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Literacy:

Reading aloud is a great way to promote literacy

If possible, do as much one-on-one instruction as time allows

Labeling the classroom increases students’ exposure to words

Highlight a newspaper or other document, finding specific words

Cover the first letter of a word and have the student try to guess it

Make a “Who/What/Where/When” wheel that students spin after they read (builds comprehension skills)

Sight word Jenga

Mad libs

Story sequencing

Magnetic word stories

Beanbag letter blend toss

Math:

Use of manipulatives

Use of 10-frames

Use of number lines

Pictorial representation of numbers

Math games (printable or online)

Flashcards

Rolling a dice and counting up to 10 from the number landed on

Have students tell and write what number comes before/next to a certain number

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A list of resources to help assist with the implementation of RTI strategies for students struggling in math. Starts with interventions that can be used early on to build foundations on which students can expand their understanding of more complex concepts. Provides EBI's for students K-5th grade.

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Evidence-based interventions for students struggling in math, categorized by content area (counting and cardinality, operations, etc.) and the specific area which the child may be struggling in (proficiency, generalization, etc.). Each listed strategy shows which standard it covers, where the intervention can take place (whole class, small group, etc.), the focus area, a summary of the intervention, and a link to the full explanation of the strategy.

http://ebi.missouri.edu/?page_id=805

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When it comes to helping struggling first grade readers, one of the best interventions a teacher can do is to work with individuals one-on-one. Research shows that this type of personal instruction helps support the most growth in students, when compared to other group sizes (ie. 1:3, 1:5, etc.).

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Educational Research Newsletter and Webinars

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In an ideal world, 1st-grade teachers would work one-to-one with 1st-grade students who are struggling to learn how to read.

But, one-to-one interventions are often not feasible given the budget constraints for many schools and districts. To help as many children as possible with limited funds, many administrators have opted for a small-group approach in interventions instead of the one-to-one intervention typical of the Reading Recovery program. How well does this work?

A new study in The Elementary School Journal finds that one-to-one interventions, while they may not be practical, are in fact, ideal. This study of 85 Reading Recovery teachers working with 170 at-risk students found that students working with teachers 1:1 fared better on literacy measures in trend analysis than students working in small groups of 1:2, 1:3 and 1:5. The children working with their teachers one-to-one scored higher in 8 of 9 literacy measures than the children in small groups.

"The results of this study demonstrated that group size is an important factor with respect to the literacy outcomes for these students, with the 1:1 instructional context providing the most support for their literacy learning," the researchers write.

One caveat: Teachers in this study had extensive knowledge and professional development experiences related to 1:1 instruction. They were given no additional support for working with small groups of students, although many of these teachers did have experience with small groups as part of their teaching assignments.

Both teacher expertise and teacher-student ratio are factors in optimizing instruction for at-risk students, the researchers write.

"In preventing reading problems, the question should not be which intervention format is 'best', but rather which combination of teacher-student ratio, professional development, and curriculum emphasis is effective for which students," the researchers write.

Students in the 1:1 and small-group condition received the Reading Recovery intervention for 20 weeks in daily 30-minute lessons. Daily instructional decisions were made based on the strengths and progress of the children. Teachers had been teaching Reading Recovery for at least one year-they were not participating in Reading Recovery teacher training during the study. Teachers volunteered to participate in the study. Each served as his or her own control by conducting both 1:1 and small-group interventions. Another group of 208 students who were reading slightly better than students meeting Reading Recovery screening criteria but were still at- risk readers served as controls; these students received interventions in small groups.

The lesson framework following the following structure:

familiar reading of previously introduced texts

a running record assessment on the text with teaching points

letter and word work

composition and writing of a story narrative with teacher support

reassembling a sentence strip taken from the text cut to emphasize units of text and words

introduction and supported reading of a new book

In group instruction teachers also used:

shared composition and writing with support

guided reading of new books

Student progress was monitored every week. When the student met the established criteria for a specific task 3 consecutive weeks, the teacher moved on to monitoring the next required task. All children received 20 weeks of intervention. Students were not discontinued if they met performance measures. The researchers note that if educators opt to work with children in small groups vs. 1:1, extending the length of the intervention might increase the effectiveness of a higher teacher-student ratio.

Students were given a number of pre- and post-tests to assess literacy performance for the study.

Based on the findings of this study and other research on response to intervention, the effectiveness of a school's intervention system depends on several factors including teacher-student ratio, teachers' professional expertise, the students' entering literacy level, and the types and timing of interventions available within the system.

"The mix of individual and small-group services should be sufficient to reduce the achievement gap across first grade for 70% to 80% of the students who would struggle to make progress in the classroom context alone," the researchers write. "This requires careful monitoring of outcomes at the end of first grade and, if necessary, action to implment more intensive and effective systems of early intervention services."
"Effects of Teacher-Student Ratio in Response to Intervention Approaches," by Robert M. Schwartz, Maribeth C. Schmitt and Mary K. Lose, The University of Chicago, The Elementary School Journal, 2012, Vol. 112(4) pps. 548 - 567.

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For struggling 1st-grade readers, one-to-one interventions are hard to beat, study says

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In an ideal world, 1st-grade teachers would work one-to-one with 1st-grade students who are struggling to learn how to read. But, one-to-one interventions are often not feasible given the budget constraints for many schools and districts. To help as many children as possible with limited funds, many administrators

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Dr. Nicki Newton shows how to play a fluency game where students must build their 10 frame in conjunction with specific math problems. This is a math intervention for students who may need help understanding number values, as well as operations in base ten. I would use this as a one-on-one of small group intervention.

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Dr Nicki - CCSS Math 1st Grade Fluency pt 1

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It is so important that teachers are explaining every small part of a math equation to their young students. Starting at the basics is the best way to begin a math intervention strategy. The teacher in this video showed using colored cubes and a while board to help students during addition and subtraction problems with two different values. This could be used as a small group intervention for students who need review.

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First Grade Activities to Teach Capitalization & Punctuation

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Intervention Activities for 1st Grade Math : Early Education

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Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ehoweducation Watch More: http://www.youtube.com/ehoweducation Intervention activities for 1st grade math are designed specifically for kids who may be struggling with certain topics. Find out about intervention activities for 1st grade math with help from an experienced educator in this free video clip.

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When a teacher meets briefly with 1-2 students, they are able to gather data on the spot while the student reads. This way, they can differentiate their instruction as needed. Conferring is a way to take data about a student and turn it into differentiated instruction.