Welcome Back to School - Second Grade

Well, we made it through the first week!   The Title I staff  will spend the first couple of weeks in your child's classroom for about half an hour during reading. We are taking this opportunity to get to know all the students.  At this time we may also  help the teacher with some "show me what you know activities" or assessments.  At the beginning of the year your child should have all most all of the  basic reading skills such as: phonological awareness (rhyming, syllables, etc.) phonemic awareness (letters  sounds, understanding individual sounds in words, being able to change words by switching individual sounds; like, you can change cat: hat by changing the first sound) Phonics (understanding letters and sounds and applying it to reading and writing. Reading Comprehension (they can tell  about what they've  read and can tell you about a story you've  read to them), Reading Fluency (it sounds like they are talking when they read and not like a robot)  

At CES, our mission is to offer each child the best possible education that we can. In order to do this we must all work as a team. The Title I reading staff and the classroom teachers meet  frequently to ensure all students are receiving the best reading instruction possible. When the classroom teacher is ready to begin small groups,  Title I reading teachers will support the classroom teacher by working with groups in their regular classroom or they may be taken to the Title I classroom.  We are excited to say, we now work with all students!  If your child happens to be apart of a group that is working with the Title I staff this does not mean that they are struggling or in need of extra assistance. If your child is struggling your child's classroom teacher will let you know.