Email: carrollc1@k12tn.net

Reading update: September 2008

All students in grades 1-6 have been assessed to determine their strengths and weaknesses in reading. The assessment tool we use is called the Dibels. Dibles stands for dynamic indicators of basic literacy skills.

Using the results of this assessment, we have identified students that would benefit from receiving intervention.

Intervention class will be approximately 45 minutes every day.

Mrs. Ruth Reid will be providing intervention for students in grades 1, 2, and 3.

All students in grades 1 and 2 have been assessed with the Rigby benchmark assessment and have been placed in their small group reading classes. (Classes began on Aug. 29^th) don’t forget to listen to your child read and sign the parent sheet.

Kindergarten students will be assessed on Monday, Sept. 8^th with the Dibels assessment. Groups will be formed and students will begin working on letters, sounds, and participate in a shared reading and activities with their reading instructor. Kindergarten will be assessed again the week of October 13^th. After fall break students will be regrouped and then begin the 25 day phonemic awareness cycle.

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We appreciate your support of our reading program.

Reading tip: the more ways you show that reading is important to you, the more important reading will be to your child.

Cathy Carroll

Literacy leader

Sharon school