In both the Reading Recovery and the Literacy Group Programs, home support is vital in achieving the goal of students reading on grade level. The Basic Skills Program is a supplemental support program provided to first through fifth grade students in reading, mathematics, and writing. A teacher checklist is used for placement into the program in first grade. The locally developed first and second grade assessments are used for placement in grades two and three, respectively. Placement in grades four and five is determined by the results of the Stanford Achievement Test and the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment.
Teachers meet with the students a minimum of two periods per week.
When there is room in the program, the Basic Skills teachers also work with marginal students. The Basic Skills instructors monitor the progress of the students in the program. An Individual Student Improvement Plan is developed for each student and serves as the instructional guide. PrePost test information is collected on the students and used to assess both student and program gains.