The purpose of the Early Reading Intervention program is to provide literacy support for at-risk students, with the greatest intensity of services concentrated at the primary grades. The reading program is committed to equipping students with adequate literacy skills to support satisfactory academic performance in the classroom as well as real-life situations.
Reading support services are provided because Batavia Public Schools recognizes that not all students are able to develop adequate literacy skills through regular classroom instruction, and therefore require more intensive and specialized teaching in an alternative setting. Further, the reading program will focus on early intervention to establish sound reading behaviors at the appropriate developmental stage to build success and increase self-esteem as a literate individual.
Selection for participation in the reading resource program will be based on information from the following sources:
- Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy
- Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement
- Informal Reading Inventory
Information such as additional testing, teacher collaboration or classroom performance may also be used as necessary to determine eligibility.
Support will be provided through a variety of models which may include small group instruction in and out of the classroom, team-teaching, teacher collaboration, and parent education.
Parents will receive the following notification from the Reading Resource Program:
- Letter recommending services and requesting parental consent
- Progress reports on a semester basis
- Letter recommending dismissal.