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Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model Academic English Reading Curriculum for Beginning ELL Students of All Ages With an Academic English Reading Level as Low as 0.0

Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students : 

Mastery of academic language is arguably the single most important determinant of academic success for individual students. Francis, D., Rivera, M., Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., & Rivera, H. Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-Based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions .(2006) Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students

The Plight of the Pre-Level I ELL Student : 

The Plight of the Pre-Level I ELL Student “It should be noted that some Level 1 and Level 2 ELL s will not have the necessary prerequisite skills to even approach their grade level content area standard…” “When this situation occurs, teachers should plan an alternate learning experience for the lower level ELL student.” Taken from: Georgia’s English Language Proficiency Standards Samples Tasks for Aligning the WIDA Standards with GPS

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Designed to “fast-track” pre-Level I ELL students’ critical Academic English vocabulary, fluency and reading comprehension growth

What is the Principle Behind the Core Academic English Reading Model ? : 

What is the Principle Behind the Core Academic English Reading Model ? Designed to be a pre-cursor to other ELL reading programs Because …

What is the Principle Behind the Core Academic English Reading Model ? : 

What is the Principle Behind the Core Academic English Reading Model ? Current ELL instructional text is too complex for pre-Level I ELL students.

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… reduces reading Academic English to its simplest form by controlling for the three instructional elements crucial to Academic English reading success: repetition sentence structure story content

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success : 

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success Repetition

A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students : 

“… ELLs need between 12 and 14 exposures to a word and its meaning, across multiple contexts, in order to gain deep understanding of a word…” Francis, D., Rivera, M., Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., & Rivera, H. Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-Based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions .(2006) A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success Cont. … : 

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success Cont. … Sentence Structure

A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students : 

A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students The Importance of Sentence Structure is Overlooked in Traditional ELL Reading Programs Most stories introduced to pre-Level I ELLs are too “syntactically complex”. The Core Academic English Stories are written in the most understandable sentence format: simple, active, positive and declarative.

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success Cont. … : 

3 Text Elements Crucial to ELL Reading Success Cont. … Story Content

A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students : 

A Key Research Fact Pertaining to ELL Students Story Content is Critical for pre-Level I Success The Core Academic English Stories are “Culturally Neutral” - very little cultural background knowledge is required. The Core Academic English Stories are written in the most understandable story content, specifically controlling for: Multiple Meaning Words, Figurative Speech, Idiomatic Expression and Uncommon names, dates, and places.

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… 275 Lessons 27 Lexile Stories 2,000+ Academic English Words 60 Minute Instructional Period 24/7 Online Availability

All Core Academic English Stories Are Thematic and Lexile Based : 

All Core Academic English Stories Are Thematic and Lexile Based Four Leveled Themes of Increasing Lexile Complexity: Going to the Park Going to the Farm Going on a Train Ride Shopping at the Mall

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Correlates closely to the instructional framework found within the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards.

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Designed for those with an Academic English Reading as low as 0.0.

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Ultimate goal is to move pre-Level 1 ELL students into WIDA Level 1, 2 or higher.

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Provides ELL teachers with the ability to create Pre-Level 1 Model Performance Indicators (MPI) similar to those found in WIDA

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Teacher-led Language/Literacy Station Paper and Pencil Reinforcement Station Computer-led Talking Software Station Three Station Instructional Procedure Small Group

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Teaches the EDL Core Vocabularies - the most widely used vocabulary list in the United States Highly Transferable Vocabulary

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model… Contains the Dolch 220 Word List - the 220 most frequently used words in the English Language Dolch 220 Word account for 55% of all the English words used in Grades 1 thru 9

The Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

The Core Academic English Reading Model… • Uses Explicit Instruction • Increases Vocabulary Exposure • Enhances Background Knowledge • Improves Reading Volume Rate

The Core Academic English Reading Model… Uses the Following Instructional Techniques … : 

The Core Academic English Reading Model… Uses the Following Instructional Techniques … Meta-cognition Scaffolding Cognitive Chunking Repeated Reading Modeling Oral English Reading Questioning Techniques

The Core Academic English Reading Model… : 

The Core Academic English Reading Model… Online Diagnostic / Prescriptive / Instructional

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The Core Academic English Reading Model… Each Academic English Talking Software Lesson Consists of: Vocabulary Development Reading Comprehension Word Recognition Spelling Fluency Ample Reinforcement Error Correction Data Analysis

The Core Academic English Reading Model Incorporates… : 

The Core Academic English Reading Model Incorporates… Word Recognition Phrases Identification Alphabetical Order Scrambled Sentence Sentence Illustration Word Illustration Word Search Written Response Eight Structured Paper and Pencil Reinforcement Practice Activities Per Lesson Involving:

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2,605 Unique Academic English Words in Grades 1-5 5,304 English Sentences 6,000 Academic English Practice Activities The Core Academic English Reading Model Teaches…

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model : 

Failure Free Reading’s Core Academic English Reading Model Academic English Reading Curriculum for Beginning ELL Students of All Ages With an Academic English Reading Level as Low as 0.0