Elementary Resource Room
To parents/guardians,
There are many resources that are available for your child to do at home to increase their progress in each of their goal areas. We will go over some of these and how to access them.
If your child has access to a computer both Ms. Mercier and Mrs. Green will have a website available for students to video tape themselves reading. This website is called flipgrid, which our students have used before. If you click on the link below it will take you to our reading group. Students will be able to read a book, video tape themselves, and then see their peers reading. They will be able to give feedback and receive feedback from peers and from their teachers. Our goal would be to have your child read 30 minutes a day.
For Mrs.Green’s Class please access: https://flipgrid.com/402c9b6f
For Ms. Mercier’s Class please access: https://flipgrid.com/74f752c8
If you do not have access to books at your child's reading level or would like to have more options available, students may access a website called Epic. This website will have a multitude of books to choose from and have books that read aloud to your child. Again, all of our students have been on this website before and have access to it. https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
Every student has individual math goals that they are working on. One way they can work on this is through a website called Xtramath. This should only take 7-10 minutes and it addresses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division. In order to access this, your child will need to remember their login information. If your child does not remember their login please email Ms. Mericer or Mrs. Green to gain that access or you can create your own account as a parent for free.
https://xtramath.org
bmercier@homeoftheshamrocks.org
ngreen@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Prodigy is another website that students may use to gain more knowledge in math. It was created like a video game but uses math problems within it. If students are unsure of the answer it will also give them directions on how to solve the problem. Students may login with the class, but can also just play online without logging in. There is a placement test at the very beginning to get an idea of what your child needs to work on more.
https://play.prodigygame.com
Please let us know if you need help accessing any of these resources. For updates from Mrs. Green please go to https://greensylvester.weebly.com. Students also have access to this and get on weekly. Mrs. Green also has a Youtube Channel that she will add videos on how to help with many different academic needs. Here is one video on division. Click subscribe to see all the videos Mrs. Green has added.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY6VrWZj3Gg
Thank you,
Nicole Green & Brittany Mercier
There are many resources that are available for your child to do at home to increase their progress in each of their goal areas. We will go over some of these and how to access them.
If your child has access to a computer both Ms. Mercier and Mrs. Green will have a website available for students to video tape themselves reading. This website is called flipgrid, which our students have used before. If you click on the link below it will take you to our reading group. Students will be able to read a book, video tape themselves, and then see their peers reading. They will be able to give feedback and receive feedback from peers and from their teachers. Our goal would be to have your child read 30 minutes a day.
For Mrs.Green’s Class please access: https://flipgrid.com/402c9b6f
For Ms. Mercier’s Class please access: https://flipgrid.com/74f752c8
If you do not have access to books at your child's reading level or would like to have more options available, students may access a website called Epic. This website will have a multitude of books to choose from and have books that read aloud to your child. Again, all of our students have been on this website before and have access to it. https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
Every student has individual math goals that they are working on. One way they can work on this is through a website called Xtramath. This should only take 7-10 minutes and it addresses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division. In order to access this, your child will need to remember their login information. If your child does not remember their login please email Ms. Mericer or Mrs. Green to gain that access or you can create your own account as a parent for free.
https://xtramath.org
bmercier@homeoftheshamrocks.org
ngreen@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Prodigy is another website that students may use to gain more knowledge in math. It was created like a video game but uses math problems within it. If students are unsure of the answer it will also give them directions on how to solve the problem. Students may login with the class, but can also just play online without logging in. There is a placement test at the very beginning to get an idea of what your child needs to work on more.
https://play.prodigygame.com
Please let us know if you need help accessing any of these resources. For updates from Mrs. Green please go to https://greensylvester.weebly.com. Students also have access to this and get on weekly. Mrs. Green also has a Youtube Channel that she will add videos on how to help with many different academic needs. Here is one video on division. Click subscribe to see all the videos Mrs. Green has added.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY6VrWZj3Gg
Thank you,
Nicole Green & Brittany Mercier
Here are some links to use during our March break from school.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com
https://pbskids.org
https://jr.brainpop.com
https://www.mathgames.com
http://www.readwritethink.org
http://interactivesites.weebly.com
https://www.timeforkids.com
https://www.ixl.com
https://autism.sesamestreet.org
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com
https://pbskids.org
https://jr.brainpop.com
https://www.mathgames.com
http://www.readwritethink.org
http://interactivesites.weebly.com
https://www.timeforkids.com
https://www.ixl.com
https://autism.sesamestreet.org
The elementary resource room is used to help students who have an Individualized Education Plan, otherwise known as an IEP. This is where students receive academic or behavioral guidance within a small group or one on one. The severity of need determines how long the special education teacher would see each student, which is documented in their IEP. Students that are serviced through the resource room may have any of the following: learning disabilities, behavioral/emotional impairments, cognitive impairments, visual impairments, speech & language impairments, autism, hearing impairments, etc.
