FAQ

What is Title I?

Title I is a federally funded reading support program designed to support struggling readers within the regular curriculum.

How can I help my child improve in reading?

Read together. Ask questions about the reading to see if your child understands the key concepts. Talk about unfamiliar words--this helps expand vocabulary. Play rhyming games, ask your child to produce rhymes, even if they are nonsense words. Allow your child to practice reading books they are comfortable reading. Remember, we don't like to do things that are too hard--reading should be fun. Last, be a good model. If your child sees you reading, he will be more apt to view reading as important.

My child hates to read books, now what?

Why does he/she HAVE to read books? There are plenty of other options. Why not read a magazine or a comic book or even ask him to read your junk mail to you? Children don't know it's junk mail!

Where can I go for after-school help?

There are several tutoring programs in the area. Contact me at the school for more information.

How else can I help improve my child's reading?

Play games together. Scrabble Jr., Trivia games, and games played on car rides often create a fun time for the whole family. Play quiz games. For instance, "I am thinking of something with four legs that barks. . ." These types of games expand vocabulary and make children manipulate various pieces of information. Be creative!

When are children tested in Title I?

New students are tested as soon as they enter school. Current students are tested each May and as often as needed in between. May scores determine eligibility for services the following year. All students in the school are tested 3x/year with the DIBELS assessment. Students may enter or leave the program at any time during the year.

How can I help my child figure out an unknown word?

Reread the sentence but omit the difficult word. See if your child can reread the sentence without the word to try and figure out what the word should be. If your child still doesn't know the word, look at the picture, if applicable. Still no luck? Try sounding the word out.

How do I study for a fifth grade reading test?

Review the study guide which is a double-sided sheet encompassing both story elements and the vocabulary. **These sheets can be found in the Study Guide section of this site. Review the "skill of the week" which is a small passage BEFORE the story selection. Practice pages on this skill are in the practice book (pages ending with #1 and #3 i.e. 11, 31, 43, 63)

What is DIBELS?

DIBELS is a universal screening test we administer to all students K-5 three times times per year. It is designed to "red flag" any students who may be experiencing difficulty and to prove that other students continue to meet grade-level benchmarks. The subtests are different in each grade but generally take about 5 minutes for the student to complete the screening. For more information, log on to www.dibels.uoregon.edu

https://dibels.uoregon.edu/docs/dibelsparentguide.pdf

What is Corrective Reading?

Please see the Corrective Reading Section of my website for more information.