1. Arnold Elementary Title I Program
Reading Recovery and Literacy Groups:
What you need to know 

2. What is title I and who is it for?
Arnold Elementary has two Title I reading programs:
Reading Recovery
Literacy groups
These programs are for students who are at-risk of not meeting the grade level exit goals for reading.
Exit goals for reading:
Kindergarten – Level 4
First Grade – Level 16
Second Grade – Level 28
There are benchmarks throughout the year that are used to determine if each student is making appropriate progress for his/her grade level.

3. Reading recovery® Our most intense reading intervention
Only for first graders having extreme difficulty with early reading and writing
30 minutes of daily, 1-on-1 reading/writing instruction with specially trained teachers
in addition to classroom reading/writing instruction, NOT in place of it
Short-term intervention
12-20 weeks

4. Literacy groups For any grade level
Small group instruction, usually 3 students to 1 teacher
20 minutes of daily reading instruction with trained teachers
In addition to classroom instruction, NOT in place of it
Short- or long-term intervention; groups are fluid and can change as student needs change

5. What to do if your student is in a Title I program
Communicate on a regular basis with the classroom and Title I teachers about your child’s progress.
Ask questions about anything you are unsure of.
Get involved! Come to conferences, observe a Reading Recovery lesson or a literacy group, ask your child what book he/she got from the library that week, listen to him/her read, read to your child, take him/her to the library, be in the know at all times!
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