Class Structure:
- Small group size or one on one
- Forty-five minutes five times per week
- Intervention cycle lasts for about 10 weeks
- Title I Reading must supplement the curriculum that is provided in the regular education classroom. It cannot supplant, or replace, the regular curriculum
Curriculum used during Title I Reading: Curriculum is selected by the Title I teacher according to what the data shows the student needs to work on.
- Fountas and Pinnell LLI : Phonics, Fluency, Writing, and Comprehension
- Sound Partners: Phonics and Phonological Awareness
- Verbalizing and Verbalizing: Comprehension and Writing
- Phonemic Awareness: The Skills That They Need To Help Them Succeed! : Phonemic Awareness
- Earobics: Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, Writing, Comprehension, and Phonological Awareness
- Blast! Boost!HD!: Phonics and Phonological Awareness
- Seeing Stars: Phonics, Phonological Awareness, and Spelling
Identification of Students
The identification of students happens after each district assessment window. Assessment windows usually are completed in October, January, and May of each school year. The following data points are first considered when identifying students for Title I reading assistance:
- Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment data
- FAST Fluency and Accuracy
- Running Record
If need be, the following data points may also be considered when identifying students for Title I reading assistance::
- Classroom teacher's observations
- Student performance on daily work
- Grade level assessments
Parent concerns that have been shared with the student's classroom teacher, building principal, and/or Title I reading teacher.
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Reading is a huge part of a child's development. In the early stages, it should be a shared experience between a parent and child which can impart a love of books from an early age.
Reading skills are an essential part of building a strong imagination, love of story-telling and interest in learning.
Help Your Child Love Reading
- Make a comfortable place for students to read.
- During and after reading a book, take the time to talk about the story.
- If the student has a favorite book or author, allow them to read it over and over, but also encourage them to explore other authors and genres.
- Encourage young readers to use their library card at the public library.
- Try graphic novels – the illustrations and edgy dialogue will reel in reluctant readers.
- Using an e-reader provides insight into a reader’s speed and progress.
- Audio books are a great way to help children appreciate storytelling even if they aren’t ready to read whole books by themselves.
- Make sure their eyes have been tested – reading is more enjoyable when you can see what you’re reading clearly!
- Make reading a treat – associate a reward with it.
- After they’ve read a book, allow them to watch the movie and discuss the differences.
Reading can open a whole new world for eager young minds!
With all the different genres, authors and topics available, finding a "just right" book should be something all our students can do.
Here is a reminder of what we look for when searching the bookshelves for that "just right" book:
- you can understand the story or the information
- you can read the text smoothly and fluently
- you are able to think more deeply about the story or information
- you know almost all the words
- words you don't know, you can usually figure out
- the thinking and understanding helps you become a better reader
Helping children read more fluently can help deepen their understanding of a text. When a child has to work hard to pronounce a word, all their effort is put into that task, leaving little brain power to help him or her focus on what the text means.
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Institute a 15 minute late night reading routine at your home. Allow your children to stay up 15 minutes later if they read! Children can read independently or to a parent or sibling. Some children may be also be motivated to read more if they are allowed to read under their covers with a flashlight.
Encourage your children to become aware of vocabulary words around them. Have each family member be the Word Wizard one day a week. That person chooses an interesting word to share with the family at breakfast or dinner. Put the word on the refrigerator and have each family member listen and look for the word. Everyone reports back the next day how many times they encountered the word. If a family of four does this 4 times a week, the children in the family will be learning over 200 new/interesting words a year!!
Did you like to read books when you were young? Do you have a book or two that were your favorites to read? Why not recommend them to your child? You never know..they may actually like it too! As a teacher of 4th and 5th graders, I can honestly tell you that they still like picture books too. If one of your favorite books as a child was a picture book, why not read it together as a family?
As the holidays are approaching, why not give your child the gift of reading? Children are more willing to read when they have a choice of what to read. Help your child choose a great book or other material to help instill a love of reading!
Children can improve their writing by "reading like a writer". When your child reads,encourage him or her to take note of what the author of the text does to make his/her writing interesting, entertaining or informative. They can then use this observation to help them write at home and at school.
Have your child keep an ongoing list at home of interesting words, phrases and sentences from the books that he/she is reading in a "special notebook"! These can then be used to spice up their own writing. Encourage your child to write creative stories at home. Sometimes if a child likes to write, the enthusiasm will carry over to reading as there is a strong correlation between reading and writing.
Audio books are a great way to help increase your child's reading skills. When a child listens to a book on a CD or on an MP3 player, he/she is actually doing two things at one time. He/she is listening to someone read the text fluently while looking at the text at the same time! Both eyes and ears are getting a workout! Some children are auditory learners so listening to someone read a book makes reading seem easier
Now is a great time to begin talking to your child about the importance of reading during the summer. This is so important! On average, a child who does not read during the summer months can lose between 3-6 months of academic learning. Thus, they will begin the next school year at a disadvantage. If a child reads 15 minutes a day five days a week, he/she should be able to maintain his/her level of learning to begin the next school year right where they should be!
Reading doesn't have to stop when you put the book down. Talk to your child about books you've read, books he/she has read and books you think he/she might enjoy.
Children of all ages like picture books (really....they do!). Does your child have a favorite picture book or story? Go ahead and read it again or retell it in your own words. This is a great way to spend quality time with your child.
There are many different types of text. It is important to not only know what your child likes to read, but also expose him/her to a wide variety of text. Graphic novels are becoming very popular. There are also many magazines created for children that are both educational and fun. Poetry is a lot of fun to read. Ask your child what he/she likes to read. You may be surprised.
Find ways for your child to pick up another book. Introduce him/her to a series like Junie B Jones, The Boxcar Children, Cam Jansen, Encyclopedia Brown, Magic Tree House, Harry Potter, etc. Or he/she may have a favorite author like Judy Bloom or Gary Paulsen. If your child finds a book he/she likes, he/she may like other books by the same author.
Turn reading into something special. Take your child to the library, help them get their own library card, take time to read with them, and maybe buy them books as gifts. Have a favorite place in your home for books and read to your child or have them read to you!
Reading should be a choice, not a chore. Make sure your child has access to a wide variety of text including magazines, comics, chapter books and picture books. Picture books are great for all ages! Ask your child what he/she likes to read and help him/her get these materials.
To add a fun twist to reading every day, take turns reading with your child. Have your child read aloud and then have him/her listen as you read. Reading in different voices will add to the excitement of the story and will keep your child interested in the story.
Show your child how to summarize a story in just a few short sentences or how to make predictions about what might happen next. Both of these strategies will help increase comprehension.
When your child reads at home, have him/her read as much text as they can cover with their hand. Have your child read the text aloud or silently and then cover up the text with his/her hand. Next, have your child take a moment and think about what they just read. If he/she cannot remember, have him/her look back and skim the text. Finally, have your child retell the text back to you. This strategy will help increase your child's comprehension.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favorite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
- Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
- Why did you like this book?
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