By: Chloe Christiansen, Shawna

Foulker, Karina Shaw, Julia Smith,

Jamie Sward, and Dylan Varo

• Course: Reading Literacy and Literature

• Professor: Dr. Karen Ruffner

• Community Partner: Westview Elementary

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LLI is a research-based small-group,

supplementary, intervention program

designed for children who find reading

and writing difficult.

* LLI

LLI lessons include reading, writing, phonics, and word study and the extensive use of oral language throughout.

The three levels of LLI.

• The orange level- A-C lessons 1-70.

• The green level- A-J lessons 1-110

• The blue level- C-N lessons 1-120

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*We worked at Westview Elementary School with

second grade students in groups of 2-4.

*We used the blue system, which is designed for

second and third graders who read below their

grade level.

*Book genres include: Classic Tales, Fiction,

Nonfiction, Informational, and Fantasy.

*There are many series in the blue system: The Fun

Club, Moosling Series, Bird Feeders, and many

more.

• Take home bag

• My Writing Book

• Fold sheets

• Magnetic Letters

• My word chart

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• Lesson plans

• Books

• Dry erase boards

• Home connection worksheets

• Running records

• Intervention record chart

• Family letter

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• Students start the daily lesson by rereading the previous day’s book. Running records on even lesson days.

• Word Work/ Phonics

• New Book, review questions

• Letter/ Word Work

• Send home previous day’s book and home connection worksheets.

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Positives

*Pre-made lesson plans

*Organization of program

*Small groups with similar

needs

*Communication between

staff members

*Provided materials

Negatives

*Time frame, not

enough time

*Locations for group

work

*Hard to know if

student is reading at

home (no physical

evidence)

• Jamie Sward: Student A, Student B, Student C.

• Dylan Varo: Student A, Student B.

• Shawna Foulker: Student A, Student B, Student C, Student D.

• Karina Shaw: Student A, Student B, Student C, Student D.

• Julia Smith: Student A, Student B, Student C, Student D.

• Chloe Christiansen: Student A, Student B, Student C.

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Student A

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Student A

Student B

Student B

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Group A

Group A

Group B

Group B