Basic Reading/ Decoding

Tier I

• Raz-Kids
• Choral Reading
• Reading Rockets Phonological Awareness Strategies
• Systematic classroom reading instruction
• Sight word building practice

Tier II

• Raz-Kids (15 minutes/4x per week)
• Lexia (specified minutes and lessons)
• Orton Gillingham/Sonday (No New Instruction Time)
• Repeated reading with monitoring
• Reading Recovery

Tier III

• Specially Designed Instruction

Comprehension

Tier I

• Raz-Kids
• Reading Rockets Comprehension Strategies
• Semantic Organizers
• Mental Imagery
• Preview Prior Knowledge
• Predicting
• Cloze Reading
• Guided Notes

Tier II

• Raz-Kids (15 minutes/4x per week)
• Lexia (specified minutes and lessons)
• Systematic comprehension approach that incorporates Semantic Organizers
• Previewing
• Predicting in small group setting 4 times per week.

Tier III

• Specially Designed Instruction

Fluency

Tier I

• Raz-Kids
• Choral Reading
• Re-Reading with the teacher
• Reading Rocket Fluency Strategies

Tier II

• Raz-Kids (15 minutes/4x per week)
• Lexia (specified minutes and lessons)
• Repeated reading w/ monitoring
• Read Naturally (No New Instruction Time)

Tier III

• Specially Designed Instruction

Written Expression

Tier I

• Reading Rocket Written Expression Strategies
• Advanced Organizers
• Graphic Organizers
• Word Ladders (3rd-6th)

Tier II

• Handwriting Without Tears
• Spelling: Cover Copy Compare
• Spelling: multi-sensory instruction
• Making Words

Tier III

• Specially Designed Instruction

Questions to Guide instruction

Empowering Teachers by Florida State University Center

Kindergarten-Third Grade Questions and Lessons to Drive Instruction

Florida Center for REading

Preschool-Kindergarten

Kindergarten-First Grade Reading Centers

Second-Third Grade Reading Centers

Fourth-Fifth Grade Reading Centers