3rd Grade Reading Requirement Update
Did you know that PA 306 (3rd Grade Reading in Michigan) will require any K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, including students with IEPs, to have an individual reading improvement plan (IRIP)?
Do you know what teaming structures your elementary schools will be using to analyze student data and write IRIPs?
Now is the time to begin talking with your general education counterparts and elementary principals adn identify ways for all staff members to be on the same page in service of our students! Many of our K-3 students with SLI, SLD, ECDD, OHI, ASD, or other primary eligibilities have IEP goals targeting reading and pre-reading skills. An IRIP is another lever for aligning core classroom tier 1 instruction with the specialized instruction an IEP provides. Having special educators (resource room teachers, TCs, speech-language pathologists, school psychologists…) participate on K-3 grade-level data meetings this fall will allow your staff to align IRIPs with existing IEP goals and supports. Collaborative participation on K-3 grade-level data meetings also helps general education classroom teachers understand IEP goals and specially-designed instruction, and helps special educators understand general education standards and outcomes.
For all of the most current information, please visit the OS ELA Webpage. This page is updated frequently as new information becomes available.
CALL TO ACTION:
We know from the research base that shared instructional priorities, consistent language, common vocabulary, and explicit and systematic instruction in reading across all staff members working with a student with an IEP will accelerate learning and performance most effectively. Please consider the following action items as you build your K-3 systems:
understand the implications and implementation of PA306 as it relates to all students, especially students with IEPs: http://www.oaklandschoolsliteracy.org/resources/helpful-links/pa306/
make a plan for how special education staff will support K-3 grade-level data team meetings this fall so that IRIPs and IEP goals are aligned.(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4gufmQtbHFQWDdaN3QzTXNjR3M/view )
ensure that IRIP tiered supports and IEPs are aligned so that the reading achievement of students with IEPs is accelerated (example IRIP commitments: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_q3wEPSJOUccE4xM2NSQTRjN1k/view and template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4gufmQtbHFQR0dIeFpXNkhpRGs/view )
