Iowa Reading Research Center267 (September 5, 2014)

Michelle Hosp Ph.D., Director

A Call to Action

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Establishment of IRRC

Formed during the 2012 legislative session (Senate File 2284), with continued appropriations in the 2013 session.

Under the auspices of the Iowa Department of Education.

Fiscal Agent is Grant Wood AEA within the AEA consortium

IRRC Team

Dr. Michelle Hosp (Director)

Dr. Sally Huddle (Research Assistant/ Project Coordinator)

Cheryl Cook (Literacy Consultant)

Therese York (Program Associate)

Dr. Sara McInerny (Communications Liaison)

Donna Wright (Secretary)

Advisory Council

Advisory Council

Institutes of Higher

Education

Iowa Department of

Education

AEAs & LEAs

Education Associations & Organizations

Community Partners

The role of the Advisory Council is to promote knowledge regarding literacy instruction that supports the mission and goals of the Center. The council meets quarterly to advise and provide assistance to the IRRC.

Purpose of IRRC

To apply current research for the development and dissemination of best practices around literacy instruction so that every child in

Iowa will achieve reading proficiency.

IRRC Initiatives

Reading Assessments: Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) and Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs)

Statewide Data System: Iowa TIER

Evidence-Based Interventions and Strategies

Intensive Summer Reading Program

Professional Development

School Community Partnerships

IRRC Initiatives

Reading Assessments: Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) and Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs)

Statewide Data System: Iowa TIER Financially support system Contributed to statewide training Trained 100% of Colleges and Universities on

FAST, IGDIs, and Iowa TIER

Video from Hoover Elementary

IRRC Initiatives

School Community Partnerships/ Family Resources Goal: The IRRC website will house a collection of online

literacy resources for families to use to support their children’s literacy at home.

Informational videos Articles At-home activities Virtual activities Applications for smartphones/tabletsComing Fall 2014

IRRC Initiatives

Intensive Summer Reading Program Goal: Establish criteria and guidelines

A small task team was created to develop guidelines and criteria for programs that are to be implemented in 2017

Members include: IRRC staff, community partners, district assistant superintendent, district reading consultant, elementary principal and curriculum director

Steps for Intensive Summer Reading Program

Work with national experts to identify research related to summer reading programs

Meet with all superintendents to gather information related to current practices as well as what their needs are related to summer programs

Work with regent universities to conduct a follow-up landscape assessment of current summer reading practices

Hold meetings with key stakeholders to vet the criteria and guidelines

Write guidance and criteria for dissemination

Coming Spring/Summer 2015

www. IowaReadingResearch.org

Building Iowa’s Home for Literacy