1. Welcome to NPE’s Title I Reading Program

2. How did my child qualify for reading support? Based on universal screening results –AIMSweb Letter Naming Fluency Letter Sound Fluency Phoneme Segmentation Fluency Nonsense Word Fluency Oral Reading Fluency (R-CBM) –Developmental Spelling Assessment –Reading Street Baseline Group Test –Dolch Words

3. Focus Phonics - Project Read Program or Orton Gillingham Program Dolch Word Recognition - Word Ring Word Study/Spelling - Word Sorts & iPad Apps

4. Project Read & Orton Multisensory approach (e.g. sand tray, felt paper, glue letters, skywriting, finger spelling) Bonnie Kline Stories Decodable Books to match unit materials

5. Word Rings Words come from Dolch Word List 10 words at a time (can be modified as needed) They are checked in class - 3 marks on the back and the word is “retired” Memory Boxes

6. Leveled Books Practice Books on the weekends (one level lower for independent reading) Sent home for 2 nights in a row for fluency & comprehension reinforcement

7. Word Study - Sorts Used to help students identify spelling and phonics patterns in words. Assist in spelling instruction

8. Fluency The ability to read a text smoothly, easily, correctly, and at the right pace (accuracy, rate, and expression) Allows reading to sound like speaking The bridge between word recognition and comprehension Necessary for enjoyable reading

9. Homework Students have HW each night Usually consists of: –A book to read –Word/Phrase ring to practice –Finish a worksheet or sort from class What do I do when HW takes too long or it is too difficult for my child that night?

10. Parent Resources Classroom Website – see district site Classroom books, articles, and other materials Classroom Newsletters Appointments with me, as needed.

11. Additional Student Resources Thank you for filling out your survey! Raz-kids.com headsets & Tape Recorders Extra reading books at your child’s level Games Other activities as needed/requested

12. Thank you for coming! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, suggestions, comments, and/or concerns: Maria M. Thomas (610) 892-3470 ext. 8117 mariathomas@wssd.org