Qualifications: Rhode Island College BA in Elementary and Special Education - Middle School Certified/Certified Dyslexia Practitioner 1
Orton Gillingham Program/Support
This OG (Orton Gillingham) program is available as a classroom support program and a pull-out program. Orton-Gillingham is an explicit, sequential, systematic, and multi-sensory approach used to teach literacy. Our evidence-based program breaks reading and writing into smaller skills involving letters and sounds, then builds on these skills over time.
Orton Gillingham
The second-grade classroom teacher is also a Certified Dyslexia Practitioner 1 and three additional classroom teachers are classroom certified in Orton Gillingham.
Response to Intervention: Students are assessed on a formal and informal basis. If a student is demonstrating a gap in skills or a delay in skills, the homeroom teacher will begin the RtI (Response to Intervention) process. Parents are part of this process. The team of teachers meets and develops a plan of action to address the gap or delay.
Teacher Support: Ms. DiSanto coaches and provides support to classroom teachers on differentiated instruction and how to meet the individual needs of all students.
Individual Educational Plans: Students with Individual Educational Plans that are serviced by the local school department will receive added support as needed.
Literacy and Math Coaches - The literacy and math coaches work with teachers to improve teaching strategies and give support to students by teaching small groups of students.
Reading Enrichment - The reading enrichment teacher works with small groups of students in grades 3, 4 & 5 who have demonstrated above-grade level skills in reading.