We're excited that our president and co-founder Dr. Susan Hall was featured as a guest author on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) blog LiteracyDAILY where she revealed two critical elements that administrators often overlook when introducing campus reading intervention plans. What are they and how can you make sure these components are in place in your school?

When the conversation moves from intervention to prevention, the immediate question is what can we do now? Here are some ideas for “first steps”:

Since the advent of the Common Core, we have seen a flood of informational text in classrooms. While this is seemingly all good, there is reason for caution, particularly

Many teachers report that they have students who have reached grade 2 and above who struggle to read multisyllable words. Do you have this challenge in your school?

Let's face it - our schools are facing unprecedented learning loss challenges as they head back to the classroom this spring to complete the 2020-2021 school year. This is not business as usual in our classrooms. Teachers need to act quickly using a diagnostic screener to assess student phonics gaps and provide intervention to meet these needs now and address the need for a rigorous Summer School phonics program.

Do you have students who struggle to pronounce longer words? Reading multisyllable words is a challenge for many students, particularly in grades three and above or for English Language Learners. Students who can quickly decode multisyllable words are more likely to read accurately, fluently, and with better comprehension...

Okay, so you’ve just thoroughly screened your students and collected data indicating that several of your kiddos show skill deficits and are at risk for not exiting on grade level. What’s next? It’s time to implement small group reading intervention activities.

At 95 Percent Group our mission is to help schools improve reading performance. We understand that phonics is a primary building block and without that well-developed foundational skill, students will struggle to read.

Reading Intervention Plans begin with a formative, baseline data collection process. This information can be collected from a variety of sources including a phonics inventory, DIBELS, sight word assessment, and other diagnostic screening tools that are required by your school.