Title I Newsletter
October 2021
Important Dates
September 15th-October 15th-Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1-31-National Book Month
October 8th- End of Quarter
October 11th-Teacher Workday
Saturday Homework Help- Lewis School
In the News - Walker Elementary
Embracing Student Diversity and Parent Involvement- Pryor Middle School
Scoring All the Way Down the Field!- Mary Esther Elementary
#i-ReadyTeamOkaloosafortheWIN
For the Love of Reading
Southside Elementary: Reading Education Assistance Dog
The R.E.A.D. Program – Barnaby, a reading education assistance dog, will come to Southside weekly to listen to 2nd grade students read. They will read to Barnaby approximately 20 minutes, using levelized reading materials. The mission of the R.E.A.D. program is to improve literacy skills of children through the assistance of registered therapy teams as literacy mentors.
#Read withBarnaby
i-Ready: Maximize Personalized Instruction
Remember that that i-Ready Central Resources provide a wealth of information to support teachers and students with these topics! The i-Ready Personalized Instruction Action Plan provides guidance to support efforts with addressing individual student or whole class needs. This resource can be accessed at the following link:
https://i-readycentral.com/articles/getting-the-most-from-online-instruction/
In addition, follow these best practices for educators to maximize instruction:
- Be actively involved with monitoring and responding to instruction paying attention to student lesson alerts (domains shut off or students needing additional support_, lesson time-on-task (45 minutes weekly), and percent of lessons passed (75% or higher)
- Review and discuss data with students weekly, address areas of concern, and celebrate successes
- Engage students in self-reflection about their progress toward established goals
Additional i-Ready training is being provided at school locations to inform teachers of ways to support student instruction. What other resources from i-Ready or Ready are being used in your school to maximize instruction? Have you used the Text Selector Tool? It is a quick way to locate available content-specific text to enhance topics being studies in social studies, science, literature, and art. This resource can be found under Provide Support at the previously shared link.
#iReadyPersonalizedInstruction
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Dr. Delilah Lewis
Email: Lewisd@okaloosaschools.com