Believe ...Achieve ...Succeed

Mark Twain uses the Success for All Reading program. Students in first through fifth grade are regrouped for 90 minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction at their reading level. This increases the amount of time for direct instruction in reading.

The reading program in grades K-1 emphasizes language skills and using phonetically regular storybooks. Instruction focuses on letter sounds, listening skills, sound blending, comprehension and self-monitoring strategies.

Second through fifth grade students use the Houghton-Mifflin basal and other fiction and non-fiction reading materials. Learning activities are built around partner reading, story characters, setting, problem solving and comprehension skills.

All students are expected to read books of their choice
for 20 minutes each evening as homework.

The idea behind this program is to organize resources to focus on prevention and early intervention, to ensure that virtually every child will succeed in reading throughout the elementary grades--and no student will be allowed to "fall through the cracks."

The Family Support Team works with parents in ensuring the success of their children. the team focuses on:

• promoting parent involvement
• developing plans to meet the needs of individual students having difficulty
• implementing attendance plans
• integrating community and school resources

What can you do to help your child

be a successful reader?

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