KIP, FLIP, & SAIL Early Reading Interventions

Intervention services addresses students K-6. Students qualify for reading intervention based on multiple criteria including ISAT test results, ITBS scores, results of assessments given by reading specialists, and teacher recommendation. The reading intervention program is designed to serve those students most at-risk for failure in reading. A brief description of each program follows:

KIP (Kindergarten Intervention Program)
Kindergarten students receive 15 minutes of daily, one-on-one intensive instruction from a trained program assistant. Instruction includes letter recognition, letter production, alphabet sound recognition, phonemic awareness, and reading. KIP begins early in February and ends in early May.

FLIP (First grade Literacy Intervention Program)
First grade students receive 30 minutes of daily, one-on-one intensive instruction from a trained program assistant. FLIP sessions include daily reading of new and previously read books, work with word families, and writing. FLIP begins early in October and ends in May. Students may exit the program at any time, when they reach grade level expectations in reading.

SAIL (Second grade Acceleration in Literacy)
Second grade students receive 30 minutes of daily, small group (no more than three students) intensive instruction from a trained program assistant. SAIL sessions include daily reading of new and previously read books, work with word study, and writing. SAIL begins early in October and ends in February. Students may exit the program at any time, when they reach grade level expectations in reading.

Soar To Success (Intervention for students in grades 3-6)
Indentified students in grade 3-6 receive daily small group instruction from the building reading specialist. Soar To Success is based on the research of intermediate intervention and reciprocal teaching. During each session students use four strategies of predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying. Students read increasingly more difficult texts and eventually read grade level text. Ongoing fluency and retelling assessments are also a part of the program.