Week 4 Task# 2 Anticipatory Questions

Week 4 Learning Task#2 Structure of Reading Interventions Anticipatory questions:

 1. What do teachers do to help strengthen or enhance students’ reading strategies and skills?

Teachers identify weakness, then find a meaningful text on their instructional level where to tie in work activities such as phonics, vocabulary and comprehension skills. I focus on targeted strategies this way they are on their way to becoming fluent, skilled readers. This is targeted instruction; I make sure my small groups receive intentional intervention. If I do not see growth within the goals between 4-6 weeks, the next steps are viewing the data with the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) team which is the intervention process used at my school. The child may have to be seen by an Academic Intervention Service instructor.

2. What are the available reading intervention programs? The goal of guided reading is for students to use certain strategies independently on their way to becoming fluent, skilled readers. Guided Reading is important because its number one goal is to mold great readers. Another reading intervention program that I have used the first hand is Reading Rescue. This program is tailored to help students from K-2 reach their foundational reading goals. This program is important for children in the lower grades to fill the gaps between phonics by using a multisensory approach. It is a research-based instruction that helps accelerate struggling readers’ literacy skills.

3. What can I do to implement my in-class intervention instruction? In order to implement in-class intervention instruction, you need to see where your students are academically. I would administer different forms of diagnostic assessments. This will help create a meaningful plan for each of my scholars. These diagnostic exams also help me create rigorous activities for my Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 scholars. Next, I have to take into consideration my scholars interests. Focusing on your students' interests allows an educator to incorporate multisensory activities that will keep my students engaged. Giving scholars incentives and having data chats about their goals is important during the intervention cycle.