Interventions and Literacy Supports

Interactive writing is a time where students and teachers share the pen while writing a co-constructed text. Together the class or small group make a decision on what they would like to write. The teacher models strategies they use while writing and students take turns trying them out while adding letters, words, sentences, or punctuation to the writing. Students then have a writing piece they can read together and use as a model for independent writing they will complete.

Guided reading plus is similar to regular reading instruction in elementary classrooms with the addition of writing and work work playing a heavy role in the tasks. The goal is to enable the struggling reader to acquire flexible strategies for solving problems in reading and writing, while maintaining a focus on understanding the books they're reading.

Leveled Literacy Intervention provides effective small-group instruction for students who find reading and writing difficult. With engaging leveled books, fast-paced systematically designed lessons, and a high level of built-in professional development, LLI empowers both teachers and students as together they work toward attaining reading and writing proficiency.

Reading recovery is uniquely for first grade students only. Children entering first grade with many literacy needs will work with a reading recovery trained teacher to work on reading instruction and fluent texts, build and make words, and write their own texts. The instructor bridges the gap between the students skills and what they still have to learn by making connections.