program implementation (information found in the Project MORE Training Manual). It is common for a school to send 3-4 staff (including principal) to the Initial Training.

->Thursday, June 6th, 2013: Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa, OH 45875.   8:00-8:15 Registration; 8:15-2:45 Initial Training with a 1/2 hour working lunch. Please bring your own beverages. Please pack your lunch or bring $7 cash to pay for Subway. You must RSVP to order the lunch. RSVP the names of the attendees and who is buying lunch by May 30th to Debby Ambroza, dambroza@pm.noacsc.org

->Thursday, June 13th, 2013: Worthington Education Center, 200 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Columbus, OH, 43085, Room 106. 8:45-9:00 Registration; 9:00-3:30 Initial Training with a 1/2 hour working lunch. Please bring your own beverages. Please pack your lunch or bring $7 cash to pay for Subway. You must RSVP to order the lunch. RSVP the names of the attendees and who is buying lunch by June 5th to Debby Ambroza, dambroza@pm.noacsc.org

The purpose of the Project MORE Follow Up Training is to help new Project MORE Coordinators get together to discuss any questions and/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.

No Follow Up Trainings scheduled until September.

]]> http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1370 0 How Project MORE Aligns to Ohio Department of Education Initiatives: A Guidance Document http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1176 http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1176#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:27:59 +0000 Amy Freeman http://ohioprojectmore.org/blog/?p=1176 Project MORE Guidance Document: How Project MORE Aligns to Ohio Department of Education Initiatives

Project MORE Guidance Document

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