Waterford Early Learning^TM  

Waterford Early Reading and Math Program 

(Title I Waterford Resource site:  http://bit.ly/pgwaterford)

The goal for the Prince George’s County implementation of Waterford  Early LearningTM is to raise student achievement in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade.  The Waterford Early Reading Program (WERP) develops foundational reading skills. Our earliest learners, from pre-K to second grade, benefit from Waterford’s emergent (WERP Level 1) to fluency (WERP Level 3) literacy focus.  Used as a reading intervention measure, Waterford addresses the needs of the significant number of students entering school lacking background knowledge in the mechanics of how sounds, words and text are related to become strong, independent readers. Most recently, the Title I Office has made Waterford Early Math program available to select schools. The Waterford Early Mathematics Program develops skills within the following domains: daily skills, number concepts, abstract concepts, and science. The Program Implementation Recommended Guidelines will document how Waterford will be used during the 2012-2013 school year.  We are excited to announce the roll-out of Waterford 5.0. Training will begin in the fall of 2012. Additional information will be available at the Title I Principal's Meeting.

 Program Implementation Recommended Guidelines 

 

Target Population and Schools	Recommended Time	Data and Reports	Monitoring	Professional Development
Participants Beacon Heights Bladensburg Carmody Hills Cooper Lane Dodge Park Forest Heights Gaywood Gladys Noon Spelman Glenridge Highland Park Judge S. Woods Lewisdale Overlook Port Towns Ridgecrest Riverdale Robert Gray Rosa Parks Seat Pleasant Springhill Lake Thomas Claggett Thomas Stone William Paca	Grade Levels: Kindergarten = 15 min/session First Grade  = 30 min/session  Second Grade = 45 min/session   Data Collection:                                                                                    Teacher Usage, Student Reading,    Mathematics and Science Levels, Waterford  Assistance Forms   Reports:  Weekly summary reports emailed to the  Instructional Technology Specialists or  placed  in blue/white Waterford Binders provided at the  training sessions   **New printers were purchased for schools  based on a needs assessment, and should be  used to print quarterly reports   Monitoring: Monthly analysis of student use, quarterly report  analysis compared to K-1-2 Assessments. Bi-annual report provided to the Director of  State and Federal Programs			Goal 1: Ongoing Professional Development: Train Teachers on the Daily routine of Waterford and Establishing Student Placement & Daily Schedules Goal 2: Train-the-Trainer Model (Reading Specialists and Math Coaches) as an option for schools Goal 3:Ongoing Technology Assistance Set-up Waterford Computers  Refresh Waterford Hardware/Servers Implement Waterford Assistance Form Implement Waterford Inventory Form Goal 4:  Administrative Staff Collaboration: Provide information at the Principals’ meeting to provide guidelines for successful implementation of the Waterford Early LearningTM Program. Building Walk-Thru with an Administrator to assess and assist Goal 5: Site-based in classroom Coaching provided by Pearson Digital: These sessions take place as a follow-up to the training sessions as requested by participants   This occurs with the leadership of the Instructional Technology Specialist