How to Prepare for Intervention

Anticipation Guide

•Reading Difficulties and Diagnosis

•Reading Diagnosis Self Assessment

Small Group Discussion

1. In your district, where do struggling readers have the most opportunity to receive reading support: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. How and why is that so?

2. How many schools in your district have a kindergarten intervention program in place? Who provides the intervention instruction/

3. Who in your district provides most of the instructional support for struggling readers in your district (certified or noncertified)? Why is this so?

4. Does your district have any innovative options to provide intervention instruction for struggling readers without taking time out of the reading block?

Rank Where Do I Begin? Why?

List of strategies:

•Decoding•Risk Taking•Oral Retelling•Self Monitoring•Fluency•Comprehension

What Should I Be Keeping Track of As a Reading Teacher?

•Meeting Dates•Focus of Instruction/Lessons•Change Over Time•Running Records/Assessment•Consultations with Teachers/Parents

One example of a comprehensive intervention plan. (Caldwell & Leslie, 2009)

BOOKS READ IN FEBRUARY

2011

RR Student: RR Teacher:

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Another example. This calendar tracks lessons and levels.

Progress Monitor HF Words Reading and Writing (1 minute probes)