Week of September 26th - 30th

The first week of RtI was a success. It is nice to work with a team of professional staff members who are dedicated to assisting with the implementation of RtI groups for Reading & Math.

This year, I have the pleasure to work in Mrs. Hull's class & Mrs. Tracy's class two days a week each in the morning. In the afternoon, I am working in Mrs. Onorato's class four days a week. I feel fortunate to have this time to guide students through the reading process within a small group. Beginning this week, I will also be working with the Kindergartners in Mrs. Finn's & Mrs. Mazurowski's class two days a week each in the morning. I will be focusing on letter recognition and sound awareness.

I also have three intervention groups. My two 1st grade intervention groups are participating in Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI). LLI lessons combine reading, writing, and specific work on letters, words, and sounds. My 2nd grade group is participating in Wilson Fundations. Fundations lessons focus on carefully sequenced skills that include print knowledge, alphabet awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and spelling.

Week of September 19th - 23rd

RtI intervention groups will begin this week for 1st and 2nd grade. All students will receive core instruction with their homeroom teacher. New for this year, students will not be moving for Reading. Instead, students needing additional reading help will receive either differentiated instruction within their class or will participate in an intervention group at a time outside of the reading block. Also new for this year, 1st and 2nd grade classes will have another teacher in their room 2-4 days a week during reading. This will allow for more guided reading to occur which will be beneficial for teachers and students. Students will be able to read leveled text, in a small group, supported by a teacher.

In first grade, I am happy to be working with Mrs. Hull's class on Mondays & Tuesdays and with Miss Tracy's class on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

My first grade intervention group will participate in Leveled Literacy Instruction (LLI). Each 30 minute lesson will consist of rereading familiar books, phonics/word work, reading new books, writing about reading and letter/word work.

In 2nd grade, I am happy to be working with Mrs. Onorato's class Monday - Thursday.

My 2nd grade intervention group will participate in Wilson Fundations. Lessons will focus on phonics, vocabulary, trick word instruction, fluency, comprehension and writing.

Week of September 12th - 16th

Students did a great job last week learning our school-wide expectations. Students traveled to different stations learning how to behave in the classroom, at recess, on the bus, in the bus line, in the bathrooms & at special events. It is going to be exciting to see all of our students following all of the rules!! :)

This week, the RtI team will be reviewing all the data collected thus far. We will be meeting with teachers to discuss the data and plan intervention groups for 1st and 2nd graders. 1st & 2nd grade RtI groups will begin the week of September 19th.

Please come spend an evening at Ide on Thursday, September 15th for our Fall Book Fair.

Week of September 5th - 9th

Welcome back to a new school year! I am very excited about beginning a new year of RtI! Together with Mrs. Olsen & the RtI team, we have been very busy testing students and preparing for the Reading program. We will begin intervention groups within the next couple weeks.