2024 Kansas MTSS & Alignment Symposium: Full Schedule

8:00am CDT

Equip your students with a GPS (Guided Pathway to Success) tailored for your class

Wednesday September 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT

Move away from sit and get to instruction that engages learners in content and promotes deep discussions. This session will help adolescent teachers focus on deliberate planning to enhance understanding and comprehension.

Speakers

Vicki Cooper

State Trainer: Reading Specialist, TASN

Vicki is starting her fifth year as a state trainer for reading for Kansas MTSS & Alignment, but previously facilitated her high school MTSS team for seven years. She taught an MTSS group and Freshman English in a 4A school while leading decision-making using data. With a wide variety... Read More →

Briana Curry

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

GPS for adolescent Instruction.pptx pdf

Wednesday September 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

9:30am CDT

Bridging Heritage Language Learners in their Academic Language Development

Wednesday September 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT

Ballroom FGH

This session will support educators in bridging their understanding of how to assist Heritage Language Learners in their development of academic language. Heritage Language Learners (HLLs) (Valdes, 2000) are our students that have a cultural and linguistic connection to a language/s other than English due to their family background. Participants will be provided with information and tools to effectively develop HLL’s proficiency in academic contexts while maintaining their linguistic and cultural identities.

Speakers

Amanda Rucker

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Lacee Sell

Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Dr. Latania Marr y Ortega

District ESOL Coordinator (Grades 6-12), Manhattan-Ogden USD 383

DOTS Chart pdf

Heritage Language Learners Definition Table png

Bridging Heritage Learners in their Academic Language Development.pptx pdf

Wednesday September 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

9:30am CDT

Read, Rede, Reed, or Red? How Misspellings Inform Instruction

Wednesday September 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT

Ballroom D

"Just use a mirror, look at your mouth, and make your mouth look like mine", I'd say as students misspelled words in their journals. As a teacher in elementary, middle, and high schools, I was proud of the knowledge I gained to support students' phonological spelling errors. I quickly learned, however, that there was so much more to consider! Join this session to explore the importance of articulatory gestures, orthographic patterns, morphemes, and semantics/syntax when responding to students' misspellings. We'll have fun while learning how to 'work smarter, not harder'

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

English Speech Sounds Worksheet pdf

Spelling Analysis Worksheet pdf

Wednesday September 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

11:00am CDT

Teaching with Specificity in Mind: A Case Study Approach

Wednesday September 11, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT

Ballroom D

During the past few years, renewed interest in research led to improved professional development for all literacy stakeholders. With so much knowledge shared, how is a teacher supposed to know what to do, when, for whom, and for how long? Join Dr. Tolman as she uses a case study approach to discuss the importance of drilling down to teach with specificity. As we look through the lens of data analysis, it will allow us to work smarter, not harder!

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

Phonics Gr. 1 EOY, p. 1.JPG pdf

Phonics Gr. 1 EOY, p. 2.jpg pdf

Gr 1 EOY writing sample.jpg pdf

Gr 1 EOY spelling .jpg pdf

Data Capture Sheet.docx (1) pdf

Wednesday September 11, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

11:00am CDT

The Power of How: Maximizing Practice through Instructional Routines to Increase Student Learning and Mastery

Wednesday September 11, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT

Ballroom FGH

This session provides research that underpins the power of instructional routines to maximize student learning. Using explicit instructional routines empowers teachers in providing a seamless flow in delivering a lesson. Instructional routines embed opportunities for students to respond, guided practice with feedback, and immediate error correction. Students can focus on the content to be learned rather than the task, leading to increased student learning. Instructional routines related to word recognition with embedded practice opportunities for participants are modeled and practiced. The design and delivery of this session places an emphasis on translating research-to-practice for practitioners. Participants leave with a toolkit of instructional resources.

Padlet Link
Password: HOW

Instructional Routines

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Wednesday September 11, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

1:30pm CDT

Building Stronger Readers through Spelling

Wednesday September 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT

Ballroom FGH

This session highlights the reciprocal relationship between reading and spelling and its benefits to both essential language skills! Hands-on instructional routines and practices will be shared, modeled, and practiced to optimize the transfer to classroom practice.

Padlet Link
Password: Spelling

Spelling Analysis

Spelling Inventory Tools

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Wednesday September 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

1:30pm CDT

Syntax and Cohesive Ties: Missing Links in Comprehension and Written Expression

Wednesday September 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT

Ballroom D

It is well-documented that background knowledge and vocabulary are two essential components for comprehending what we hear, what we read, and what we write. Often overlooked, however, is the importance of syntax, or sentence structure, and cohesive ties, the 'glue' authors use to tie ideas together within and between sentences. Transition words and pronoun referents lead this important work in a reciprocal manner: what we can write improves what we can understand when we read. Dr. Tolman's session will clarify the 'why', 'what', and 'how' of syntax instruction, exploring how direct lessons and pre-planning lead to improved reading comprehension and writing.

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

Academic Language, syntax, cohesion, Tolman docx docx

Wednesday September 11, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

3:00pm CDT

Beginning with the End in Mind: Planning More Impactful Elementary Interventions

Wednesday September 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT

Ballroom D

At the end of the day, we want our students to become accurate, fluent, motivated readers who comprehend at a deep level. With the best of intentions, our interventions can sometimes get a little too narrow, too slow paced, and (can we say it?) even a little un-inspiring for the very students who struggle to want to read. So, how do we address those deficit foundational skills and keep our eyes on the prize? This interactive session will give you a fresh perspective on intervention planning and you will leave with tools to re-imagine your groups for the next week! The Powerpoint Presentation will be uploaded immediately after the presentation.

