News from the Support Staff
September 2015
Your Support Team
Krista Brooks
Grade 1 Reading Recovery Teacher
Suman Sharma Mehta
Junior Newcomer groups
Theresa Taylor
Grade 1 Reading Recovery Teacher
April Emmitt
Grade 1 Reading Recovery Teacher
Mayleen Wilms
Grade 5
Primary Newcomer Groups
What We Do...
Various Grade Levels - Leveled Literacy Intervention Program
Withdrawal and In classroom support
Small group ESL group
Various Grade Levels- Newcomer Groups (Primary and Junior)
Resource Support to teachers
Individual Education Plan (IEP)- Heads Up!
A parental IEP input form will go home with students on Monday, September 14, 2015. Please remind parents to return this input form as soon as possible so their input can be incorporated into the IEP as needed.
Link to IEP documents: Board Services- Student Services- IEP Documents
Are you concerned about a Student? Contact your Support Staff Teacher...
ISRC Process:
Our ISRCs are held on every second Monday of the month.
When you are concerned about a student, please contact your Support Staff member as soon as possible. Together, we will brainstorm some effective strategies and locate resources to assist the student's needs.
If, after implementing strategies, you are looking for further support or intervention, a student can be brought up to our ISRC (In School Review Committee). At this committee meeting, you and your support teacher will present your student to our PSSP staff in order to develop further effective strategies and contact appropriate support services where needed (SLP, OT, PT, BTA). Every child who is receiving ISSP support needs to be brought forward to the committee.
ISRC Referral Package: If your student is being brought forward, you will receive a yellow ISRC folder in your mailbox with a referral inside. Please complete the referral and return to your support teacher for input by the due date noted.
For reference, the referral can be found in the shared drive- ISRC referral package.
What is the Grade One Reading Recovery Program?
Reading Recovery is an early intervention program that helps the lowest achieving grade one children to develop reading and writing skills in order to reach average levels in the classroom. It is a one-on-one intervention program, with daily 30 minutes of instruction by a trained Reading Recovery Teacher. Early intervention holds the potential for preventing later difficulties for grade one at risk children.
Lesson Outline:
1- Familiar Reading- building fluency
2- Running Record- of new book from the previous day
3- Word Work on the magnetic board (taking words apart)
4- Oral Conversation
5- Writing
6- New Story
School Happenings this Term...
Welcoming new families
Transition Meetings
Supporting with the Kindergarten Team with transitions
Development of IEPs
Collaborating with teachers
We Welcome the World reports about new students
Grade One Assessments for Reading Recovery
Grade Level Assessments for Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
Meeting with ISELP students
OUR Amazing PSSP Staff
Special Education SERT- Dianne Beresford
School Psychologist- Mary Anne McDowell
Social Worker- Julie Bauer
Speech and Language Pathologist- Robin Eisenberg
Special Needs Itinerant- Alexander Sussman
ASD Itinerant- to be announced
Behavioural Itinerant- Stacey Carney