You’ve probably heard about “interventions” at school. You also might have heard about RTI (Response to Intervention). These are terms that schools use when talking about additional focused time with students to address specific learning needs. There is a lot of research out there about how effective this time really is for instruction.
Some of the research:
Peterson will soon be starting to implement interventions throughout the school day. These interventions happen in addition to the normal reading and math instruction that students receive every day, and target the specific needs that a student might have. For instance, a student may need help with sight words. These are the common words that show up over and over in normal reading. If a student is struggling with these common words, we might implement an intervention that targets learning these sight words. In a matter of a couple weeks, a student could learn these words and then experience substantial growth in their reading ability. Paired with solid core instruction from the classroom teacher, interventions are some of the most effective instruction that we routinely offer to our Peterson students.
-Principal Hargraves