Speakers

Denise Brown

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Denise has been part of the Kansas MTSS state team for many years. A former general and special education teacher, working with elementary, secondary and college students, her passion is to place the practical application of what we know about literacy into the more than capable... Read More →

Rachel Ishman

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Tap it Map It Zap it Chain It (2) (2) (1) pdf

the alphabetic principle 0 (2) pdf

Fluency Passage docx

Phonics Passage png

Copy of Vocabulary Map Template (6) (1) pptx

Copy of Vocabulary Map Sample Blank2 copy (1) pdf

Gr. 2 5 Grouping Worksheet rev. 6.13.23 (1) xlsx

Comprehension Template Intervention Plan pdf

Fluency Template Intervention Plan pdf

Fluency Non Example Intervention Plan pdf

Phonics Example Intervention Lesson Plan pdf

Fluency Example Intervention Plan pdf

Phonics Template Intervention Plan pdf

Phonics Non Example Intervention Plan pdf

Phonics lesson plan with blanks pdf

Beginning with the End Elementary symposium session 24 (2) pdf

Wednesday September 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

3:00pm CDT

Beyond the Flashcard: Foundations and Practices for Building a Large Sight Word Vocabulary for Students

Wednesday September 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT

Ballroom FGH

Developing a large sight word vocabulary depends upon orthographic mapping, “a process that involves the formation of letter-sound connections to bond the spelling, pronunciations, and meanings of specific words in memory. It explains how children learn to read by sight, to spell words from memory, and to acquire vocabulary words from print.” (Ehri, 2014). This session will review orthographic mapping and instructional practices that result in student engagement in this essential connection forming process. In addition, terms that are often confused: high frequency words, irregular words and sight words will be clarified. Best practices in structured literacy instruction and instructional routines for teaching high frequency words will be shared to facilitate the orthographic mapping process and increase students’ sight word vocabulary.

Padlet Link
Password: HFW

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Wednesday September 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

8:00am CDT

Read, Rede, Reed, or Red? How Misspellings Inform Instruction

Thursday September 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT

Ballroom D

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

Spelling Analysis Worksheet pdf

English Speech Sounds Worksheet pdf

Thursday September 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

8:00am CDT

Words Matter: Supporting Reading Comprehension for Adolescent Students with Effective Vocabulary Instruction

Thursday September 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT

Ballroom FGH

This session will equip participants with strategies to teach and reinforce vocabulary across all content areas. From explicit vocabulary instruction to engaging word-learning activities, attendees will explore word-learning approaches to foster deep understanding and vocabulary retention among students navigating complex texts. Powerpoint presentation will be uploaded after the session.

Speakers

Vicki Cooper

State Trainer: Reading Specialist, TASN

Briana Curry

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Vocab planning document docx

Blank Explicit Vocab Routine Template docx

IES Vocabulary (4) pdf

Thursday September 12, 2024 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

9:30am CDT

Teaching with Specificity in Mind: A Case Study Approach

Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT

Ballroom D

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

Phonics Gr. 1 EOY, p. 1.JPG pdf

Phonics Gr. 1 EOY, p. 2.jpg pdf

Gr 1 EOY writing sample.jpg pdf

Gr 1 EOY spelling .jpg pdf

Data Capture Sheet.docx (1) pdf

Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

9:30am CDT

The Power of How: Maximizing Practice through Instructional Routines to Increase Student Learning and Mastery

Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT

Ballroom FGH

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Thursday September 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

11:00am CDT

Building Stronger Readers through Spelling

Thursday September 12, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT

Ballroom FGH

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Thursday September 12, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

11:00am CDT

Syntax and Cohesive Ties: Missing Links in Comprehension and Written Expression

Thursday September 12, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT

Ballroom D

Speakers

Dr. Carol Tolman

Academic Language, syntax, cohesion, Tolman docx docx

Thursday September 12, 2024 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Ballroom D

Reading

1:30pm CDT

Beyond the Flashcard: Foundations and Practices for Building a Large Sight Word Vocabulary for Students

Thursday September 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT

Ballroom FGH

Speakers

Dr Pam Kastner

State Lead, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Thursday September 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Ballroom FGH

Reading

1:30pm CDT

MTSS Reading Updates

Thursday September 12, 2024 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT

Cypress A

As new research becomes available, the Kansas MTSS team is charged with getting that information to educators in our state in a practical, easy-to-use format. Join the Reading team for an informal trip through our most recent K through 12 updates, access to new resources, and opportunities to ask clarifying questions! The Powerpoint presentation will be uploaded after this session.

Speakers

Vicki Cooper

State Trainer: Reading Specialist, TASN

Rachel Ishman

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Denise Brown

State Reading Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment

Dr. Laurie Curtis

Program Manager - Early Literacy/Dyslexia, KSDE

Dr. Laurie Curtis is the Early Literacy/ Dyslexia Program Manager for the Kansas State Department of Education. She believes that literacy changes lives and is committed to PK-16 collaborative efforts in support of high quality literacy instruction for ALL our Kansas students.