S tudents are given practice reading a variety of passages, both narrative and expository. A Literacy Intervention Curriculum Currently being implemented at four middle schools and three high schools. Includes reading, spelling, composition, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar usage and language. Explicit systematic phonics instruction is used with decodable text. F eatures of the Program 1.
Placement testing determines where students enter the curriculum.
Multilevel approach-three levels complete one level per year. Embedded curriculum-based assessment allows teachers to gauge students comprehension and performance on an individual basis. Progress monitoring on a monthly basis to check for mastery. Progress Monitoring Teachers keep daily records on student mastery in all levels of program. Data submitted on a monthly basis.