Years Teaching at SOES: 18

Total Years Teaching: 18

Hello! My name is Erica Richardson, and I am a graduate of USC Columbia with a B.A. in Early Childhood Education and a M.Ed. in Language and Literacy. This will be my 18th year at Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet School! This will be my sixth year as a Reading Interventionist! I have taught First Grade for 11 years and Kindergarten for two years! The past couple of years have been unforgettable. I was Teacher of the Year at Seven Oaks for the 2013-2014 school year, and I got married June 28, 2014! I am now Mrs. Erica Livingston Richardson! I have three kids!!! Harrison will turn ten in October 2026, Isla Grace turned seven this July 2026, and Eli will be five this October 2026!  

The best way to contact me is via email at erichard@lexrich5.org. You can also call 803-476-8559 to reach my classroom phone during school hours from 7:45am-3:00pm. Please email me if you have a question or concern before or after school hours. Thank you!

                   Multi Tier System of Support (MTSS)

Seven Oaks Elementary Global Magnet School offers a 3 tiered reading approach to help struggling readers.  Students' progress is closely monitored at each stage of intervention to determine the need for further research-based instruction and/or intervention in general education, special education or both. 

Description of Tier 1 - Core Instruction: Takes place in the student's regular classroom and is taught by the student's teacher if the student has been identified as needing extra assistance. 

Description of Tier 2: Strategic Instruction:  Takes place in a pull-out setting and is taught by a trained Reading Interventionist.  A student is referred by the classroom teacher for extra assistance in the area of reading.  Various types of data (Dominie, MAP, state mandated tests, and teacher observations) are reviewed by the RtI team in order to determine placement in this tier.

Description of Tier 3A:  Intensive Instruction:  This tier has 2 parts and takes place in a pull-out setting.  Tier 3A- Students are served in a one-on-one setting or small group. Tier 3B students are served by the Special Education teacher who utilizes several programs.