Instruction is provided for twenty minutes per day, five days per week by specially trained teachers. An in class model is used. Instruction in grades one through three focuses on letter recognition, vowel sounds, sequenciing, and listening skills. In grades four and five students concentrate on comprehension, vocabulary, context clues, and reference skills in reading and on fractions, decimals, computation, and problem solving in mathematics. All instruction is coordinated with the classroom teacher.
Instruction is enhanced through the use of computers.
The Title One Parent Group is vital to the success of our program. Through the Group program administrators and decision makers are informed about specific school needs. The Group also acts as an advisory council. Breakfast meeting occur in each Title One school. Parent, children who receive services, and their siblings are invited to have breakfast with Mrs. McCarthy and their Title One teacher.