Title One

Kathy Gosselin

Jeanine McNamara

Carol Stark

What happens in Title I?

Teacher-Directed Instruction

Teacher-directed instruction is offered to studentswho are reading below their grade level peers
and are in need of a research-based, teacher directedprogram that will focus on the main components
of literacy in order to help them becomea more proficient reader.
Some examples of skills that are taught inadirect instruction program include phonics,
sound combinations, blending,decoding, and also fluency.

-Students become good readers by reading

-Reading along with a more proficient reader improves word recognition and reading fluency.

-Reading a passage several times improves fluency.

-Self-monitoring of progress improves reading achievement.