The Arlington Elementary Reading Intervention Program uses a Response to Intervention (RTI), three-tiered, service delivery model. Tier I reading instruction is provided by the classroom teacher with support by literacy coaches. We provide Tier II and Tier III intervention services along with the classroom teacher and/or Special Education Staff. Reading groups consist of small groups of up to 5 students.
Our student learning goals are aligned with the town wide Teaching and Learning Reading Curriculum. Students in the reading room are developing the essential components of reading- Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension through multi-sensory structured instruction. Material is presented in a variety of modalities including visual, auditory, movement, and touch. The students are using their bodies to spell sight words, manipulating magnetic tiles etc., moving between table activities and reading around the room, using ipads for fluency, comprehension and sight word work, and other activities that use a variety of students' senses.
In addition to developing the essential skills in reading we also aspire to make learning fun and develop an interest in life-long reading. We are constantly adding new book titles to the reading room library and we welcome any and all book donations.
Stephanie Fernald and Kelly O'Toole