Reading

Last Update 12/19/2011

Tier 1: Primary Instruction (80% Core Instruction)

Time: 90 minutes, daily

Materials: (5th and 6th Grade) Zaner Blozer Connections, Macmillan McGraw-Hill Treasures.

Instructional Strategies: All students will receive direct instruction focusing on the state standards using strategies from Making Middle Grades Work reform model,standards based lessons, and other research based strategies such as Marzano's Nine Strategies of instructional strategies. Teacher lead practice opportunities and manipulative hands-on activities are used on a regular basis along with on-going progress monitoring. Standards-based lessons will be implemented daily.

Person Responsible: Administration, classroom teacher, paraprofessionals.

Researched Base:
Zaner Blozer
Holt
Macmillan McGraw-Hill

Tier 2: Secondary Instruction (15% Supported Instruction)

Time: As needed, up to 5 nights per week for 1 hour per night.

Materials: (5th and 6th Grade) Zaner Blozer Connections, Macmillan McGraw-Hill Treasures.

Instructional Strategies: Students who are below grade level but less than two years behind receive support from paraprofessionals and Title I personnel both in and out of the classroom. When possible, preteaching and reteaching of the core curriculum occurs. Lecture, reading, audio/visual, demonstration, or guided observations, question and answer period, use in real situations, Activities such as surveys, role playing, case studies, fishbowls, etc. In addition to intervention given during school hours, Project Imagine, an after school program directed at providing safe environments for students and increasing student achievement, provides opportunities for students to participate in homework clubs and receive tutoring during after school hours.

Person Responsible: Administration, classroom teacher, Title I teacher, paraprofessionals, After School Coordinator, After School instructors.

Researched Base:
Zaner Blozer
Holt
Macmillan McGraw-Hill
Academy of Reading

Tier 3: Tertiary Instruction (5% Intensive Instruction)

Time: As needed, up to 50 minutes per day during school hours and 1 hour per day, 5 days a week, after or before school.

Materials: (5th and 6th Grade) Zaner Blozer Connections, Macmillan McGraw-Hill Treasures.

Instructional Strategies: Students who are more than two years behind receive support from paraprofessionals, after school tutors, and Title I personnel both in and out of the classroom and both during and after school. When possible, preteaching and reteaching of the core curriculum occurs. Lecture, reading, audio/visual, demonstration, or guided observations, question and answer period, use in real situations, Activities such as surveys, role playing, case studies, fishbowls, etc. PLATO Learning, a self-directed and self-adjusting computer learning software program, can be used to give instruction specific to the skills of each student. Additionally, students can participate in the after school program, Project Imagine. This program provides additional time, tutoring, and practice that reinforces those skills worked on during school hours.

Person Responsible: Administration, classroom teacher, Title I teacher, paraprofessionals, After School Coordinator, After School instructors.

Researched Base:
Zaner Blozer
Holt
Macmillan McGraw-Hill
Academy of Reading
PLATO