RTI and Volunteers

I am really loving this program we have implemented. The students are so far very successful. I have 4 of my old kiddos with 6 of my current kiddos. They are all reading at a 2.0 level.

We do Read Naturally and a lesson from our Houghton Mifflin Reading Toolkit (phonics and decoding, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, reading fluency and reading comprehension). It is great because it is small leveled groups. I use my clipit chart with my 3rd graders too - they know the system and consequences so it is easy to integrate them in it. 

I am LOVING my kids parents this year. Boy, they are amazing. I have this one mom who does EVERYTHING for me - I need to make sure she gets a great gift for Christmas and at the end of the year. 

Tip: Make a tub labeled "Volunteer tub". Throw any copies you need done in there with a little sticky note saying how many, staple, hole punch, etc..and  tell any parent who ever mentions that they want to help, where it is.  It cuts down on explanation time for you in the middle of a lesson and you get all those copies you need done! I'm sure this isn't a tip for a lot of people - but it is the best thing ever for me!

Loves.