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Title I Title 1 is a Federally funded program which provides assistance to improve the educational opportunities of children by helping them succeed in the regular program, attain grade level proficiency, and improve achievement in basic and more advanced skills that all children are expected to master.
Title 1 gives additional help to children who are having some confusions in reading and/or math.. Title 1 is a program offered by our district, but is not a Special Education Program such as Learning Disabilities that would require a Multi-Disciplinary Conference and an Individualized Education Plan (I.E.P.) in order for a student to participate.
The goals of Reading Recovery are to reduce the number of first graders who have extreme difficulty learning to read and write.
Reading Recovery is an effective, short-term intervention built on a foundation of more than 20 years of research about how young children take on the process of reading and writing.
Reading Recovery serves the students who are not catching on to the complex set of concepts that make reading and writing possible.
Individual students receive a half-hour lesson each school day for 12 to 20 weeks with a specially trained Reading Recovery teacher. As soon as students can read within the average range of their class and demonstrate that they can continue to achieve, their lessons are discontinued and new students begin individual instruction.
Developed in New Zealand in the 1970s, Reading Recovery now operates in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools for dependents, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. More than 1,000,000 children have been served in the United States.
Make reading easy. If your TV is within easy reach, but books are stored on a high shelf, you can probably guess how your children will spend their free time. But if she has her own bookshelf filled with interesting books and TV time must be scheduled in advance, they'll probably pick up a book.
Reading is a skill, and it gets better with practice. Research shows that kids who spend as little as 30 minutes a day reading books, magazines and newspaper are more likely to become good readers. Encourage your child to spend some time reading every day.
Following a recipe together is an excellent way to give your child practice in reading directions. Choose a simple recipe, and be sure it's for a food your child enjoys. Have him read the directions out loud to you. Work together, step by step. Then enjoy!
Here are some tips teachers use to help kids become better readers. All are things you can try during your read-aloud times at home:
These Books Are a Hit!
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Julian's Glorious Summer by Ann Cameron
The Memory String by Eve Bunting
The Three Questions by Jon Muth
The Wall by Eve Bunting
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patrica Polacco
Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna
The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Sable by Karen Hesse
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Yours Truly, Goldilocks by Alma Flor Ada
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles by Jack Prelutsky
Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish by Twig C. George
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Reading Recovery classes are scheduled in the morning. The child's attendance is an important factor to success. These classes are individualized according to where the child is currently performing. There is homework each night. Students are expected to read two familiar books to an adult and put together a cut-up sentence which was created by the child earlier that day. Students need to return the books the following day because they are used with other students. Cut-up sentences may be stored at home for future practice.
Title 1 classes currently support first through fifth graders during the afternoon. Students usually work in small groups of six or less in my classroom. At that time, students are engaged in activities to reinforce reading and writing skills. Here is a list of some of the supplemental materials that I use with the students to achieve this goal.
Leveled books from our current reading series
Chapter Books
Newspaper articles
Recipes
Story Works - a student magazine
Reader's Theater - plays
Short/Longer Reading Passages (age appropriate)
Reading Response through writing
Recommended Sites
http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.htm
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-osborne-mary-pope.asp
