Elementary school adding to math, reading instruction Marion
Elementary School is going to increase the amount of instruction
available for students who need it in math and reading in the
2013-14 school year, Cindy Vinduska and Michelle Flaming told
USD 408 Board of Education on Monday. Three years ago, the
school implemented Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in reading
for students who need extra instruction, identified with tests
in the fall, winter, and spring. Students who need the extra
help are placed into small groups specific to the areas they
need extra work on. The school has added MTSS for math since
then as well. Currently small-group sessions are five days a
week, with three times a week for one-on-one instruction, in
reading. Math meets twice weekly for small-group sessions, but
has no one-on-one time. In the fall, the school will implement
daily sessions for both small group and one-on-one for reading
and math. Students who aren’t in MTSS spend the time others are
in MTSS on other instruction. MT