Kaleidoscope

Melissa Antonelli, Jaclyn Clark, DeAnna Santiago

Overview

• Developed by SRA/Open Court Reading Family• Target 2nd - 6th grade• Students who read two or more levels below

grade level.

• Two years of instruction in one year• Two hours per day.

• Whole Class or Small Groups

Design• Five Overlapping Levels– 6 Units Per Level– 30 Lessons Per Unit

• Five-Day CyclePROGRAM LEVEL READING GRADE LEVEL

LEVEL A 0-2

LEVEL B 1-3

LEVEL C 2-4

LEVEL D 3-5

LEVEL E 4-6

Lesson & Instruction

• Taught by Classroom Teacher– 5 Day Lesson Format

• Lesson 1- Phonemic Awareness, Word Study, Building Fluency

• Lesson 2 -Before, During, After Reading• Lesson 3- Phonemic Awareness, Word Study,

Building Fluency• Lesson 4- Rereading• Lesson 5- Assessment

Purpose of Kaleidoscope• Provides teachers with instruction in…– Decoding – Fluency, – Comprehension, – Dictation. – Spelling, – Grammar,– Writing.

• Based on the pedagogy of the SRA/Open Court Reading Program – Condenses and intensifies instruction

Pros and Cons

Pros: • Sequential lessons with decodable books and literature based selections• Builds core reading skills including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary

and reading comprehension• Allows for practice and repetition in lessons, home study tools, and stories on CD for

students• Skills build with each level from the five elements to word study skills and writing• Ongoing assessments test practiced phonics and blending skills• Open Court Curriculum

Cons: • Does not have research based results (in the works)• Does not provide support for organization of small groups

References• Florida Center for Reading Research Kaleidoscope retrieved 16 May

2010 from http://www.fcrr.org/FCRRreports/PDF/kaleidoscope.pdf from ©Florida Center for Reading Research.

Kaleidoscope

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