With the current emphasis on reading, writing, and math standards, schools are looking to focus instruction to raise achievement. Our literacy and math consultants help schools analyze student scores to target instructional programs and strategies to specific student needs. Matching the correct intervention with each student’s needs and monitoring individual progress result in the effective, efficient use of school resources.

For secondary schools, the issues intensify. Many students entering middle and high school without fundamental reading, writing, and math skills are overwhelmed by grade-level instruction in content areas. Compounding the difficulties are absentee and dropout rates.

Our secondary literacy and math consultants offer practical, customized solutions for designing intervention instruction, including class scheduling, entrance and exit criteria, and state credit requirements for graduation. Additionally, Sopris West’s K–12 literacy and math experts help schools and districts:

• Use data to determine which students need intervention, to what extent, and in which skills
• Establish criteria to determine which curricula and programs best address student learning needs
• Bolster instruction in core content classes for all students
• Set up problem-solving and collaborative models to quickly identify at-risk students
• Provide coaching for principals, reading and math coaches, and teachers to build sustainability

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