Academic Intervention Services at the elementary level provide additional support for students who are having difficulty developing reading skills. Extra reading support may be provided by a Reading Teacher, Special Education Teacher, or a Teaching Assistant.
Levels of Intervention will follow the RTI Tier System. Read more about RTI here.
Tier 2: Pre-teaching and re-teaching of weekly skills and concepts to support classroom instruction through the Passport Intervention program. This level of intervention is provided in groups of 3-6 students for an extra 30 minutes 3-5 times a week.
Tier 3: Individualized intensive small group instruction in areas of student need. Students receiving tier 3 intervention will receive an extra 30 minutes of reading instruction every day.
Monitored Services: Periodic communication between the classroom teacher and the Academic Interventionist to review student progress
Reading resources for struggling readers
Reading and homework resources for parents
- Reading Rockets
- International Reading Association
- Scholastic for Parents: tips on helping children to read
- Read, Write and Think: after school resources
- Department of Education: reading resources for parents
- Internet 4 Classrooms