Welcome to Title I Reading

Garfield Elementary

Rm. 201

Mr. Traycoff, Coordinator/teacher

Mrs. Vincent, teacher

What is Title I Reading?

Title I is a federally-funded supplemental reading program.  It is part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act established by President Johnson. It was also revised by the No Child Left Behind Act.

How does Title I help my child?

Title I provides remedial reading instruction to the children. Instruction is more individualized.  Classes range from four to eight students.  It not only enhances the individual needs of the children, but it also supplements and enhances the skills taught in the regular classroom. Title I also helps the students develop study skills, written language skills and test taking skills.  It also enables the children to experience successes that they may not encounter in their classrooms.

Who does Title I help?

Title I provides services to students in grades one, two, three and four.  Early intervention is the key to student success.  Also, the decision to service this age group is based on an annual Needs Assessment survey distributed to the Garfield community each spring.  The results of the Needs Assessment are reviewed at the annual parent meeting.  Recommendations for the upcoming school year are made at this time.

 How are the students

selected for Title I services?

The Title I student selection process begins in the spring each year for the upcoming school year.  The process, as stated by federal law, must be multi-criterion based (more than one selection device).  Data is gathered by the classroom teachers.  It may include the following devices and will vary by grade level:  student referrals, skills checklist ratings, final reading grades, standardized test percentiles and/or Ohio Achievement Test scores.  All of these devices are assigned number values.  All of the number values are added together to create selection scores.  The selection  scores are rank ordered from lowest to highest.  Students with the lowest scores are deemed as having the greatest eligibility for service.  All students not being served are placed on a waiting will and will be served based on openings.

How does Title I help parents?

Title I supports the families of its students by encouraging parent involvement.  This may be achieved by providing the following services :  parent guides, a parent help library, monthly newsletters, book lists for home reading, vocabulary lists, recommended websites, information on local and state resources, 3 parent/teacher conferences, interim/progress reports, participation in the I.A.T. process, Ohio Achievement Test guides and information, home skills practice sheets and guides, etc.

Important things for Parents to do!

• Make sure your child reads for a minimum of 15 minutes per day.  Reading is a skill that is developed through consistent daily practice.

• Have your child practice his/her written language skills.  Please refer to the parent guides for help.

• Encourage your child to be responsible for his/her behavior in school.

• Encourage your child to be responsible for his/her assignments, books, materials, etc.

• Look for the monthly Title I newsletters.  Use the guides and resources that you receive through the year.  It can make a difference between success and failure for your child.

• Look for the Title I interim and progress reports that are distributed when the regular classroom teachers pass them out.

Skills that the students need to master

for the Ohio Reading Achievement tests!