Now Introducing the Read 180 Classroom Rotations!

Modeled and Independent Reading

In this rotation students select a book and read independently. There are over 50 Read 180 paperbacks to choose from! All of the books are designated as a Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 book. The student's level is determined from an Student Reading Inventory (SRI) that is completed 3 times a year. The level is based on a Lexile score. A Lexile score tells the student at what grade level they are reading at the given time.

Read 180 Computer Programs/Software

In this rotation students work their way through 9 different topic sections. Within each of the 9 sections there are 4 categories and within each of the 4 categories there are 4 zones. The zones are as follows:

Reading Zone: Students watch a short video, read several paragraphs (the paragraph's difficulty is based on the student's SRI/Lexile score) complete voice recordings for their reading, and answer questions over the video and paragraphs.

Word Zone: Students work with new vocabulary words from the passages they have read. They are given a pretest on the words. Words that students are slow to identify, or identify incorrectly, will be the focus of this zone. They will be asked to read words and record their voices, match words to recordings, and identify words in blank sections of passages.

Spelling Zone: Students work on, you guesed it, spelling! They are given a pretest list. Students then work on words they struggled with.

Success Zone: Once students have completed Reading, Word, and Spelling Zones they are able to enter the final zone, Success Zone. Here they are required to put everything they have been working on together.

Small Group Instruction

In this rotation students work at the front table in their rBooks. The instruction is lead by the teacher (Mrs. Eck) and is a great setting to work on reading and writing skills. Because the numbers of the groups are so small, students are able to get the individual attention they need during this time.

 

There is a lot to learn in the Read 180 classroom. Not only will students increase their reading and writing skills, they will learn how to become more independent in the classroom setting. To be successful in Read 180 you must acquire the ability to work independently.

In Read 180 you work hard and it pays off!!!! :)