Coffee with the Principal

Welcomeand

Good Morning!

The Summer SlideNew Library website-LibguidesStudent Study Team

Agenda

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Summer is Almost Here!

We all look forward to summer, but this break from learning may result in the loss of critical academic skills.

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Taking a Break from Learning

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Summer Learning Loss

The teachers at XIS encourage you to prevent

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that summers without practicing reading, writing, and math could have a impact on your child’s educational development. This regression is known as “summer learning loss.”

Research has shown …

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Students can lose one to three months of learning over summer vacation.

Summer learning loss is the decline in knowledge students experience during the summer

months.

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Summer learning opportunities have positive effects on children’s self esteem, confidence, and motivation. Here are some suggestions:

• Read, Read, Read!• Talk, Talk, Talk!• Write, Write, Write!• Don’t forget about math.

How Can You Help?

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• Read in your native language and in English.

• Make time for reading. Parents need to be role models.

• Beat boredom with books. Keep it fun!

• Read aloud with your child every day. Talk about it, ask questions!

Reading Tips

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• Allow your child to choose what he reads. Keep different kinds of reading materials at home.• Help your child select books at the right level. • Find magazines that interest your child.

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• Encourage your child to learn new words. • Listen to audio books. • Explore XIS on-line subscriptions • Keeping your child reading over the summer is one of the best ways to continue learning.

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• Write in all languages your child knows. • Keep writing materials handy such as pencils, paper, and crayons so that your child can practice writing.

Practice Writing

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• Encourage her/him to write letters or post cards to friends and relatives over the summer, to keep a journal, make a summer scrapbook, or to write stories and poems. • Ask your child to help you when making shopping lists or copying a recipe.

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• Schedule a time each week for your child to practice essential math skills with the multitude of math games online.

• Provide authentic experiences!

Practice Math

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Fun Summer Practice is just a click away!!

Visit your child’s current grade’s Yola to access many web-sites to practice different skills, such as: vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, math, and more.

Libguide will also give you access to the XIS on-line library subscriptions, such as on-line books.

Preventing the Summer SlideReading Read movie reviews

before watching the flick Watch movies with

English subtitles Play word games (signs,

license plates, magnetic letters)

Read food labels in the grocery stores

Read while relaxing at the beach

Play board games

Writing Write your own movie

review Keep a “Dear Diary” of

feelings Make a movie using the

many apps available Write songs, poems,

plays, or make greeting cards

Draw a map and label it Write with chalk on the

sidewalk, in the sand on the beach … keep it fun!

Turn Daily Activities into Learning Opportunities

http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/summer-reading-slide.htm

  http://littlescholarsllc.wordpress.com/10-ways-to-

prevent-summer-slide/  http://www.metrofamilymagazine.com/April-2012/

10-Ways-to-Prevent-the-Summer-Slide/  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/resources-prevent-s

ummer-slide-matt-davis  http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/tag/summer-slide/

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WE APPRECIATE YOUR

SUPPORT

When teachers suspect that a child is struggling to learn he/she is given a list of strategies to try to determine what his/her possible needs are. Through conversations with the grade level team, counselor/principal and parents about strategies tried, if none are effective then the teacher will recommend an SST meeting.

Student Study Team-SST

Principal Counselor Literacy Coach ELL Leader

Who is the Student Study Team (SST)

In your table group look at the SST form at your table and discuss with the group.

What questions come to mind?

SST

1) Collect data on student2) Collaborate with grade level team on

strategies (both teachers and ELL teacher)3) Classroom observations by

Counselor/Literacy Coach4) Parent Conference5) SST recommendation

SST Protocol

Tutoring Behavior contract Medical tests-vision, hearing Psychological testing

SST Recomendations

XIS does not have a Special Needs teacher therefore cannot provide specific services for students with special needs.

Screen at admissions. If already admitted then support is provided

through ELL support:◦ One to one support (limited),◦ Small group differentiation along with ELL students,◦ Help in understanding tasks, paraphrasing,

chunking,◦ More time to complete tasks,

Special Needs Students

The SST form is placed in child’s confidential folder in the Counselor’s office,

SST meets frequently to check status on students and decides if the student is Active or in Monitor status,

All Specialist and Mandarin teachers are informed of the learning need through a central file,

Information is passed on to next year’s teacher, When an SST student exits the school or

graduates to grade 6, a final report is written for MYP or the next school.

Record Keeping

Psychologists run a variety of tests:

Achievement tests IQ tests Attention Memory retention DyslexiaA report is written and recommendations are

given on how to support the child.

Psychological Educational Assessments

Sometimes student needs require a great deal of 1:1 support or special training that the school cannot provide:

Meeting set with parents, Decisions are made about next steps, Parents find alternative school who can address the child’s needs.

Severe Needs

Questions?