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S.P.A.R.K 2013-2014Sphere Of Personal Achievement In Reading For Kids
S.P.A.R.K OVERVIEW• Reading Literacy Program for K-3rd Graders
• January 2014 – June 2014
• 2 Sites – Frank Jacinto Elementary and Larkmoor Elementary
• 80 Students – 40 at each site (identified by PALS scores)
• 2 Program Managers, 16 Tutors, 1 Parent Literacy Partner
• 1-on-1, ½-hour tutoring sessions multiple times each week
• Home Visits to supply reading materials in home, conduct child’s progress meetings, discuss parent participation, etc.
• Themed Parent Nights once a month to keep parents informed, involved and engaged
PALS ASSESSMENTPhonological Awareness Literacy
Screening• A comprehensive assessment of young children’s knowledge of the important literacy
fundamentals that are predictive of future reading success.
• Used by schools in all 50 states and several foreign countries
• PALS consists of three instruments, PALS Pre-K (for preschool students), PALS-K (for kindergartners), and PALS 1-3 (for students in Grades 1-3). PALS assessments are designed to identify students in need of additional reading instruction beyond that provided to typically developing readers.
• PALS also informs teachers’ instruction by providing them with explicit information about their students’ knowledge of literacy fundamentals.
• Reading Levels are measured in Letter Grades with A as the level they should be at entering Kindergarten and P being the level they should be at when they leave 3rd grade.
• To improve a reading level, the student must show mastery of each book at that level. Books progress in difficulty and length, eventually becoming chapter books of more than 100 pages.
MAKING SPARKS: IMPACT OF PROGRAMKINDERGARTEN
• 28 Kindergarteners (19 FJE, 9 Larkmoor)
• 4 stayed at the same reading level
• 7 improved 1 reading level
• 5 improved 2 reading levels
• 2 improved 3 reading levels
• 6 improved 4 reading levels
• 2 improved 5 reading levels
• 2 improved 8 reading levels
Stayed at Same Read-ing Level
14%, 4 StudentsImproved 1 Reading
Level25%, 7 Students
Improved 2 Reading Levels18%, 5 Students
Improved 3 Reading Levels7%, 2 Students
Improved 4 Reading Levels21%, 6 Students
Improved 5 Levels7%, 2 Students
Improved 8 Levels7%, 2 Students
28 Kindergarteners: Reading Level Improvement
MAKING SPARKS: IMPACT OF PROGRAMFIRST GRADE
• 20 First Graders (8 FJE, 13 Larkmoor)
• 1 stayed at the same reading level
• 4 improved 1 reading level
• 7 improved 2 reading levels
• 4 improved 3 reading levels
• 1 improved 4 reading levels
• 1 improved 5 reading levels
• 2 improved 6 reading levels
Stayed at Same Reading Level5%, 1 Student
Improved 1 Reading Level
20%, 4 Students
Improved 2 Reading Levels
35%, 7 Students
Improved 3 Reading Levels
20%, 4 Students
4 Levels5%, 1 Student
5 Levels5%, 1 Student
Improved 6 Reading Levels10%, 2 Students
20 First Graders: Reading Level Improvement
MAKING SPARKS: IMPACT OF PROGRAMSECOND GRADE
• 12 Second Graders (6 FJE, 6 Larkmoor)
• 2 stayed at the same reading level
• 4 improved1 reading level
• 1 improved 3 reading levels
• 2 improved 4 reading levels
• 2 improved 6 reading levels
• 1 improved 7 reading levels
Stayed at Same Reading Level
17%, 2 Students
Improved 1 Reading Level33%, 4 Students
Improved 3 Reading Levels8%, 1 Student
Improved 4 Reading Levels17%, 2 Students
Improved 6 Reading Levels17%, 2 Students
Improved 7 Reading Levels8%, 1 Student
12 Second Graders: Reading Level Improvement
MAKING SPARKS: IMPACT OF PROGRAMTHIRD GRADE
• 18 Third Graders (6 FJE, 12 Larkmoor)
• 9 stayed at the same reading level
• 6 improved 1 reading level
• 1 improved 2 reading levels
• 1 improved 3 reading levels
• 1 improved 4 reading levels• NOTE:10 Started Program Late because of scheduling conflicts. Of Those:
• 9 didn’t start the program until February.
• 3 remained at same level, 5 improved 1 level, and 1 improved 4 levels.
• 1 didn’t start the program until April (replaced a child who moved) and remained at the same reading level.
20 Third Graders: Reading Level Improvement
Stayed at Same Read-ing Level
50%, 9 StudentsImproved 1 Reading Level
33%, 6 Students
2 Levels6%, 1 Student
3 Levels6%, 1 Student
4 Levels6%, 1 Student
18 THIRD GRADERS: Reading Level Improvement
Stayed at Same Read-
ing Level21%, 16 Students
Improved 1 Reading
Level27%, 21 StudentsImproved 2 Reading Levels
17%, 13 Students
Improved 3 Reading Levels
10%, 8 Stu-dents
Improved 4 Reading Levels
13%, 10 Students
Improved 5 Reading Levels
4%, 3 Stu-dents
Improved 6 Reading Levels
5%, 4 Stu-dents
Improved 7 Reading Levels1%, 1 Student Improved 8 Reading Levels
3%, 2 Students
78 Total Students: Reading Level Improvement
Stayed at
Same Level21%, 16
Stu-dents
Im-prove
d their read-ing
level79%, 62
Stu-dents
6 Month Improvement
Improved Reading by 1-2 Levels
55% 34 Students
Improved Reading by 3+ Levels
(Full Grade Level)
45%, 28 Students
How Much Im-provement?