Does Your Child Struggle to Read?
Garfield Heights Elementary Schools have a plan
If you have a child in the primary grades who has struggled to learn to read, help is on the way.
What we will do
Our schools follow the steps contained in Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee. We assess the reading skills of every child in kindergarten through grade 3 at the beginning of the school year. If we find that your child is not reading at the level needed for his or her grade, we will create a Reading Improvement Plan just for your child. The plan will include extra reading time each day led by a trained reading teacher.
Our goal is to make sure that by the end of third grade, your child has the reading skills needed to be successful in higher grades, where learning relies more heavily on the ability to read. With the extra attention we give our struggling readers, many catch up before third grade.
What you can do
You can help improve your child’s reading skills at the same we’re working on that at school. An organization called InfOhio offers 10 tips to help parents support reading at home. To see the tips click here or visit the website http://bit.ly/1ecbifj. You can also make sure your child attends school every day and arrives on time so we can provide instruction and assistance.
Reading is the key to learning throughout a child’s school years. That’s why it’s very important to bring struggling readers up to speed as early as possible. Working together, schools and parents can make sure every child is armed with the reading skills needed to be successful in school.