Literacy Intervention and Training Implementation Plan

Focused on Emergent and Conventional Readers and Writers

Developed by
Center for Literacy & Disability Studies, UNC-CH

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Start by Deciding Whether You Must Emphasis Emergent Literacy, Conventional Literacy, or a Combination of the Two
Answer the questions in the first box for EACH of the students in the class. If you responded NO to any of these questions, youll implement
the Daily Emergent Interventions. If you answered YES to all of the questions, youll implement the Daily Conventional Interventions as
displayed below. If you have a combination of Emergent and Conventional Students, the combination of interventions is described below.

Does the student:

Know most of the letters most of the time?

Engage actively during shared reading?
Have a means of communication and
interaction?
Understand that writing involves letters and

No
Daily Emergent Interventions

Shared Reading
Predictable Chart Writing
Alphabet & Phonological Awareness
Independent Writing with access to full alphabet
Independent Reading
Symbol-based Communication (with few
exceptions)

Yes
Daily Conventional Interventions

Guided Reading (Anchor-Read-Apply)

Word Identification and Decoding (Key Words +
Word Wall + Making Words)
Writing
Independent Reading
Communication with symbols + spelling

Combined Emergent and Conventional Interventions:

Shared Reading
Alphabet & Phonological Awareness During Word Identification and Decoding
Predictable Chart Writing (Share the Pencil)
Independent Reading
Independent Writing
Guided Reading (Conventional Only)
Writing Instruction (Conventional Only)
What will your classroom literacy instruction involve? (circle one) EMERGENT

Implementation Plan

CONVENTIONAL

COMBINATION

STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Communication
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Communication and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Communication:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Communication an area of:
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or an area in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Communication is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to improve communication
interventions, services, and supports for students? Who needs to be involved? What training and supports will educators require to better support
Communication for all students?
Communication Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SHARED READING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Shared Reading
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Shared Reading and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Shared Reading:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Shared Reading an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or an area in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Shared Reading is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to improve Shared Reading
strategies? Shared Reading is different for students with and without comprehensive communication systems. How will you support all students? What
books and other sources of reading materials do you have? What training and supports will educators require to implement Shared Reading?
Shared Reading Priority and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SHARED WRITING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Shared Writing
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Shared Writing and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Shared Writing:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Shared Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or an area in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Shared Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to address the need? How will
all students participate successfully in shared writing? What training and supports will educators require to implement Shared Writing?
Shared Writing Activities Priorities and Strategies:
Task
1

Activity

Persons Responsible

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Status

2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT INTENTIONAL ABC AND PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is the provision of Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or an area in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If the provision of Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Activities is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set
and strategies will you use to support the development of knowledge of the alphabetic principle and phonological awareness while insuring that
instruction focused in this area is only one small part of a comprehensive literacy program?
Intentional ABC and Phonological Awareness Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO INDEPENDENT READING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Independent Reading
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Independent Reading and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Independent Reading:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Independent Reading an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Independent Reading is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to support successful
engagement in Independent Reading? What tools and supports do your students require to support physical access to books and other reading materials?
How will you encourage and support choice during independent reading? What training and supports will educators require to successfully implement
Independent Reading?
Supports for Independent Reading Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:

Materials & Resources

Leadership & Assistance

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS INDEPENDENT WRITING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Independent Writing

Implementation Plan

List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Independent Writing and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Independent Writing:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Independent Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Independent Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to insure that all students
have an opportunity to write each day? How will you ensure that students have access to the full alphabet? What training and supports will educators
require to effectively implement Independent Writing?
Independent Writing Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS WORD IDENTIFICATION and DECODING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Word Identification
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Word Identification and Decoding and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Word Identification and Decoding:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Word Identification and Decoding an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Word Identification is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to ensure that all students
have access to Word Identification and Decoding instruction that allows them to figure out words they have not been taught directly? How will you
ensure that the skills students learn are applied in meaningful reading and writing? What training and supports will educators require to effectively
implement Word Identification and Decoding instruction?
Phonics Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS READING COMPREHENSION

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Reading Comprehension
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Reading Comprehension and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Reading Comprehension:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Reading Comprehension an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Reading Comprehension is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to help your improve
their ability to read with comprehension? What priorities will you set? What strategies and materials do you have? What training and supports will
educators require to effectively implement Reading Comprehension instruction?
Reading Comprehension Priorities and Strategies:
Task
1

Activity

Persons Responsible

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Status

2
3

Implementation Plan

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STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS WRITING

Reflection on Current Strategies to support Writing
List the people on your team who are currently involved in efforts to support Writing and the role each plays:

List the specific strategies, materials, and approaches that you currently employ to support Writing:

Based on your reflections and the involvement of your team, is Writing an area of
RELATIVE STRENGTH

or in NEED OF ATTENTION ?

If Writing is an area in NEED OF ATTENTION, what specific priorities will you set and strategies will you use to ensure that students are acquiring
knowledge and skills to improve their writing? What priorities will you set? What training and supports do educators require to effectively implement
writing instruction?
Writing Priorities and Strategies:
Task

Goal

Persons Involved:
Leadership & Assistance

Materials & Resources

Start Date

Indicators of Progress
and/or Evaluation

1
2
3

Implementation Plan

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Summarize and Prioritize Your Plan

Starting with the areas you have identified as those in NEED OF ATTENTION, prioritize the areas you will
addressed and the order in which you will implement that plan you have developed. Rank each area from 1
(most in need of attention) to 8 (least in need of attention)

Rank (1-8)

Components of Comprehensive Instruction

Communication
Shared Reading
Shared Writing
Phonological Awareness and Alphabet Instruction
Word Study (Word Identification & Decoding)
Independent Reading
Independent Writing
Reading Comprehension
Writing

Implementation Plan

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