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What is Compensatory Reading & Math? |
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The purpose of the State Compensatory Education Program is to design and implement appropriate compensatory, intensive, or accelerated instructional services in order to increase student performance data as required by Senate Bill 702.
How do we do this?
Students receive structured small group instruction where the teacher consistently checks for understanding and provides immediate feedback. We provide multisensory experiences that teach to all learning styles through the use of manipulatives, visual examples and repeated verbal directions given is small steps. Student progress is measured by the TPRI, student achievement and improved grades. Our goal is for these students to perform at grade level at the conclusion of the next regular school term.
Our Reading program outlines the five essential components of effective Reading instruction.
Scientifically based reading research has identified explicit and systematic instruction in five key areas as essential to effective early reading instruction. Reading programs must provide explicit and systematic instruction in these five areas to ensure that students become proficient readers.
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Phonemic Awareness - The understanding that individual sounds of spoken language (phonemes) work together to make words. This allows readers to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds.
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Phonics - The relationship between the sounds of spoken language (phonemes) and the letters representing those sounds in written language (graphemes). Skills in phonics helps students to recognize familiar words and decode unfamiliar ones.
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Vocabulary
- The ability to store information about the meaning and pronunciation of words. There are four types of vocabulary: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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Fluency - The skill of reading texts accurately and quickly, which allows readers to recognize and comprehend words at the same time.
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Reading Comprehension
- Understanding, remembering, and communicating with others about what has been read. Comprehension strategies help readers to make sense of a text.
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Students receive instruction using the following resources:
SRA Lab
Reading Computer Programs such as Lexia, Destination Reading, Reader Rabbit, Starfall & Study Dog
Reading/Listening centers for AR stories and Testing
Sight word centers
Handwriting
Phonemic Awareness
Reading & Fluency Activities
We strive to reinforce the curriculum and procedures students are learning in their homeroom classes.
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Students do side A of their Saxon Math sheet. (The math lesson is taught in their homeroom) If time allows students work on Math computer software, math learning games or practice fact sheets to reinforce math concepts. On Wednesday, students complete side A & B for a grade. Instructions may be read to the student, but no help is given.
We strive to reinforce the curriculum and procedures students are learning in their homeroom classes.
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