Dear Nicole--
It is worth noting that LLI is coming out with a Red Kit designed for 3rd
grade and I believe you will find that it addresses Common Core
beautifully. If I recall correctly, levels dip back to 2nd grade.
The LLI kit is well worth the purchase and for RtI if done with fidelity.
kids interact with text using the 6 comprehension
clusters: Monitoring Comprehension, Ask Questions, visualize, Infer
Meaning, Determine Importance, and Summarize and Synthesize. The kit is
sold through Heinemann.
Hope this helps!
Cindy Boney
Coordinator of Curriculum Projects
On Monday, March 25
Dear Sally,
Possibly the most powerful assessments we educators perform are formative
assessments. They tell us...and students...immediately how students are
doing. Well-timed instruction, delivered at the point of error, goes
farther, faster than waiting on periodic district assessments.
I highly recommend reading *The Fluent Reader *by Timothy V. Rasinski. He
has researched the topic thoroughly and has multiple ways of building
fluency in whole group, small group and with individuals. Familiar
re-reading helps treat the Matthew effect where those who can read get
stronger
