COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Department of Education
and Workforce has added Collaborative Classroom's Being a
Reader™ to its list of high-quality core curriculum and
instructional materials for English language arts for grades
K–3.
Under ORC 3313.6028(B), the department is responsible for
establishing a list of English language arts core curriculum and
instructional materials aligned with the science of reading and
effective literacy instruction strategies.
As used in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code, "science of
reading" means an interdisciplinary body of scientific evidence
that:
(a) Informs how students learn to read and write
proficiently;
(b) Explains why some students have difficulty with reading and
writing;
(c) Indicates that all students benefit from explicit and
systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary,
fluency, comprehension, and writing to become effective
readers;
(d) Does not rely on any model of teaching students to read
based on meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues, including
a three-cueing approach.
"We're thrilled that Ohio has
recognized Being a Reader as a high-quality curriculum for
comprehensive reading instruction," said Collaborative Classroom
President and CEO Kelly Stuart.
"Schools across the Midwest and nationwide are already using the
evidence-based instruction in Being a Reader to help their
students develop as fluent and confident readers, and we are here
to support Ohio literacy educators
in this vital work."
Ohio Managers of Educational Partnerships Nancy Osko and
Nicole Campbell are excited about
this news. "As Managers of Educational Partnerships for
Collaborative Classroom, we are elated that the Ohio Department of
Education and Workforce has included Being a Reader on its
list of high-quality core curriculum and instructional resources.
From foundational literacy skills to navigating complex texts,
Being a Reader empowers students at every stage of their
literacy journey. As an educative curriculum, Being a Reader
supports teachers with comprehensive training and support. Being
a Reader explicitly teaches social skills that foster students'
growth as responsible, caring, and collaborative students, which is
a core value of Collaborative Classroom's programs. School
districts who choose this curriculum for their K–3 students will
develop independent, confident readers well prepared for their
upper elementary years."
Learn more here.
About Being a Reader
A comprehensive K–5 reading program, Being a Reader is
the first of its kind to integrate foundational skills instruction,
practice in reading comprehension strategies, and rich literacy
experiences with explicit social skills instruction and activities
that foster students' growth as responsible, caring, and
collaborative people.
Being a Reader follows a continuum of reading
development to meet each student at their instructional point of
need and take them to their next level of literacy. Grounded in
scientific reading research, the program is informed by our many
years of experience working alongside classroom teachers.
Through whole-class, small-group, and individualized approaches
to teaching both foundational skills and reading comprehension,
students develop as proficient, competent readers who love to read,
learn from, and talk about books.
About Collaborative Classroom
Collaborative Classroom is a mission-driven, nonprofit
organization committed to ensuring that all students become
readers, writers, and thinkers who learn from, care for, and
respect one another.
Collaborative Classroom's evidence-based programs help children
develop as proficient readers and writers, appreciate the ideas and
opinions of others, learn to agree and disagree respectfully, think
critically about big ideas, and become responsible citizens of the
world.
Our commitment to continuous, embedded professional learning
empowers educators to grow their teaching practices, build school
community, and create the conditions for authentic,
student-centered learning.
Since the organization's founding in 1980, our work has reached
more than 8 million students and 328,000 teachers in classrooms
across the country, developing fluent readers and skilled writers,
supporting instructional equity, transforming discipline practices,
and bolstering student and teacher engagement. Learn more at
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/.
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