1. Port Washington Reading Specialists Ensuring the Literacy Needs of Port Washington Students Port Washington Students

2. The Port Washington reading specialists work to ensure that the literacy needs of all students are met. Reading Recovery Reading Recovery Small Group Instruction Small Group Instruction Push-In Classroom Support Push-In Classroom Support Assessment Assessment Staff Development Staff Development Home-School Connection Home-School Connection

3. Reading Recovery short-term early intervention program for at-risk first grade students short-term early intervention program for at-risk first grade students one-on-one daily instruction one-on-one daily instruction

4. Push-In Classroom Support collaborate/consult/co-teach with teachers to deliver literacy strategies within the classroom environment collaborate/consult/co-teach with teachers to deliver literacy strategies within the classroom environment model reading and writing initiatives model reading and writing initiatives

5. Small Group Instruction differentiated literacy instruction for students in grades 1-5, based on individual needs differentiated literacy instruction for students in grades 1-5, based on individual needs supporting the New York State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking supporting the New York State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking

6. Assessment monitor all student progress, using on- going diagnostic testing monitor all student progress, using on- going diagnostic testing use formal and informal assessments to drive instruction use formal and informal assessments to drive instruction

7. Staff Development turn-key training: share research, methods, and materials with staff turn-key training: share research, methods, and materials with staff model reading and writing strategies model reading and writing strategies

8. Home-School Connection on-going communication with parents on-going communication with parents host parent workshops host parent workshops provide resources to parents to support literacy in the home environment provide resources to parents to support literacy in the home environment district reading website district reading website provide summer enrichment activities provide summer enrichment activities