Reading RTI Lesson Activities Guide: 2015-16

Focus Area / Tier I Activities/Resources / Tier II Activities/Resources / Tier III Activities/Resources
Phonemic Awareness / (studies show that trying to address phonemic awareness at the base level with adolescents does not improve their reading) / Language! Live
Phonics, Decoding
Vocabulary/ Word Recognition /
  • Teaching Vocabulary Through Differentiated Instruction with Leveled Graphic Organizers
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  • Sadlier Vocabulary for Success
  • REWARDS
  • Words Their Way with Struggling Readers 4-12
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  • Language! Live
  • Words Their Way with Struggling Readers 4-12

  • Concept Map
  • Flag Words
  • Knowledge Rating
  • Root Word Jeopardy
  • Vocabulary Quilt
  • Vocabulary Squares
  • Word Bench
  • Word Sorts
  • Word Walls
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  • Brainburst
  • Break it Down
  • Get to the Point
  • Picture This
  • Root Word Card Games
  • Vocabulary Password
  • Word Chart
  • Word Wizard

Fluency / Pace
  • Speed Drills
  • High Frequency Word Cards
  • Give Me Five
  • Word Dash
/ Phrasing
  • Connect-a-Dot Sentences
  • Sight Word Drills
  • Phrase Drills
  • Poetry Readings
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  • REWARDS
  • Book Room Resources
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  • SIM (sentence writing strategy for developing grammatically correct sentences ranging from simple to complex. It moves from sentence composition to paragraph and essay compilation)

Expression
  • Read Aloud or Books on Tape
  • Buddy or Peer/Pair Reading
  • Choral or Echo Reading
  • Reader’s Theatre
/ Punctuation
  • Punctuation Cards
  • Oral DOL practice
  • No Red Ink Exercises

Comprehension /
  • Anticipation Guide
  • Chunking the Text
  • Directed Reading and Thinking Activity (DRTA)
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Guided Reading
  • Interactive Reading Guides
  • Jigsaw
  • K-W-L Plus
  • Point of View Study Guides
  • Previewing the Text
  • QAR (Question/Answer Relationship)
  • Read Aloud
  • Reciprocal Teaching
  • Retelling
  • SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review)
  • Think Aloud
  • Venn Diagram
  • Visual-to-Print
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  • Book Room Resources (select schools)
  • Reading Express
  • Scholastic Short Reads (for middle)
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  • Book Room Resources (select schools)
  • Reading Express
  • Scholastic Short Reads (for high)
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  • McGraw Hill Corrective Reading Comprehension

  • Scholastic Scope (grades 6-8) for middle
  • Scholastic Action (grades 6-12) for middle and high
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  • Scholastic Story Works (grades 3-6) for middle
  • Scholastic Scope (grades 6-8) for high
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  • Scholastic Story Works (grades 3-6) for middle and high

(Comprehension practice readings with m.c.)
  • practice readings with m.c. and short answer)
  • practice readings and lesson resources)
/ (Comprehension practice readings with m.c.)
  • practice readings with m.c. and short answer)
(Comprehension monitoring practice and program--most appropriate for mid-to-high-levels--uses vocabulary based pre-assessment to set levels) /
  • practice readings with m.c. items and read-aloud)
  • (Comprehension practice readings with m.c. and short answer)

Writing /
  • SAS Curriculum Pathways
  • Step Up to Writing
  • Empowering Writers
/ SIM (sentence writing strategy for developing grammatically correct sentences ranging from simple to complex. It moves from sentence composition to paragraph and essay compilation)