North Grove READING CLUB INFO

 Brian Proctor, Principal  Ron Siner, Assistant to the Principal  Marcy Szostak, Assistant Director of Elementary Curriculum  Haley Smith, Title I Teacher  Tiffany Robinson, Title I Instructor  Allison Munn, Title I Instructor OUR NG ADMINISTRATORS & READING CLUB TEAM!

 Reading Club (Title I) is a federally funded program to provide supplemental reading instruction.  Title I funding provides extra resources and academic support to students in kindergarten through 5 th grade. WHAT IS READING CLUB?

TITLE I IN THE DISTRICT  Funding is based on the number of students in the district who qualify for Free/Reduced lunch.  3 of our 5 elementary schools provide Title I services. Each Center Grove school chooses which grades to target for supplemental reading instruction.

 Criteria:  AIMSweb Testing  Letter Naming, Letter Sounds (K)  Letter Naming, Phoneme Segmentation, & Oral Reading  Oral Reading – Fluency (1-5)  MAZE – Comprehension (2-5) HOW ARE STUDENTS SELECTED?

 Instruction in all areas of reading:  Comprehension  Vocabulary  Phonics  Phonemic Awareness  Fluency  Daily small groups  Set reading goals  Monitor and assess growth  Collaboration with classroom teacher SERVICES PROVIDED

 AIMSweb: District’s universal screener and progress monitoring tool for students in grades K-8.  Progress monitoring frequency: Every other week  updates: Progress monitor updates will be sent to parents who provide consent. Reports will be ed to the addresses listed in Skyward. AIMSWEB PROGRESS MONITORING

LLI READING RECORDS

 Leveled books are texts designed along a gradient from level A (easiest) to level Z (hardest).  Instructional level: The level that he or she can read with instructional support (e.g., an introduction to the text, reviewing words ahead of time, etc).  Independent level: The level at which the student can read without teacher support.  Hard level: Level of frustration TEXT LEVEL

LLI READING LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

 How long do students stay in the program? Each child's learning progresses at a different rate. A child may stay in the program 6 weeks, one semester, an entire academic year, or remain in the program for several years.  What is the exiting criteria?  At least 7 weeks in the program  Child’s rate of improvement meets or exceeds the target rate of improvement. WHEN & HOW DO STUDENTS EXIT?

 Attend Title I meetings and events  Participate in conferences with teachers  Use activities at home to help strengthen your child’s reading skills  Read LLI take-home books and complete “fun work” together  Remember to make this quick and fun !  Helpful websites:   INVOLVEMENT

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