PAIRED READING AND LEXIA

Literacy initiatives at Twickenham Academy for y7 and y8 students

Kamil Trzebiatowski, 23 October 2013

Paired Reading: basicsLicence purchased from Unitas –

the programme is called TextNowFor 20 EAL students in y7 and y8

throughout the yearPaired up with 10 6th form

students (y12)5x20 mins of paired reading per

week for 10 weeks

Paired Reading - AimsMotivating y7 and y8s to read more

and to read for pleasureIncreasing their reading skillsEncouraging their interest in

readingShowing that one can read for

pleasurePreventing disengagement from

reading, low self-esteem, detachment from education

Paired Reading - strands

Paired Reading – targeting studentsOnly EAL studentsEAL students below their

calendar age in terms of their reading age

First cohort involves 7 students on PPM (out of 10)

Includes MPT students

Paired Reading - structure1. Training for the coaches (6th formers):

online and at the school2. Reading Assessment of the mentees (by the

programme’s Coordinator)3. Paired Reading starts – 10 weeks of

paired reading per week4. Y7/8s access MyChoice!5. Final review involving the coach, student

and the Coordinator6. EAL students given certificates + coaches

receive a personal statement + a reference from the Coordinator

Paired Reading – MyChoice!A Unitas website where the EAL

students will be able to “purchase” books

Each 20 minutes’ session gets the students a number of credits

Credits = their own bookshttp://www.mychoicebooks.co.uk/

Paired Reading – last years results

Name of student Raw score (test 1)

24/04/2013

Standardized score (test 1) 24/04/2013

Reading age (test 1)

24/04/2013

Raw score (test 2)

18/07/2013

Standardized score (test 2) 18/07/2013

Reading age (test 2) 18/07/2013

Arlind Visha

45 88 10:0 47 95 11:0

Dainis Zapolskis

50 96 12:0 48 92 11:6

Emilia Bajcer

28 71 7:3 35 79 11:6

Ned Tunda

44 87 9:9 44 86 10:0

Violetta Handouka

46 93 10:3 51 103 13:3

Imran Siddique

46 89 10:3 49 94 11:9

Michelle Watson

21 69 6:9 28 70 7:3

Jeanette Afriyie

49 94 11:6 50 96 12:6

Key:

Improved Remained the same Deterioration

How you can helpRemind the students of their

sessions, particularly if it emerges they’ve not been attending

Get them to read their books in your tutorials (particularly ones off MyChoice!)

In your tutorials, ask them about what reading strategies they’ve learned with their mentors

Paired Reading – participants

Name of the student Base group CollegeReading age

delay (in months)

PPMOffer

ed

If not, why not?

Parental consent?

Khalid, Faryal 7Y W 70 1 YesFerreira, Matheus 7S H 65 1 AwaitingIkumi, Esther 8N H 58 1 1 AwaitingPopal, Maria 7H H 48 1 AwaitingPrzewoznik, Jakub 7T W 43 1 AwaitingBajcer, Emilia 8L H 42 1 1 AwaitingAlfonso, Daniel 8N H 38 1 1 YesGoethberg-Saied, Yasmine 8L H 37 1 AwaitingDauti, Delpiero 8R H 34 1 1 Yes

Lexia - basicsYear 7 and 8 studentsComputer-based programme

improving literacy skills of students below L4

Targets specific literacy/linguistic skills and makes students practise them until they’ve mastered them

3x20 minutes in a week for 30 students (at a time)

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Lexia - criteria for inclusionBelow Level 4 (APPM)Based on NGRT + CATs scores

(July 2013 for y8s & Sept 2013 for Y7s)

EAL students (MPTs) includedStatemented students

Lexia - organizationFirst 15 students (y7s) arrive in the first

part of the lessonThe other 15 students (y8s) arrive in

the second part of the lessonStudents are assessed by the software

in their first session, then progress through 5 levels

Students will receive certificates of achievements (to be given out to them at assemblies) as they achieve levels within the programme

Lexia – examples of reports

Lexia – tracking progressProgress reports – student’s

progression through each of the programme’s activities

Usage reports – average weekly use of the Lexia Reading Recovery programme by the student

Skills reports – progress in reading skills over time; data on accuracy, rate and whether or not the student is struggling and needs instruction

Lexia – more informationOnce first students finish the

programme, next ones will be introduced to it

Lexia: Who is who?Kamil Trzebiatowski – Lexia Programme

Coordinator / Literacy Coordinator / Lexia sessions supervisor

Julia Kingdon – Literacy Coordinator

Kathy Curran – Lexia sessions supervisor (every Wed P3)

Caroline Collier – Lexia sessions supervisor (if Kamil is off sick or otherwise unable to run the sessions

What can you do to help?If the child is in your lessons,

ensure/remind them to go to their Lexia sessions (first or last 20 minutes)

Get the students to do more Lexia work in your tutorials or tutor time (they can do this on your devices and from any computer)

Encourage them to get more work done from home