LAP Open House September 21 and 22, 2010 Voyager Elementary

Introduction of LAP Staff Leslie Walker: LAP Supervising Teacher Melinda Satterthwaite: 1 st Grade LAP Ardith Johnson: 2 nd Grade LAP Nora Halsen: 3 rd Grade LAP

What is LAP? Learning Assistance Program *federal Voyager’s focus- reading Small group instruction 2-3 days a week for 30 minutes

How do students qualify to participate in LAP? 1 st Grade: FRY word list + Teacher rating scale 2 nd Grade: STAR reading test and DRA from end of first grade 3 rd Grade: DIBELS (Dynamic Indicator of…??) Words Their Way Spelling Inventory

What is a student learning plan? Each student has one – in November you will get a copy Purpose: inform parents of student’s goals and progress towards those goals See sample learning plan

When is progress reported? Traditional report card times: November, March, and June (Learning Plans) Informally during other times of the year as setup with individual paraeducator or via e- mail

How can I help my child with reading? Visit Voyager webpage, teacher links, Ms. Walker, then links page Put ….. Link in- Read, Read, Read! Ask questions while reading at home

How are student’s needs met? Highly individualized plan and instruction 1 st Grade: Read Well- sight words into sentences, phonemic awareness skills (rhyming, segmenting, blending, etc.) 2 nd Grade: Read Naturally- strong emphasis on repeated reading (fluency), predictions, and comprehension 3 rd Grade: Soar to Success- reading strategies (summarizing, retelling, ) and comprehension

Questions? Do not hesitate to or call (253)

Next Portion of Presentation Starts at 6:30 PM in the Gym To Classrooms by 7:00-7:30 PM If you have additional questions, please come back at 7:30 PM to the Resource Room.