Taking Stock of Your School's Reading Standards: Activity Sheet
You can use the following activity sheet to begin to assess your school's reading program, literacy resources, and family-school partnerships.
Ask the Principal |
Ask Teachers |
Ask Families |
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What are the reading standards in place at your
school?
Are special subgroups of children (ethnic/racial groups; special populations like Title I, special education, and bilingual education students) performing at expected levels? How do your reading scores compare to those of similar schools in your district or state? What trends do you see in your reading scores over the last 5 years? |
How do teachers address the reading standards in
their classrooms?
What kinds of reading programs and special assistance exist, such as tutoring or after-school programs, to help students meet higher reading standards? |
What have your child's teachers explained about the
role that reading standards play in determining classroom work and
their expectations for your child's performance?
Have the teachers given you examples of outstanding student work? Are there activities you can use at home with your child to support classroom work? Do you regularly attend parent-teacher conferences? |
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Are there clear school policies about the availability of the principal and teachers to meet with families? | Do you talk with families on a regular basis about
who can help their children with school assignments?
Are you asking families to attend parent-teacher conferences so that you can show them new ways they can help? |
Is there an open line of communication between your
family and your child's teachers and the principal, and vice versa?
Are you responsive to your child's teachers' concerns and suggestions? |
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What resources are available to provide extra literacy support for students? | Do you have the necessary training (past and ongoing) to teach reading and work with families? | What kind of training/support do you need and have to help you work with your children? |
A Compact for Reading is a written agreement among families, teachers, principals, and students to work together to help improve the reading skills of kindergarten through third grade children. Our publications, A Compact for Reading Guide and the School-Home Links Reading Kit, are designed to help Compact partners set reading goals, and provide lessons and activities that allow children to accomplish these goals.
Find out more: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html#links
Reprinted with the permission of the U.S. Department of Education.
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