Thursday, November 20, 2008

Percent of Students below grade level in Reading

Recap of what Intern Principals shared in podcast:

• Double Dosing
• Tutoring after School
• Introduce Reading Strategies across Curriculum
and in Electives
• Start Writing Prompts 9th Grade Short/Extended
Responses
• Pullout services for lowest percentile
• Identify Bubble Student in all levels/categories/subgroups
• School-wide Literacy Program
• Content area reading training for staff
• SSR in Content Area
Kimberly Fernander
Dillard Elementary School


• Provide intensive instruction in the areas of Reading and Writing
• Provide instructional material that meet specific needs of the students
• Monitor bi-weekly assessments to determine academic growth
• Provide students with the opportunity to participate in the Extended Learning Opportunities after school and Saturday tutorial programs
• Use specials teachers push-in and reading resource specialist/curriculum facilitator to provide additional assistance within the classrooms
• Reflect differentiated instruction in lesson plans, small groups, double/triple dose, and reading centers to meet needs of all students
• Implementation of New Reading Series, inclusive of intervention programs
• Implementation of research based programs aligned to the struggling readers chart to address the five areas of reading for select students