Stateapproved Arkansas SES Provider

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Mackey Literacy Group, Inc. (MLG)

• State-approved Arkansas SES Provider
• 2008-09

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Contact Person

• If there are any questions about the program,
  please contact
• Anna M. Mackey
• 217 A. E. Camp Wisdom RD
• Suite 973
• Duncanville, TX 75116
• 214.493.6157
• mackeyliteracygroup_at_hotmail.com

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Communication and Operation

• Phone Number

• Hours of Operation

• (TX) 214.493.6157

• 800 am 500 pm
• CST

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Program-Based Information

• If there are any questions about the program,
  please contact
• Anna M. Mackey
• 217 A. E. Camp Wisdom RD
• Suite 973
• Duncanville, TX 75116
• 214.493.6157
• mackeyliteracygroup_at_hotmail.com

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District Availability

• The Mackey Literacy Group will be available to
  service districts statewide.

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Motivate Engage to Reach Teach

• Subject Areas

• Grade Levels

• Reading/Language Arts

• K-12

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Specific Student Populations Served

• Low-income
• minority
• migrant
• limited English proficient (Spanish)
• Special education

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Qualifications of Tutors

• The Mackey Literacy Groups qualifications of
  tutors have experience working with students that
  are
• Economically disadvantaged
• Varied racial and ethnic groups
• Disabilities
• Limited English proficiency

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MLGs program of services available

• When

• Where

• Before School
• After School
• Weekends
• Summer

• School
• Place of religious worship
• Community Center

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Transportation

• If transportation is not available through
  participating school district(s), participants
  must provide their own transportation.

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Participants Responsibility

• Any materials and supplies needed to participate
  in program will be provided by Mackey Literacy
  Group, Inc.

• Believing the he or she is BRILLIANT, EXCELLENT,
  and GREAT therefore, mediocrity does not equal
  excellence!
• Students

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Program Description

• Four Tier Instructional Model
• Motivate
• Engage
• to
• Reach
• Teach
• MODEL

• MLGs interactive lessons and hands-on activities
  are developed designed, aligned according to the

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Four Tier Instructional M.E.R.T. Model

• Motivate
• Designed to establish a PURPOSE for acquiring
• skills being introduced.
• Student
• Why is this important?

• Engage
• Designed to establish a COMMUNICATION to
• grasp new skills.
• Student
• What am I doing today?"

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Four Tier Instructional M.E.R.T. Model cont

• Reach
• Designed to establish an
• UNDERSTANDNG about new skills.
• Student
• Why do I need to learn this skill?

• Teach
• Designed to establish that LEARNING new skills
  have been achieved.
• Student
• Am I learning?

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Program Characteristics

• M.E.R.T. instructional design integrates
• Direct Instruction
• Individual and small group instruction (staff
  ratio 51 or 101)
• Hands-on manipulative based instruction
• Cooperative learning
• Reflective activities

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Staff Development and Training

• MLG provides all staff a minimum of 6 hours in
  the following focus areas
• Curriculum
• Policies and Procedures
• Assessments
• Parent and School Communication Guidelines

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MLGs Program Model Frameworks

• Emphasize basic literacy skills
• Direct instruction
• Connecting lessons to students
• Clear and focused instructions
• Providing feedback and reinforcement
• Corrective academic improvement plans

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Monitoring Student Progress

• MLGs overall goal of the M.E.R.T. program model
  is to improve participants literacy skills by
• Diagnosing a students needs
• Prescribing an individualize instructional plan
• Evaluating and monitoring students progress
  toward clearly identified goals
• Developing student portfolio assessment
• Documenting results on progress reports

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Program Quality Effectiveness

• MLG uses the following strategies for evaluating
  program quality and effectiveness
• Pretest, interim, and posttest data
• Program assessment gains
• Student attendance
• Parent/family participation
• Evaluation/feedback surveys