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Oregon Reading First Schools

Welcome to the Oregon Reading First website. Oregon Reading First is a state initiative funded by the Federal Government as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Through this initiative, Oregon schools will receive support and professional development to help schools achieve the goals of all children being readers by the end of third grade. Through the use of scientifically-based reading research, we expect to meet the needs of each reader and to prevent children from reading difficulties. This website provides general information on our efforts as well as specific supports to schools participating in the project.

Spotlight

 National Reading First Impact Study: Interim  Report - Critique in the Context of Oregon  Reading First

 • Summary Brief of Oregon Reading First Response
 • PowerPoint Presentation

For Oregon Reading First Impact Data, please see:
 • Three-Year Report on Oregon Reading First: Impact and Implementation

For a link to the National Reading First Impact Study, please see:
 • Interim Report


humboldt humboldt

Humboldt Elementary School, in the Portland Public School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First School. Learn about their success story in this eight and a half minute documentary, Hope for Humboldt, by Andrea Nowack and Amira Dughiri.

william walker

William Walker Elementary School, in the Beaverton School District, has just completed its fourth year as a Reading First school. Learn about how William Walker has been implementing the components of the Schoolwide Reading Model in this fifteen and a half minute documentary, K-3 Literacy in Oregon: The William Walker Story. Due to the large file size, you will be prompted to download the file to your computer. If no default application to open the .mp4 file is selected, select to open the file with QuickTime.

lighthouse Beacon Schools  The Oregon Department of Education, along with the Oregon Reading First Center, are proud to announce the identification of three Beacon Schools in the state of Oregon: Humboldt Elementary in the Portland Public School District, Jefferson Elementary in the Medford School District, and David Hill Elementary in the Hillsboro School District. For more information, please visit our Beacon Schools page.

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What's Happening With Oregon Reading First?

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Have a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer! We look forward to working with you in the fall!

Upcoming Trainings Offered by the Oregon Department of Education
 • K-3 Statewide Literacy Outreach events will be offered throughout the 2008-2009 school year. These events are now posted on the Oregon Reading First calendar. Please note that Outreach events have not been finalized and changes may be made. For a list of upcoming events, please visit the Statewide Outreach page.

Oregon Reading First 2008-2009 Calendar of Events
 • The draft of the 2008-2009 calendar is posted! Here are a few important highlights:
 • August: There will be a Cohort B-ELL New Spanish Teacher Training on August 20th and 21st.
 • September: On September 17th, a webinar for ALL Oregon Reading First Leaders (district team leaders, principals, and coaches) has been scheduled. This session will be from 3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Participants will need access to the internet and a phone in order to participate in the meeting. To download the flyer for this event, please click here. Other events in September include: Horizons Training in the Portland area, LPR webinar, Brown Bag session, and New Coach Conference calls.
 • October: The Cohort B-ELL (October 2nd) and Cohort B (October 3rd) Leadership sessions are one in a series of a three leaderhsip event this year for all district team leaders, principals, and coaches. The October sessions will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Oswego. Also scheduled in October is an important PD event, a 1st grade teacher workshop, for ALL first grade teachers in Cohort B schools. This event will be held in the Portland Area. A Read Aloud session for Cohort B teachers and coaches (and staff from Cohort A schools, if space is available) will also be held in the Portland area. A New Coach Conference call and Brown Bag are scheduled this month too!
 • Please see the attached calendar for dates and locations. Flyers for each of these events will be posted soon!

12-Day Program Specific Train-the-Trainer Series
 • Statewide Outreach, Oregon Reading First, and EBISS are sponsoring a 12-Day Program Specific Professional Development Train-the Trainer series. There is an application to participate in this training (applications were emailed in July) that is due on August 25th. Please contact Trish Travers if you have any questions.

DIBELS & IDEL Fall Benchmark Testing Window
 • Welcome back! The fall benchmark testing window for all Cohort B schools is from August 25th through September 19th. All data must be entered into the DIBELS data system by September 19th.
 • Prior to conducting your Fall Benchmark assessments, be sure to conduct a DIBELS/IDEL refresher with your teachers and/or assessment team!

2008-2009 Deliverables
 • A list of deliverables with upcoming due dates will be updated here periodically during the 2008-2009 school year. For a full list of the deliverables, please click here.