Title 1
What is Title I?
The Title 1 program at Harold Martin School is a federally funded program that is designed to support academically at-risk students in the area of literacy.
Harold Martin School is a targeted assistance school which receives funding through the federal grant to provide additional services to eligible students.
How is eligibility determined?
Eligibility is determined when beginning of the year assessment results and classroom performance fall below grade level. When a child is deemed in need of Title 1 services, with the permission and support of the family, students are recommended for the program
Title I Commitment
Our goals for all students:
- Self-directed learners
- Effective communicators
- Critical thinkers and problem solvers
- Informed decision makers
- Cooperative workers
- Goal setters who establish and follow through on goals
Harold Martin School Staff agree to support your child’s learning and
- Provide a high-quality curriculum with a focus on reading, writing, and mathematics
- Provide instruction and practice at each student’s level
- Teach the whole child
- Set high expectations for all students and encourage all students to do their best
- Provide materials for home practice
- Share progress, goals, and concerns with parents
We ask that Harold Martin School families support student learning by:
- Sending your children to school on time and ready to learn
- Reading with your children daily
- Visiting the library and/or building a home library
- Providing a time for play and study
- Encouraging your children daily to tell you about their school experience
- Communicating concerns with school staff and attending parent-teacher conferences.
How are Title 1 services delivered?
Students are provided with literacy support in a variety of settings. There may be in-class support or out-of-class support in a small group or one to one setting. These settings are determined on an individual basis. Planning for the instruction is done in a collaborative model with the Title 1 teacher and classroom teacher.
How long are children in the Title 1 program and how will I know if they have graduated?
Children are in the Title 1 program for varying lengths of time. Our goal is to help your child progress so that they are reading on grade level and their classroom performance is more independent. This occurs as different rates for different students. We make decisions on each individual student. You will always be notified of any change in your child’s programming. So, if the Title 1 teacher and classroom teacher feel that your child has made acceptable progress, you will be notified with paperwork to sign.
Who are the Title 1 teachers?
Our Reading Interventionist are highly qualified, experienced teachers who have a focus and passion for early literacy and provide our Title I services. They work in collaboration with special educators, classroom teachers, and families to ensure the most comprehensive literacy instruction is provided.
What assessments are done to monitor my child’s growth?
Three times per year each student at Harold Martin School is assessed in reading & writing. For reading, we use the Fountas and Pinnell benchmark and for writing skills, we use the Write Traits Rubric by Vicki Spandell. We also give the STAR assessment test twice per year for both reading and math. All of these assessments, in addition to weekly running records and classroom observations, contribute to making instructional decisions and determining progress.
How can I support my child at home with literacy growth?
Books are sent home daily and/or weekly for practice reading. Please take time to sit with your child and let them show you what they know! Provide a quiet, comfortable place to read. Encourage siblings to read to one another. Here are some words and phrases that may be useful to use at home:
- Does that make sense?
- Does that sound right?
- Does tat look right?
- Do you see a smaller word in that big word? (stand)
- Try that again
Does that word look like another word you know? (cook, look, book)