Reading Clinic
Mrs.
Halopoff, Mrs. Hardy,
Mrs.
Gedde, Mrs. Parkinson
The 2010-2011 school year marks the 12th year of successful
reading intervention using the Hailey Reading Clinic. The
Reading Clinic is a unique way to deliver intensive,
research-based instruction for struggling readers. It is based
on a model of two hours of daily instruction in a small group
setting. The program has proven to be successful for many
students over the years as more than one-hundred students no
longer require reading on an Individual Education Program.
Student selection is based on reading performance in the
classroom and state-required testing such as the Idaho Reading
Indicator (IRI) and the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
Once parent permission is granted, the team gives a series of
assessments that determines a student's reading skill. This
information is then used to determine who will attend the clinic
and plan for the intensive instruction using the Lindamood-Bell
Learning Programs.
The Reading Clinic instruction is based on two hours of daily
work over the course of eight weeks. The goal is that eighty hours of
service/instruction will effectively make a change in a student's
reading performance and meet student needs. It is not uncommon
for students to make between six months and two years growth in
word attack (sounding out unfamiliar words), three months to one
year growth in word identification (reading sight words in
isolation), one year or more in reading accuracy (reading of
paragraphs), and one year or more in reading comprehension.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact any member
of the Hailey Reading Clinic Team: Kathy Parkinson, or Karen Gedde .
For a more information about Reading Clinic Support and
resources on how to help your child with sight word practice
just follow this link.
Reading Clinic Support
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