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**What is Title 1?** Title 1 is a federally funded program to support all our students at WHS. We are no longer a Targeted Assistance Program but use a Schoolwide Model. This allows me to work with any and all students who need extra help in Reading, Writing or Mathematics at anytime during the school year. We will still be sending home parent permission slips which you, the parent, must sign and return to me before I can support your child. I will inform you if your child is working with me on a daily basis so that we can communicate with each other about their progress. At this time Title 1 teachers are supporting all students in their Kindergarten through 3rd grade classrooms. This is a change for us. This decision to put Title 1 teachers in the Primary grades was made to better support the early literacy and math skills which are so important to develop in these grades. The classroom teachers and I collaborate on a daily basis to build strong lesson plans which support the whole class lessons in a smaller group. I will spend the beginning of the year getting to know your child. We have done many assessments to discover what your child's strengths and areas to work on are. Because we are assigned to one grade level we are able to get to know all the students quite well. If your child needs additional help they may work with me on a short term or long term basis. **How do you monitor progress?** Grades K-2 classroom teachers use AIMSweb three times a year to monitor the learning of the students in reading and math. If your child is also receiving an intervention, they will be monitored weekly on their progress. These graphs will be shared with you 4 times a year at Progress Report time. The goals we make for the students are based on National Norms and are very reliable. **How can I reach you?** Please feel free at any time to phone, email or send a note to me with your questions or concerns. Our school phone number is 524-8733 and my email address is: pswift@laconia.k12.nh.us. You can also stay updated by looking at the pages listed on the right to see what your child is doing during our group time.
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