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Year One Pilot - South High
Year One Pilot - South High
In July of 2018, one literacy coordinator, four teachers (intervention, English, social studies, and science), and one school administrator from South Hagerstown High School participated in the initial Reading Apprenticeship training. When the training was complete we worked together to identify students for this pilot group. The group would consist of all students who were striving readers. The goal was for students to be in one intervention period a day and then have English, Social Studies, and Science with the trained teachers. Throughout the year, we met monthly to measured progress and to determine next steps. Many students showed growth by the end of the first semester, but even more showed growth by the end of the year.
What Did Our Teachers Say?
What Did Our Teachers Say?
“Implementing Reader Apprenticeship has reshaped how text discussions look in my classroom. Normally, I spend the first month of school reading five or six short stories with my students as we apply what we've learned about text analysis. This year I spent much more time on each text, spending more time analyzing, discussing, and questioning chunks of the text. This resulted in a richer discussion of two or three stories.”
Brady Barnhart, English
“For me, I would have to say that the program is especially meaningful to social studies instruction. Never before have I seen the kind of engagement, deep discussion, and collaboration amongst my students at this point in the year until I started using this program. After just four months, the students don't even realize that they're using the skills we've been learning through RA to view the world through a more historical lens."
Kathy Newton, Social Studies
What Did Our Students Say?
What Did Our Students Say?
"I’ve improved as a reader and use new strategies I have never used before." ~ Jamal
"I’ve improved as a reader and use new strategies I have never used before." ~ Jamal
"Being in this program / class has helped me understand what I’m reading & it makes me want to read more books." ~Hailey
"Being in this program / class has helped me understand what I’m reading & it makes me want to read more books." ~Hailey
"I’ve started to understand more about what the books I read are talking about and I learn new and challenging words." ~ Jerome
"I’ve started to understand more about what the books I read are talking about and I learn new and challenging words." ~ Jerome
Year Two- Expanded Pilot
Year Two- Expanded Pilot
In year two we planned to expand to E. Russel Hicks and Western Heights Middle Schools, as they are feeders to South Hagerstown High School. However, the principals and teachers at other schools heard about the successes we encountered at South and wanted to participate. After summer training concluded, we had 52 teachers trained and small pilot groups in three middle schools and three high schools. Additionally, several other schools had one or two teachers using the strategies with kids in hopes of spreading more interest for year three. School teams meet monthly with our DLLTs to reflect on their teaching and to grow professionally. While we continue to monitor year two progress, we are excited by semester one growth.
Student Growth
Student Growth
Mid Year Growth Data - December 2019
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