Reading Intervention at
W. W. Evans Elementary School

Title I, Part A of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

A Title 1 schoolwide program is a comprehensive program used to upgrade the complete educational program in a Title 1 school thus raising academic achievement for all the students. The schoolwide program is available to schools with a student base where at least 40% come from low-income families. The primary goal is to ensure all students, particularly those who are low-achieving, demonstrate at least proficient levels of achievement.

Schools operating schoolwide programs serve all students to improve student achievement. The schools do not have to identify particular children as eligible for services because all students enrolled are eligible to receive the services provided with Title 1 including direct instruction from staff paid with Title 1 funds. Also, documentation to show that Part A funds are paying for services for those students that would otherwise not be eligible is not required. Every student is identified as a participant in Title 1 in schools operating Schoolwide programs. Schoolwide programs can use their Title 1 funds in various manners but they must engage in reform strategies that increase the amount and quality of learning time and provide a high-quality curriculum

The goal of Title I is to ensure a high quality education for all students, buy providing extra help to students who need it most. Once a school qualifies for Title 1 funds, academic need, not economic status, determines which students receive extra services. Title 1 does not address student needs based on disability or special needs, but rather on the basis of student performance, achievement and progress.

Reading specialists use in-class and pull-out instructional models to provide interventions to individual or small groups of students in order to improve foundational literacy skills.

Targeted instruction of skills and strategies aimed at improving students' literacy development.

A family literacy night is an event that takes place at school, during the evening hours, and includes fun activities that encourage literacy. It's a great way for schools to share ideas, strategies, and/or resources that will empower parents to promote literacy at home. Family literacy nights strengthen home-school connections.