Each school's plan includes components that research suggests are essential to any high-functioning school. In targeted assistance programs, Title I teachers work with students identified by the classroom teacher as needing additional academic assistance. Title I teachers reinforce classroom instruction in language arts and mathematics. Students receive approximately 40 minutes of instruction a day with a Title I teacher. Offers short-term early intervention to help first grade students become successful readers.
Instruction is individualized with an emphasis on acceleration of reading development.
Offers instruction to assist first through fourth grade students in developing reading, writing, and oral communication skills. Students receive small group instruction in in-class or pullout models. SULA and classroom teachers work together to assess students' strengths and needs, and to plan appropriate literacy instruction. Provides small-group instruction using manipulatives to help first through sixth grade students develop math concepts, problem solving, and computational skills. SUM teachers assist students in the application of math skills to real-life situations.