I added a new website today. It has games and worksheets available to practice most any reading or math skill for first and second grade.

I added another great math website for math practice to the blog today. I hope it is helpful as you try to help your child at home.

I found 3 great new websites today that will help you work on both reading and math skills. They have interactive games that the children can play. I have put the link to the sites on the blog under Helpful Websites. This is not a substitute for you sitting down and reading every night with your child or practicing math skills with them.

I am currently looking at the data and will begin working on math with selected students that need support in this area.

I am so excited about some of the things that we are doing in the intervention classroom. You have the right to privacy. It is no one's business that your child receives intervention services. That makes if very difficult for me to post pictures or video of things we are doing in the classroom. I would love to do so. If you have no problem with your child being photographed or videoed and it being placed on our blog there will be a form for you to fill out at the bottom of the newsletter next week. Please fill this out and return to me as soon as possible. I will not video any child that I do not have this form returned and on file.

If your child is in intervention, you should be receiving a newsletter with a story attached each Friday. If you are not receiving this information, please contact me and let me know. I am personally handing them to the teachers and asking that they be placed in the child's take home folder on Fridays. I know that things I give the children don't always make it back to class and in the folder. I am making every effort to make sure you receive this information. Please read with your child every night. The statistics on children that read at home for 20 minutes each night are amazing. Practice makes perfect!!

It has been an exciting first week of classes. I think we finally have the schedule set. I am currently seeing 30 second graders and 23 first graders for intervention. If your child is among these students just know that I will work diligently to improve his/her reading skills. This is an issue that is extremely close to my heart. I love to read and I want every child to have the skills necessary to be an effective reader. I also want them to love books and want to read.

Welcome Back!!! It is going to be a great school year. This year I will be posting lesson plans, updates and information about the class. I will also put the information that is sent home in the newsletter. It is my goal to keep you as informed as possible about things going on in the intervention classroom. In the past we have focused mostly on reading but this year we will be working with students on math skills as well.
I look forward to working with your child. If you ever have any questions or concerns please to hesitate to call the school and talk with me