THE MISSISSIPPI READING CLINIC

I. INITIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL COHORT (5 WEEKS): 7 GRADE TREATMENT GROUPFALL 2023, 5 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION, 40 STUDENTS, BLACKBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLIMPLEMENTATION: - STUDENTS SELECTED BASED ON MAAP DATA. - SMALL GROUP INTENSIVE READING INTERVENTION TAUGHT BY MRC STAFF. - PRIMARY FOCUS: DECODING INSTRUCTION.OUTCOMES: - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT READING RATE AND ACCURACY. - AVERAGE 8.4 MONTH ACADEMIC GAIN. - STUDENTS RECEIVING INTERVENTION MADE DOUBLE THE GAINS OF THOSE NOT IN INTERVENTION.II. EXPANDED MIDDLE SCHOOL COHORT (13 WEEKS): 6TH, 7TH, 8TH GRADE TREATMENT GROUPS SPRING 2024, 13 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION, 240 STUDENTS, BLACKBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLIMPLEMENTATION: - TRAIN THE TRAINER MODEL: MRC STAFF TRAINED SCHOOL-BASED STAFF TO CONDUCT WHOLE CLASS AND SMALL-GROUP INTERVENTIONS. - MRC STAFF PROVIDED EXPERT INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND SUPPORT TO TEACHERS. - PRIMARY FOCUS: DECODING AND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION.OUTCOMES: - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT READING RATE, ACCURACY, AND COMPREHENSION. - SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TEACHER CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF LITERACY. - SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR IN-SCHOOL MIDDLE GRADES READING INTERVENTION.III. OPERATION SHOESTRING AFTERSCHOOL COHORT (14 WEEKS): 3RD, 4TH, 5TH GRADE TREATMENT GROUPSSPRING 2024,14 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION, 20 STUDENTS, OPERATION SHOESTRING AFTERSCHOOLIMPLEMENTATION: - SMALL GROUP INTENSIVE READING INTERVENTION TAUGHT BY MRC STAFF. - PRIMARY FOCUS: DECODING INSTRUCTION. OUTCOMES: - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT READING RATE AND ACCURACY. - STUDENTS WHO MET GOALS WERE ABLE TO "GRADUATE" FROM INTERVENTION.IV. TEACH FOR AMERICA PRACTICUM (3 WEEKS): TRAINING K-12TH PRESERVICE TEACHERS SUMMER 2024, 3 WEEK PRACTICUM, 41 TEACHERS, BLACKBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLIMPLEMENTATION: - MRC DEVELOPED LITERACY ASSESSMENTS AND CURRICULUM FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS TO USE IN A SUMMER SCHOOL PRACTICUM SETTING WITH 6TH-8TH GRADES. - MRC PROVIDED INTENSIVE TRAINING IN SCIENCE OF READING, LITERACY BEST PRACTICES, AND GENERAL CLASSROOM PEDAGOGY AND FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING SUPPORT FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS. - PRIMARY FOCUS: PREPARING PRESERVICE TEACHERS TO BE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS OF READING AND LITERACY.OUTCOMES - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR PRESERVICE TEACHERS ACCORDING TO ASSESSMENTS GIVEN. - PRESERVICE TEACHERS VOICED HIGH DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH SUPPORT PROVIDED. - PRESERVICE TEACHERS PROVIDED WITH CONCRETE TOOLS, STRATEGIES, AND RESOURCES ALONG WITH A PLAN FOR RESEARCH-BASED LITERACY INSTRUCTION TO START ON DAY #1 IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.