RESOURCES

Below are resources we are using to develop the model program in Colorado Springs. Specific community resources will be listed under each School Village at MySchoolVillage.org.  

A more complete community resource listing for Colorado Springs is available through the United Way 211 program. Dial 211 for help or visit the Pikes Peak United Way website. 

Below is a listing of documents to support the Colorado Springs Reads Campaign.
  1. TRSM one-page summary
  2. TRSM Proposal Colorado Springs v1.5
  3. COSReads Mission Proficient
  4. Why Reading Success Is So Important
  5. Colorado Springs Reads–How you can help
  6. The Role of Churches in TRSM
  7. The Role of Medical Professionals in TRSM
  8. TRSM Why Existing Programs Have Not Solved the Reading Challenge
  9. Potential causes of reading and learning difficulties
  10. Learning Process Model_
  11. TRSM_Tools We Use v1.13
  12. LogicModel
  13. Volunteer Model
  14. Parent Ambassador Expectations
  15. TRSM Solution Model (PPT)
  16. TRSM Solution Model (PDF)

Online Programs we use: The best program we have found to help early readers master the foundational skills is Reading Kingdom. Following are several articles to help explain why Reading Kingdom stands alone in its approach and effectiveness.
  1. How Reading Kingdom is different from other reading systems
  2. Reading-Kingdom-ESL
  3. Reading-Kingdom-Guide-to-Success
  4. Reading_Kingdom_Curriculum
  5. ReadingKingdom-M-Blank-Publications+bio_highlighted
  6. Contact us for a sample registration file; available in your admin system under manage reader slots

Cognitive Processing Skills 
  1. The value of assessing cognitive processing skills, two-page version
  2. Teacher Instructions for Gibson Test
  3. Teacher Instructions for version 2 of the Gibson Test (in process of norming)
  4. Gibson Cognitive Skills Assessment Report Example
  5. Guide to Interpreting Gibson Test
  6. CogRead brain training program website
  7. List of cognitive skills trained by each exercise 
  8. Training protocols 

Mindset (Growth vs. Fixed)
Recommended videos 
  1. The Power of Believing You Can Improve--Professor Carol Dweck
  2. Teaching a Growth Mindset--Professor Carol Dweck
  3. Carol Dweck website