My Academic Support classroom is a very busy, engaging place; meeting the needs of a wide range of K-5 students in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Students benefit from small group and individualized support to help achieve grade level expectations.
I have a great, enthusiastic group of students, K-5.
This dynamic group of students enjoy learning and are always willing to accept new challenges. They often need extra support in the way of accommodations to the general education curriculum in order to achieve grade level expectations. My students gain confidence and feel successful as they are able to master new skills and concepts.
We are in a large public school with 600 plus students. As the Academic Support teacher, I also enjoy the privilege of working in the general education classrooms with both teachers and students. I am able to provide teachers with intervention strategies and materials to help all students reach grade level standards using differentiated individualized instruction.
My Project
Read Naturally LIve is a motivating, non-fiction based reading program aligned with the Common Core standards. Students love the science and biography based stories in Read Naturally Live.
Students work independently on-line at their assigned reading level to develop phonics and word analysis skills, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary development, and writing skills. Using technology, they are able to review the vocabulary, make predictions, record a one-minute "cold" reading, read along with the text, take a "final"one minute timed reading, complete complex levels of comprehension questions, and write a summary.. As students work through each individualized level, they will be challenged with higher level stories. The teacher intervenes as necessary, providing further strategies, one minute timed readings, and support. The Read Naturally Live can also be used to challenge high level readers.
Students will be motivated by the exciting colorful stories that the on-line experience provides for them.
They will be able to interact directly with the story by highlighting unknown words and receiving immediate feedback. Read Naturally Live also graphs their "cold" and "hot" readings, providing visual graphs for the students, parents, and teachers. Students can access Read Naturally Live anytime without needing to wait for an adult.
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