1. Intentional Phonological Awareness Instruction
Ingham Intermediate School District
Corrie Mervyn- Early Childhood Supervisor
Mary Jo Wegenke- MTSS Coordinator

2. Need: Based on PELI data, we identified a student need to increase phonological awareness instruction across all tiers and within various parts of the day.
Fit:
Explicit phonological awareness is aligned with Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Pre-Ki and the CCSS for Kindergarten as well as our ISD philosophy of explicit instruction of phonological awareness.
Resources: Fiscal: IISD provided training & teaching resources for explicit instruction of phonological awareness. Implementation: Data systems (TS Gold, PELI data) to monitor student outcomes.
Evidence:
NELP identified phonological awareness as one of the critical skills for emergent literacy.
Readiness:
Educated teachers on the research and educational impact of teaching phonological awareness. IISD provides tech assistance and instructional resources to teach phonological awareness.
Capacity:
Expanded training to include paraprofessionals and/or associate teachers.