Within the elementary resource room, the students will have the opportunity to work with their peers. They will still be involved in their classrooms and participate in all activities. The special education teacher may work in the classroom with these students, may pull the students into his or her room, or a combination of pushing into the classroom and pulling them out.
When working in the general education classroom, you may see a variety of ways we are co-teaching. There are 6 different approaches to co-teaching. One teach, one observe: One teacher is instructing the students while the other teacher is observing. One teach, one assist: One teacher is instructing and the other is helping any students who need assistance. Parallel teaching: Both teachers are teaching the same subject but the class is split equally. Station Teaching: Students move as a small group to different tables and receive different information. Alternative teaching: One teacher is instructing and the other teacher has a small group pulled to assist them. Team teaching is the final approach: Both teachers are teaching at the same time and you should not be able to tell who the main teacher is.
Sylvester Elementary currently has two resource room teachers. We use many intervention pieces to assist students in accessing the general education curriculum, but also to close the academic or behavioral gap between students with an IEP and their peers. For math, Sylvester uses the Bridges curriculum. This comes with an intervention piece that is targeted for struggling students that we use for students who have math goals. For reading, there are a number of interventions we can pull from. Lexia is an online program that focuses on foundational skills, informational text, literature, and language. The program has a placement test so students will automatically be placed based off of their performance. Orton Gillingham is another reading intervention that uses a multi-sensory approach to help students who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing.
On top of having interventions for students, we also set our rooms up for success. We use flexible seating where students have the ability to choose where to sit that will best help them for that day. For some students, that may mean jumping on the trampoline because they have too much energy and cannot focus. For others, it may be to sit on a bean bag chair, a ball, on the floor, to stand, etc. We give our students the opportunity to choose because it does not just help them concentrate, but it gives them ownership that leads to advancement in their academics and behavior. In the resource room, our goal is to give students instruction they need in their own individual learning style.
Within the elementary resource room, the students will have the opportunity to work with their peers. They will still be involved in their classrooms and participate in all activities. The special education teacher may work in the classroom with these students, may pull the students into his or her room, or a combination of pushing into the classroom and pulling them out.
When working in the general education classroom, you may see a variety of ways we are co-teaching. There are 6 different approaches to co-teaching. One teach, one observe: One teacher is instructing the students while the other teacher is observing. One teach, one assist: One teacher is instructing and the other is helping any students who need assistance. Parallel teaching: Both teachers are teaching the same subject but the class is split equally. Station Teaching: Students move as a small group to different tables and receive different information. Alternative teaching: One teacher is instructing and the other teacher has a small group pulled to assist them. Team teaching is the final approach: Both teachers are teaching at the same time and you should not be able to tell who the main teacher is.
Sylvester Elementary currently has two resource room teachers. We use many intervention pieces to assist students in accessing the general education curriculum, but also to close the academic or behavioral gap between students with an IEP and their peers. For math, Sylvester uses the Bridges curriculum. This comes with an intervention piece that is targeted for struggling students that we use for students who have math goals. For reading, there are a number of interventions we can pull from. Lexia is an online program that focuses on foundational skills, informational text, literature, and language. The program has a placement test so students will automatically be placed based off of their performance. Orton Gillingham is another reading intervention that uses a multi-sensory approach to help students who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing.
On top of having interventions for students, we also set our rooms up for success. We use flexible seating where students have the ability to choose where to sit that will best help them for that day. For some students, that may mean jumping on the trampoline because they have too much energy and cannot focus. For others, it may be to sit on a bean bag chair, a ball, on the floor, to stand, etc. We give our students the opportunity to choose because it does not just help them concentrate, but it gives them ownership that leads to advancement in their academics and behavior. In the resource room, our goal is to give students instruction they need in their own individual learning style.
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This is all the resource room students from Sylvester with their bags of bones they found in the owl pellets that they took home.
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Students in Mrs. Green's Elementary Resource room have the ability to visit different countries with the virtual reality headsets. They take the time to read about countries and then add onto their comprehension by taking "field trips." Some of the places they have recently visited was Paris and Rome on Valentines Day. Students learned about the Eiffel Tower and how Paris is referred to as "The City of Love." Students went to many museums in Rome where they discussed Shakespear's plays and the romance within them.
Mrs. Green's classroom looks extra comfy with the fun seating options!
