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Professional Development Presentations

These presentations were conducted during the Reading First project from 2003 until 2009.

• Overview of the Massachusetts Reading First Initiative
• The 5 Components
• Three Tiers of Curriculum Instruction, Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention
• English Language Learners
• Assessments
• Literacy Coaching
• Leadership
• Motivation
• Evaluation
• Sustainability of Reading First
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Assessments

	Administration and Scoring of DIBELS
	Stem and Leaf Charts for DIBELS
	Introduction to Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills *DIBELS* Developed by IDEAL Consulting, June 2004
	Collecting, Interpreting & Utilizing DIBELS Data Developed by IDEAL Consulting, June 2004
	Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) Presenter: AGS Publishing, July 2004
	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Presenter: Sopris West, January 2004
	Creating Assessment Frameworks to Prevent Reading Failure and Strengthen Instruction Presenter: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, October 2005
	Overview of MCAS Presenter: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Spring 2007    Considerations for Selecting Material    Literary Text Matrix: Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, and Poetry    Informational Text Matrix: Exposition, Procedural Text or Documents, and Argumentation and Persuasive Text