Academic Intervention Services are intended to supplement instruction provided by the general curriculum and to assist students in meeting the State Learning Standards.  Students who have been identified as needing additional instruction in the area of literacy based on district assessments and/or teacher recommendation will receive Academic Intervention Services from a member of the Waterman Reading Department. 

Possible Range of Academic Intervention Services:

First Grade:

· Small Group AIS Instruction

Supplemental instruction for groups of 2-6 students with similar literacy needs.  Students receive lessons in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and reading comprehension.

· Reading Recovery

Intensive daily 30 minute reading intervention with a trained Reading Recovery teacher.  This program includes intensive one-on-one instruction in the areas of reading, writing and word analysis. 

· Road to Reading

Individual or small group reading instruction designed to help children understand how letters and letter combinations represent sounds.  This program provides children with explicit instruction in phonics and phonemic awareness.

Second Grade:

· Small Group AIS Instruction

Supplemental instruction for groups of 2-6 students with similar literacy needs.  Students receive instruction in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and reading comprehension.

• Wilson Reading System

A comprehensive reading program that teaches fluent decoding and encoding skills to the level of mastery.  All skills are taught through active verbal and physical participation.  Direct practice through specific, basic skills helps children build their mastery of reading and spelling. 

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