2011 Fall Focus
Dear Parents,
We are off to a great start with targeting every child's reading goals and
helping all Cline students achieve success in literacy. At Cline, we are
proactive at finding the right intervention for your child's needs so that
failure is not experienced. Cline's response to a child's intervention is
measured by a tier system. Some children may need close monitoring in their
classroom as with Tier 1, some need a short 3-6 week jump start program like
with KIP, while others may need Tier 2 as with SRP which are longer term
interventions. Tier 3 is provided for students who need specific intense
instruction as outlined in district and state guidelines.
If your child has recently been recommended for intervention, I have sent
home a parent permission form for your child to participate in the
K.I.P.(Kindergarten Intervention Program), S.R.P.(Supplemental Reading
Program) or D.I.P. (Dyslexia Intervention Program). I will be happy to set up
a time to conference with you about your child's program after school M-F. I
also have a conference time at 11:45-12:15 M-Th and after 3:15 M, W, and Th.
If you have concerns about your child's progress, assessment results or feel
you have important confidential information to share about your child, please
feel free to contact the counselor, Mrs. Bowman or myself,(Mrs. Steele) by
phone at #281-482-1201 ext.#304 or email me at: jsteele@fisdk12.net
I strongly encourage you to first contact your child's teacher but
feel assured, Mrs. Bowman or I will be available to help answer questions,
as well as, be a resource to helping your child in his classroom. Please
provide me time to answer your call or email since I have 8 class periods
and may have to wait until 2:35 before I can return your call/email. It may
be necessary for us to meet or talk by phone during the school year,
to discuss your child's response to classroom interventions or response to a
pulled-out (regular education) program such as KIP, SRP, or Dyslexia. At
Cline,"early intervention" and providing opportunities for parent
connections are foremost our goal for your child's reading success.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Julia C. Steele
