Important Information
Thank you for visiting my website! Listed below is general information about the Title IA Program at Sherwood. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me at ste[email protected] or submit any questions you have to the form below.
Student Selection
Students may be selected for the Title IA program based upon school-wide benchmark data. Our school uses STAR360 as our screening benchmark assessment. Classroom teachers may also recommend a student based upon their observations and any other literacy assessments they utilize.
Classroom teachers and I will be collaborating each month to review students' reading progress and to determine what interventions need to be adjusted or continued, in order to help support student learning.
The Title IA program is fluid- meaning that a student may be released from the reading program at any given time throughout the school year based upon his or her progress in reading.
Classroom teachers and I will be collaborating each month to review students' reading progress and to determine what interventions need to be adjusted or continued, in order to help support student learning.
The Title IA program is fluid- meaning that a student may be released from the reading program at any given time throughout the school year based upon his or her progress in reading.
Reading Goals
Research supports the fact that you cannot get better at reading if you don’t spend time practicing reading. Rereading familiar books or passages will help your child grow as a reader in many ways. It allows the reader to retain new words, practice reading sights words in context, and discover new things about the print during rereading. Current research also states that fluent readers are better able to devote their attention to comprehending text. Most importantly, it will increase your child’s confidence as a reader.
- Student reading logs are to be returned each week along with the book(s), phonics or fluency practice sheets, and take-home folder.
- Students can read aloud to you, an older or younger sibling, grandparents, or any other caregiver. If everyone is busy, they can even read aloud to a stuffed animal or family pet.
- Please have an adult sign the reading log (not the child).
- Students are asked to practice reading a minimum of 5 minutes or more per night/4 nights out of the week.
- I will offer various homework options throughout the year such as: comprehension, fluency, or phonics practice sheets; books, poems, Reader's Theater scripts, alphabet, vowel, and sight words flashcards, etc...
Communication
- For Fall Parent Teacher Conferences, I will schedule a time to meet with you and your child's classroom teacher. When I meet with you, we will discuss your child’s progress in reading by reviewing benchmark and progress monitoring data and my classroom observations. We will also discuss what the plan of support is for your child at school and then what ideas I might have to help in supporting your child at home.
- During Spring Parent Teacher Conferences, your child's classroom teacher and I will again meet with you to discuss how your child is progressing in reading.
- Each quarter you will receive a progress report to let you know how your child is doing.
- I will also send notes home throughout the year to update you in regards to something positive I noticed about your child’s reading, or to also let you know about something that they may be having difficulty with.
- I will email or call parents throughout the year for the following reasons: if there are concerns with your child's classroom behavior, if there are any changes to his/her reading intervention services, to share any exciting news about reading progress, or to work with you on a plan to help support your child with reading at home.
- If your child is exiting the reading program because they are on grade level, I will send home a "Graduation Notice" so that you can celebrate your child's success with him or her!