Spotlight on… Basic Skills!Basic Skills Intervention Program

Parent Informational Meeting

Susie Lyons and Rebecca WeizmanReading Specialists

Danielle PuleioMath Specialist

Lawrence Brook Elementary School

Basic Skills Criteria

Grades 1 and 2

Students who are below or approaching grade level expectations in reading

Students who scored less than 70% on the End of the Year Math Test

Teacher recommendation

Grades 3

Students who scored less then 40% on the national percentile on the Terra Nova Standardized Test

Students who are below or approaching grade level expectations in reading

Students who scored less than 70% on the End of the Year Math Test

Teacher recommendation

Basic Skills Criteria

Basic Skills Criteria

Grades 4 and 5

Students who scored below 200 on the ILA or Math NJ ASK standardized test

Students who are below or approaching grade level expectations in reading

Students who scored less than 70% on the End of the Year Math Test

Teacher recommendation

The Role of the Specialist Offer more intensified interventions for students who meet the Basic Skills criteria

Collect and analyze school wide data to address individual student learning needs

Create a support structure for at-risk students

Support the classroom teachers to meet the needs of ALL students

Provides in class assistance in addition to pull out services

Measurements of Students’ Progress

Running Records

Sight Words

Letters and Sounds

Guided Reading Groups

Strategy and Skill Groups

Individualized Conferences and Instruction

Reading

Reading BenchmarksThere is a benchmark level for each grade during every quarter

This determines whether the student is reading below grade level, approaching grade level, meeting grade level, or exceeding grade level expectations.

Grade Quarter 1 Quarter 4

1st Grade D/E I/J/K

2nd Grade I/J/K M

3rd Grade M P

4th Grade P R

5th Grade R T/U

Running RecordsA student is asked to read a portion of a text while teacher listens

Teacher looks at the type of errors that the student makes

Student is asked to retell what has happened in the story (big, important parts)

Teacher asks students literal and inferential questions based on the reading

Guided Reading GroupsTeacher meets with small group of students who are reading on the same level

Students read a book together at their instructional level, which is ONE level higher than their independent level

Teacher guides the students through the book focusing on specific reading strategies and skills

Students read independently and attempt to use strategy or skill

Teacher checks for comprehension

Students use the strategy or skill in their independent reading books in class and at home

Daily Conferences

Teacher observes the reader

Teacher supports the reader with a compliment

Teachers decide what the teaching point will be and how they will teach it

Teacher teaches the reader a skill or strategy

Teacher re-articulates what was taught and encourages the student to do this often as he or she reads

Questions to Support Comprehension

What if...

How did...

Why did...

What would happen if...

What caused...

What might...

How would you feel if...

What character traits describe...

Why do you think...

Why is...Don’t forget to read at home each night with your child!

Reading Resourceswww.raz-kids.com

www.starfall.com

www.pbskids.com

www.scholastic.com

www.storyplace.org

www.tumblebooks.com (Use EB Public Library for log in)

Measurement of Students’ Progress

• Fact Fluency

• Math Units of Skills and Concepts

• Problem Solving

• Differentiated Guided Math Groups

Fact FluencyGrade Quarter 1 Quarter 4

1st Grade Counting, Missing Numbers

Sums and Differences to 10

2nd Grade Add and subtract sums to 10

Adds and subtracts fact sums to 18

3rd Grade Add and subtract to 20

Multiplications facts0-9

4th GradeMultiplications

facts 0-9

Multiplication and division facts and fact extensions (0-

9)

5th Grade Multiplication and division facts

Multiplication and division facts

Math Units of Skills/Concepts

Meeting grade level core standards

Math Messages

Math Boxes

Journal Pages

Home Links/ Study Links

Post Tests/Unit Tests

Differentiated Guided Math Groups

Based on formative/summative assessments

Targets students’ needs

Reteaches/reinforces skills

Strategies to Use at Home

Create a homework routine

Read family letters, Home Links and Study Links

Ask your child to explain how they solved a problem

Play math games to reinforce skills and fact power

Read the Reference Book or SRB with your child

Be accepting of mistakes

Share real-life math situations using math vocabulary

Student Reference Book

www.ixl.com

Math Resources

Communication

Telephone calls

Notes

Emails

Conferences

Contact Us!

Mrs. Lyons - SLYONS@EBNET.ORG

Ms. Weizman - RWEIZMAN@EBNET.ORG

Ms. Puleio – DPULEIO@EBNET.ORG

QUESTIONS?

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