WHAT IS TITLE 1?

Title I is a federal program that serves schools throughout the United States. The program serves millions of children in elementary and secondary schools each year. Funds are directed to schools with the highest poverty levels, measured by the number of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch. Title 1 provides extra help to assist students in meeting state and local education standards.

For more information, go to http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/OEIAS/title1/index.htm

LITERACY COLLABORATIVE™

Literacy Collaborative™ is a professional development model designed to support literacy instruction in grades K-6. A school-based literacy coordinator works with students, teaches courses, and coaches teachers to help them implement reading and writing instruction. The literacy coordinator helps teachers refine their instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students.

READING RECOVERY

Reading Recovery® is a short-term, early intervention program.  It is designed for first grade children who are not learning to read and write as quickly as their peers.  Children in Reading Recovery receive daily lessons from a specially trained teacher for approximately 12-20 weeks. The instruction is in addition to classroom reading and writing instruction.

SULA

The Step Up Language Arts (SULA) program is designed to strengthen students’ reading and writing skills. Title I reading specialists and classroom teachers work together to assess students’ strengths and needs and to plan appropriate literacy instruction. SULA instruction focuses on the five essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. SULA teachers provide ongoing professional learning for teachers in their schools. They work in classrooms as well as with small groups of students. Instruction is based on the FCPS Program of Studies (POS) and the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).