Title
One is a federal aid program for schools. The goal of Title
One is to ensure a high-quality education for every child,
by providing extra help to students who need it most. Title
One money is distributed to school districts and individual
schools based on the number of low-income families.
Franklin Avenue qualifies for a school wide Title One program.
This means all students benefit from parts of the program.
The Title One services offered at Franklin Avenue
are:
Reading Assistance from a Title One Reading Specialist
A summer reading program, partially funded by Title One
Title One students receive monthly issues of Recipes for Success
and Reading Connection publications
Quarterly newsletter for Title One families for information
on the program, helpful hints, and upcoming events
Reading Recovery
Team Teaching training
Parent Advisory Council to keep you informed and involved
in the program
Development of a Literacy Library
Primary and Intermediate Literacy Collaborative K -5
Math Assistance from a Title One Math Specialist
Family, parent, and student activities to promote literacy,
sponsored by PAC
Our
fourth year providing the READ TO ROVER program celebrates the
opportunity for 15 students to participate. The students are
selected by their Grade 1-5 teacher.
This program gives children the opportunity to
read to a trained pedriatic dog and the dog's trainer for 15
minutes two times every other week during the school day. The
children get the chance to read and interact with a dog and
trainer team who have been certified and trained to listen to
children read and offer positive feedback. The idea is that
the animal inteaction increases motivation to read.
The pediatric dogs have all necessary shots and
have extensive training in working with children. The adult
trainers have gone through the Volunteers in Public Schools
screening process and are cleared to work at Franklin Avenue
School. We thank Westfield resident, Melissa Kielbasa of Sandy
Meadow Farm, for spearheading the program here at Franklin.
Lesley University’s literature
on Literacy Collaborative
The Literacy Collaborative provides a research-based instructional
model that is student-centered, language-based, and process-oriented.
The model uses research-based methods of instruction while
focusing on the complex skills and strategies of reading,
writing, and oral language. In addition, Literacy Collaborative
assures an efficient, effective safety net for the lowest
achieving first graders by requiring Reading Recovery, along
with other high quality interventions, as part of the comprehensive
approach.
Our
fourth year providing the READ TO ROVER program celebrates the
opportunity for 15 students to participate. The students are
selected by their Grade 1-5 teacher. 
The Literacy Collaborative provides a research-based instructional
model that is student-centered, language-based, and process-oriented.
The model uses research-based methods of instruction while
focusing on the complex skills and strategies of reading,
writing, and oral language. In addition, Literacy Collaborative
assures an efficient, effective safety net for the lowest
achieving first graders by requiring Reading Recovery, along
with other high quality interventions, as part of the comprehensive
approach.