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About Step-Up |
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What is the Step-Up reading
program? The Step-Up Early
Intervention reading program is a curriculum that provides students with
one-on-one instruction in basic reading readiness skills. |
How did the Step-Up program
begin?
 | The Step-Up program was started in
the summer of 2002 to meet the needs of children and assist them in
becoming an early reader. |
| The Unit 5 reading specialists
developed the materials for the Step-Up curriculum based on research
of other programs being used across the state.
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| How does Step-Up work?
The following steps are taken initially to
determine which students will be eligible for the Step-Up program:
| Students are identified using a
routine assessment. |
| The reading specialist and classroom
teacher collaborate to determine eligibility. |
| Parents are notified of the student's
eligibility. |
The following services are provided
through the Step-Up program:
| Students receive individual
instruction on reading readiness skills with the reading specialist. |
| Step-Up lessons are provided on a
daily basis for approximately 12 weeks in addition to the regular
curriculum. |
| When a student completes the Step-Up
curriculum, the classroom teacher will monitor the students'
continued progress. |
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How are parents involved in
Step-Up? Family involvement is a key
component to the Step-Up program. Parents are true partners in
their child's learning. The connection between home and school is
encouraged in many ways:
| Monthly newsletters |
| Activities sent home by the reading
specialist |
| Parent Information meetings |
| Family Fun Nights |
| Parent Advisory Council |
| SHARE time activity packets
throughout the year. |
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What should I know about
Step-Up?
It can improve
reading!!
Step-Up can help:
Children...
Build the skills
needed to become a reader.
Parents...
Support their
child's development of early reading skills.
Teachers...
Reinforce reading
readiness skills. |
