North Mac Intervention Glossary
North Mac Elementary Intervention Glossary
FirstPALS – This is a systematic, explicit intervention that enhances our current reading curriculum. Interventionists work with students to complete game sheets. There are four sections to each game sheet: letter sounds, blending sounds, sight words, and sentence reading.
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals/
iREADY-- i-Ready is an interactive online learning program designed to provide individualized instruction based on each child’s unique needs. It is a comprehensive online assessment system that tailors teaching with data and targeted resources. The program can deliver personalized learning for students at all levels.
KPALS – This intervention focuses on phonological awareness and phonics. At NME, a student works 1 on 1 with the interventionist on each game sheet. Letters are introduced systematically and explicitly. Students also work on rhyming, beginning and ending sounds, blending, segmenting, and eventually sight words!
PHYSICAL FITNESS MATH- We use this small group intervention throughout kindergarten, first, and second grades. Students in kindergarten work on counting, shapes, patterns, identifying numbers, and sets of numbers. First and second graders work on basic facts and number sense. Exercise and movement are planned into each activity! Cross body movements that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain are also incorporated.
READ NATURALLY – Students in these small groups focus on reading fluently daily for 20 minutes. Each student tracks his or her own fluency. Students participate in cold reads, choral reading, repeated readings, and hot reads. After each cold and hot read, students chart their progress and are able to see improvement!
REFLEX MATH – This is an individualized basic facts computer program. Our first and second graders use this program to become more fluent in basic facts. This intervention is also available for use at home!
ROCKET MATH – This is a paper-pencil computation intervention. Students work through levels as they become fluent at solving basic facts on timed assessments. This intervention is used in the classroom.
SIX MINUTE SOLUTION – Six minute solution is a fluency intervention. Students participate in peer to peer repeated readings with high interest text.
http://www.voyagersopris.com/curriculum/subject/literacy/six-minute-solution/overview
SYSTEMATIC PHONICS – Students in this small group manipulate letter tiles each day to form words. Different spelling patterns are practiced each day. At the end of each session, students write a dictated sentence in which they apply the phonics skills we have worked on that day.
TYNER SMALL GROUP READING – Students are assigned to groups based on their instructional reading level. Each group of 4-6 students spends 30 minutes on phonics skills, word wall knowledge, and guided reading.
