Oregon Reading First Center
Welcome to the Oregon Reading First website.
Oregon Reading First is a state initiative funded by the Federal Government as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Through this initiative, Oregon schools will receive support and professional development to help schools achieve the goals of all children being readers by the end of third grade.Through the use of scientifically-based reading research, we expect to meet the needs of each reader and to prevent children from reading difficulties. This website provides general information on our efforts as well as specific supports to schools participating in the project.Oregon Reading First Schools
Spotlight
National Reading First Impact Study: Interim Report - Critique in the Context of Oregon Reading First Summary Brief of Oregon Reading First Response For information regarding the impact of Oregon Reading First on English Learners, please see: For Oregon Reading First Impact Data, please see: For a link to the National Reading First Impact Study, please see: |
Humboldt Elementary School, in the Portland Public School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First School. Learn about their success story in this eight and a half minute documentary, Hope for Humboldt, by Andrea Nowack and Amira Dughiri.
William Walker Elementary School, in the Beaverton School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First school. Learn about how William Walker has been implementing the components of the Schoolwide Reading Model in this fifteen and a half minute documentary, K-3 Literacy in Oregon: The William Walker Story. Due to the large file size, you will be prompted to download the file to your computer. If no default application to open the .mp4 file is selected, select to open the file with QuickTime.
The Oregon Department of Education, along with the Oregon Reading First Center, are proud to announce the identification of three Beacon Schools in the state of Oregon: Humboldt Elementary in the Portland Public School District, Jefferson Elementary in the Medford School District, and Lincoln Street Elementary in the Hillsboro School District. For more information, please visit our Beacon Schools page.
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K-3 Literacy Statewide Outreach
- The purpose of K-3 Literacy Statewide Outreach is to support districts and schools in their implementation of the Oregon Literacy Framework. This framework is designed to provide teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders with a blueprint of what districts and schools in Oregon can and must do to help students learn how to read and move toward reading to learn.
- The Oregon Reading First Center is currently working with the Oregon Department of Education to determine Outreach options for the 2009-2010 school year. As more information becomes available we will post it here, so please continue to check back for updates.
- Join us on 11/4/09 from 1-3pm for an Outreach Webinar on Instructional Profiles. No RSVP is necessary. You will need a telephone line and internet connection to participate. See the attached flyer for details on how to connect. Download the presentation and handouts for this session on the Outreach Presentations page.
Oregon Reading First News
Oregon Reading First 2009-2010 Calendar
A draft of the 2009-2010 calendar is posted! Here are a few important reminders:
- November 10th: Coaches in schools receiving RC support will need to send a copy of the NWF sorting grid for first grade to their RCs for reference and use during the monthly coaches' webinar. See attached flyer for information on how to connect to this webinar.
- November 12th: Our monthly coaches' webinar this month is scheduled for Thursday, November 12th, from 2:30 - 3:30. Participation in this webinar is mandatory for coaches in schools receiving RC support and strongly encouraged for all other coaches
- November 20th: The Brown Bag this month will be with Jeane Iman from Oceanside on Academic Vocabulary. Handouts for this session will be sent via e-mail and available on the Oregon Reading First website after the Brown Bag session. Please click here to download the handouts.
- Please see the attached calendar for additional information.
Recent Tools and Professional Development
- The PowerPoint referenced during our Fall Leadership Webinar on October 14th can be downloaded here. You can also download the ORFC K-3 Recommendations for School Leaders handout.
- Supplemental stories for Horizons (levels A and A/B), developed by Peggy Concillo and Ann Arbogast, have been posted here on the Instruction/Program-Specific Enhancements page.
2009-2010 Deliverables
- A list of all deliverables for the 2009-2010 school year is available here.
- Please be sure to include your school and/or district name on all deliverables.