The BEST OF US
Facilitator:
Jennifer Wigginton Executive Director
The Literacy Center Evansville
[email protected]
812-429-1222
Twitter: @jennwigginton
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=40456168&trk
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https://www.facebook.com/TheLiteracyCenter?ref=tn_tn
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Fundraising
Bob Stephenson, Executive Director
The Literacy Coalition- Kokomo
Ways to CONNECT w/ Bob….
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Literacy-Coalitionof-Howard-County-Inc/120348296876?fref=ts
• https://twitter.com/Literacyhelp
• [email protected]
• (765) 450-8532
• http://www.literacycoalition.com
Fundraising notes
• Fundraisers: Dancing with the Stars, Concert in
the Park, Capital Campaign, Pizzable, Book
Sale, Spelling Bee, Trivia Contest, Pub Crawl,
Outdoor Movie
• Don’t be afraid to try it, even the ones you
don’t like!
• What do you get out of it? Exposure,
Volunteers, Relationships, Recognition,
Collaboration Opportunities/Partners, Ways to
help others, ways to use social media
• Advice- Don’t be scared of a spectacular
failure! :)
Collaboration/Volunteers
Tom Miller, Director of Programs
Indy Reads Indianapolis
Ways to CONNECT w/ Tom
• https://twitter.com/indyreads
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/IndyReads/8363359174?fref=ts
• (317) 275-4040
• [email protected]
• http://www.indyreads.org/
Collaboration/Volunteers Notes
• Created Literacy Labs to utilize more volunteers
when they did not want to ‘1-on-1 tutor’Reading Coaches
– Site locations to teach to a HSEE
– Create opportunities for learners to learn in class
situation
• Where to find volunteers?
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Volunteer Match
Local Community
Websites/calendars,
Newspapers, Radio, TV,
Events
Collaborations: Organizations, IAACE, ILA
Student Intake
Courtney Keating, Education
Coordinator
The Literacy Center-Evansville
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https://www.facebook.com/TheLiteracyCenter
https://twitter.com/LiteracyCenter
[email protected]
812-429-1222
www.litcenter.org
Student Intake Notes
1. Phone Call or Visit- a potential student must be the one to
ask for services
2. Schedule and Complete an Assessment- We utilize READ,
and placements by books, i.e. Laubach, Challenger
3. Student Orientation – Groups Focus on goals, barriers,
responsibilities for learning, time line, foundations
4. Qualifying /Earning a Tutor- 12 hours in computer lab w/
Lexia software
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Access to immediate education
Prove commitment, dedication, life lessons, time, hold
accountable
5. Wait list for tutor- Matching Process
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Commitment of one year
Sign agreement
Notes on Lexia http://www.lexialearning.com/
Lexia Reading is a technology-based system of differentiated practice, embedded assessment, and targeted instruction, designed as an essential component
of every reading curriculum.
Lexia Reading student software provides explicit, systematic, and structured practice on the essential reading skills of phonemic awareness, phones,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Promotes the success of teachers and students as they work to master essential reading skills.
Lexia Strategies for Older Students
Level 1:
Short Vowel Sounds: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence
Consonant Sounds: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence for consonants, consonant digraphs, and consonant blends.
B P D: develops automatic recall of sound-symbol correspondence
Middle Vowels: develops discrimination of medial short vowels in one-syllable words and detached syllables.
Short Vowel Words: reinforce automatic word recognition by association of words, phrases, and sentences.
Level 2:
Letter Switch: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence; increase sound-segmenting skills
Short & Long Vowels: reinforce automatic recognition of short vowel versus long-vowel (silent e) words
Sight Words: develop automatic recognition of basic sight vocabulary
2 Syllable Words 1: reinforce the ability to construct two-syllable words containing short vowels
Sentences & Paragraphs: reinforce the application of word-attack strategies to reading in context
Level 3:
Vowel Digraphs: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence for vowel combinations with one sound and vowel combinations with two sounds
Vowel-r: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence.
Suffixes: provide practice in reading and spelling words with simple suffixes.
2 Syllable Words II: practice the construction of two-syllable words from detached syllables
Paragraphs I: improve reading comprehension by reinforcing word-attack strategies for reading words in paragraphs
Level 4:
Syllable Types: reinforce reading of two-syllable words containing six syllable types.
2 Sounds of C & G: reinforce sound/symbol correspondence for hard and soft c and g in one and two syllable words
3 Syllable Words: practice the construction of three-syllable words from five types of detached syllables
Paragraphs II: improve reading comprehension by reinforcing word-attack strategies and by reading words in paragraphs
Level 5:
Anglo Saxon: reinforce reading of two- to four- syllable words containing Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes; includes discrimination of affixes and
construction of words
Latin: reinforce recognition of Latin prefixes and suffixes in two- to four-syllable words
Special Accents: practice the recognition of two-to four-syllable words containing special accent patterns
Prefix & Root Meanings: improve vocabulary and word recognition through constructing and reading words containing common Latin roots and prefixes
Greek: improve vocabulary and word recognition through constructing and reading words containing common Greek combining forms.
*Information from Lexia Reading® Teacher’s Guide to the Student Software