Welcome
I am looking forward to a great year of learning and growing as readers together!
About the Title I Reading Program
- Students are evaluated by the reading specialist using the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System and the Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words (SIPPS). The Fountas and Pinnell assessment provides information about the child’s reading level and reading abilities in the areas of fluency, accuracy, reading rate, comprehension, and writing. The Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words (SIPPS) provides information dealing with phonics and sight words.
- The Reading Improvement Program involves working with small groups of students daily during the Guided Reading block of Literacy. Students meet with the reading specialist five to six days out of the six-day cycle depending on their grade level.
- Students meeting with the reading specialist are pulled to receive more intensive intervention than they would receive in the classroom. The intervention provided serves as the students' Guided Reading. Students do not miss any new instruction that takes place during the Literacy Block.
