What is Basic Skills?
What is Basic Skills?
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The Basic Skills program at Sewell Elementary School identifies Kindergarten learners who need additional support in order to meet grade level expectations in English Language Arts. It allows us the opportunity to adapt instruction that is tailored specifically to your child's individual learning needs and helps us create learning activities and interventions that help students progress at their own pace.
How does my child qualify for Basic Skills?
How does my child qualify for Basic Skills?
Our Kindergarten learners at Sewell Elementary School are identified for Basic Skills services through a series of criteria at various points throughout the school year. This criteria includes performance on curricular assessments, standardized assessments and teacher observation and recommendations.
What does it mean if my child needs Basic Skills?
What does it mean if my child needs Basic Skills?
If your child qualifies for Basic Skills, it simply means that they need additional support to work at or on grade level. Although we always look at our students as individuals and tailor instruction to their specific needs, the Basic Skills program at Sewell Elementary School allows us to have an academic support system in place to ensure that we remain aware of your child's needs and to work together as a collective team to support your child as they learn and grow in Kindergarten.
Will my child always need Basic Skills Support?
Will my child always need Basic Skills Support?
Not necessarily. Students receive Basic Skills support based on their individual needs. The BSI team here at Sewell School reassesses all Kindergarten student in the program on a frequent basis through progress monitoring. Each student's abilities and needs can fluctuate throughout the duration of the school year. If it is determined that your child is no longer in need of Basic Skills services, it will be communicated to you by a member of our Basic Skills team here at Sewell School.
What kind of support can I expect?
What kind of support can I expect?
Our Basic Skills program at Sewell Elementary School is built around a multi-tiered system of academic supports. Each Kindergarten student that qualifies for our Basic Skills program has a specific intervention plan tailored to their academic needs.
If your student is in need of Tier 2 Academic Interventions, their intervention plan will be tailored to specific skill gaps that are present in their learning. Your child may participate in learning activities that support their intervention plan in small groups with students with similar needs either in their classroom or in our Basic Skills room.
If your child is in need of Tier 3 Academic Interventions, their intervention plan will be tailored to their individualized needs. Your child will participate in learning activities that support their intervention plan in individualized one on one or in small group sessions. These sessions may occur inside their classroom or in our Basic Skills room.
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