Title I Literacy Program
Literacy Program Description
The purpose of Title I Literacy Program is to improve the academic achievement of the low-achieving children. Highly qualified instructors provide children an enriched and accelerated educational program which is in addition to their regular communication arts classroom instruction. Services are delivered either individually or in small groups of 5 to 6 students (elementary) five times a week from 30 - 40 minutes per day. At the middle school level services are delivered in small groups of 10 - 15 students five times a week from 45-90 minutes.
Literacy Program Delivery Methods
- Reading Recovery
- Literacy Groups - Teachers work with small groups of students using best literacy practices. arliteracymodel.org
- Partnerships in a Comprehensive Literacy Model (formerly Arkansas Comprehensive Literacy Model) arliteracymodel.org
| Early Literacy Lesson Plan Form | Literacy Lesson Plan Form | Attendance/Progress Summary |
For more information or questions regarding the Literacy Program please contact Jennifer Richardson, Literacy Coach Facilitator, at 417-523-1125 or jrichardson@spsmail.org
Literacy Eligibility
Children attending a Title I school that employs a reading specialist are selected for this program using multi-critera assessments with the greatest need receiving first priority.
Title I Sites
| Bingham, Bissett, Bowerman, Boyd, Campbell, Cowden, Delaware, Fremont, Holland, McGregor, Pittman, Portland, Robberson, Sunshine, Twain, Watkins, Weaver, Weller, Westport, Williams, York , Pipkin, Reed, and Study |
Title I Office
Doling School Building
1423 W. Atlantic
Springfield, Missouri 65803
417-523-1123
Fax 417-523-1139