As the reading intervention teacher at our school, it is my responsibility to inspire reluctant readers to read. This can be a challenge. I have found success by creating a comfortable environment for reading in my classroom and matching students with appropriate level books that are also engaging to middle

We know how wonderful the Geodes program is and are thankful that a grant for 3 complete sets was awarded 3 years ago. What we need are additional "My Geodes Take-home Books" to complete the kindergarten Geodes program. One module was not included in the first set we got to

Our school began a “rolling start” aka "soft start" schedule this school year, which means students arrive between 8:50-9:05 every day. The school day technically starts at 8:50, but we do not start our morning meeting and direct instruction until after the school wide breathing, which is usually about 9:10

This grant request seeks funding to enhance early reading instruction by improving students' vocabulary and foundational literacy skills through the use of Alphabet Sound Teaching Tubs. Effective early literacy teaching involves connecting letter sounds to words, and it is often challenging for young learners, especially English language learners, to visualize

This request is for funding to purchase new decodable book sets for small-group reading instruction at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School (SELS). Recent research in early literacy has shown that a structured phonics approach, particularly focusing on decoding words, is the most effective method for teaching reading. In response to this

Looking to entice my readers with all kinds of print! Students will be exposed to various magazine options for their weekly Flashlight Friday class, where they snuggle in with a headlamp with a good book, or in this case, educational magazine! We will shape projects around their learning through these

TLE is continuing to refine our reading intervention program based on what we have learned about the science of reading via professional development with Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading (LETRS). Every grade level has 30 minutes a day of 'What I Need' time (WIN) that allows for all students

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our ELD program. The topics all correlate with what is being taught in transitional kindergarten.

This year I have been working hard to build an age appropriate, play-based TK Curriculum. We have Weekly themes that our students love and enjoy. However, I am missing quality age appropriate literature to align with our weekly thematic lessons. I would like to create a literature rich environment with

As we dive deeper into our LETRS training and knowledge, we continue to realize the importance of putting decodable texts and passages in the hands of our Firsties. Decodable texts help our students strengthen and develop their word recognition. They give our students the opportunity to build basic foundational reading