January School-Home Connection

January Beginning Reading Connection Click here to view the Beginning edition of the Reading Connection newsletter.

January Intermediate Reading Connection Click here to view the Intermediate edition of the Reading Connection newsletter.

January Math and Science Connection Click here to view the Math and Science Connection newsletter.

School-Home Connection November

Beginning Edition Reading Connection November click this link to access the Reading Home Connection for beginning readers.

Intermediate Edition Reading Connection November click this link to access the Reading Home Connection for intermediate readers.

Math and Science Connection November click this link to access the Reading Home Connection for intermediate readers.

Ideas to keep your child reading during break

Fall Title I/LAP Parent Meeting

Title I/LAP Fall Parent Meeting
Thursday, November 17th
1:30-2:15 P.M. in room 36
All parents of students in the Title I/LAP program are encouraged to come!

School Home Connection October

Reading Connection Beginning Edition Click this link for ideas to support your Kindergarten through 2nd grade reader.

Reading Connection Intermediate Edition Click this link for ideas to support your 3rd through 5th grade reader.

Math & Science Connection Click this link for ideas to support your child in math and science.

School-Home Connection September

September Reading Connection Beginning Edition Click here for ideas to support your Kindergarten through 2nd grade reader.


September Reading Connection Intermediate Edition Click here for ideas to support your 3rd through 5th grade reader.


September Math & Science Connection Click here for ideas to support your child in math and science.

How to log in to Think Central

Please watch this short video to see how easy it is to log in to Think Central to find resources and games to support your child in reading and math.

Information you will need:

www.thinkcentral.com - the website you will type in to the navigation bar

Usernames:
Kindergarten = tce0k
1st Grade = tce01
2nd Grade = tce02
3rd Grade = tce03
4th Grade = tce04
5th Grade = tce05

Password: stanwood1!

Title I/LAP Parent Policy

Please click on this link to view the Title I/LAP parent policy and learn more about the Title I/LAP program at Twin City.

Title I/LAP Parent Policy

What is Title I and LAP

What is Title I and LAP?

Title I, Part A is a federal program that serves the unique needs of children — kindergarten to grade 12 — who struggle to learn. Title I programs and services provide customized instruction and curricula that helps these students meet academic standards and take an active, engaged interest in what they learn and can do. As the oldest and largest federal education program, Title I programs build equity of opportunity for children whose struggles often keep them on the academic sidelines.

Learning Assistance Program (LAP) offers supplemental services for K–12 students scoring below grade-level standard in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics. These services focus on accelerating student growth to make progress towards grade level. They may include academic readiness skill development or behavior supports. These services address barriers preventing students from accessing core instruction. The intent is for LAP students to increase academic growth during the period of time they are provided services. LAP emphasizes research-based best practices designed to increase student achievement.

Districts implementing LAP services must:

1. Focus first on addressing the needs of K–4 students in reading or reading readiness skills;
2. Use data when developing programs;
3. Provide the most effective and efficient practices when implementing supplemental instruction; and
4. Approximately 50 percent of LAP-enrolled students are in grades K-4 and receiving ELA or readiness services.

Excerpts from the OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us

How did my child qualify?

Stanwood-Camano School District uses multiple assessment measures in the fall, winter, and spring of each school year to assess all of our elementary students in reading. Students scoring below grade-level standard on these assessments are eligible to take part in the Title I and/or LAP programs. Please contact your child's teacher or the Title I/LAP Coordinator at Twin City if you have any questions about how your child performed on the assessments or to ask any questions you may have.

Student-Parent-Teacher Compact

Our goal is to involve students and families in each child's education. Please review our school district's Title I/LAP Student-Parent-Teacher Compact below and provide any thoughts, comments, or feedback you may have to help us improve this document. This document has been drafted and revised with the help of parents of our students in the Title I and LAP programs and is reviewed and modified each year based on suggestions and input from the families of the students in the Title I/LAP program. The blank lines are for the student, parents or teachers to write in specific things they will commit to in order to ensure that the child receives the best possible support. 

Welcome!

Welcome to Twin City Elementary's Title I & Learning Assistance Program blog! I hope parents and students find this blog informative and helpful. I will post ideas for working with students who are learning to read or honing their reading skills and strategies, as well as information about the Title I and Learning Assistance Program (LAP) at Twin City. If you have questions, comments, or concerns about the program or about your child's progress, please email me directly or call to speak with me or to set up a meeting. I look forward to supporting you and your child as he or she learns to read!