Angela Smith Chambers, MD

READING AND MATH IMPROVEMENT SESSIONS
“With God on our side, no child will be left behind”
Jesus said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. (Matt. 19:14NIV)

Purpose:

To create learning opportunities whereby each learner maximizes his/her abilities to succeed academically and socially while becoming productive lifelong learners

Goals and Objectives:

To improve student achievement in reading, writing, and math
To evaluate/assess student effectiveness in each core subject
To develop high performing learning abilities and skills
To improve the success rate in each focused area of TAKS
To increase learners’ confidence in learning abilities
To cultivate a collaboration culture with teams of educators
To remain committed to meeting the needs of each learning style represented (auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc.)
To integrate various learning techniques for dyslexic, fundamental, and under-achieving learners
To analyze, understand, and deconstruct test results
To communicate with and encourage parents/guardians’ involvement
To practice principles of fairness and equity
To monitor students’ progress
To develop independent and responsible learners
To advance each learner at least one to two grade levels of current grade level

Targeted Strategies/Skills:

Problem-solving in mathematics
Interpretation of various forms of literature
Use of proper grammatical skills
Define and appropriately utilize terms in each subject area
Creative writing
Oral reading and listening activities
Reading comprehension
Critical thinking
English as a Second Language
Hands-on manipulatives as needed
Intensive individualized instruction (one-on-one)
Peer tutoring
Technology-driven lessons/practices