Elementary Tier 2 Manual

First Grade WINTER / SPRING Focus of Instruction & Materials

Group 1: Benchmark on DORF Benchmark on Nonsense Word Fluency WWR

Group 2: Below Benchmark Rate DORF Benchmark on Nonsense Word Fluency WWR

Focus of Instruction: Reading, Discussing and Writing ● Maintaining accuracy and fuency within connected text—repeated readings ● Comprehension and vocabulary development ● Extended reading, writing, and speaking opportunities tied to Core subjects Instructional Materials: ● Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On level or Beyond Level Readers and Lessons ● Wonders Classroom Lesson Library

Focus of Instruction: Blending and Decoding Words

● Sound Letter Correspondence ● Word study focused on Alphabetic Principle

Instructional Materials: ● 95 Phonics Core Program Sound/Spelling Cards ● Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On-Level lessons ● Wonders Decodable ReadersWord and Phrase practice for Sight Word Fluency ● PALS

● Wonders Research and Inquiry Lessons ● Wonders Extend and Connect Lessons ● Wonders Extended Writing Lessons ● 95 Phonics Core Program Decodable ● PALS materials ● Reading Software ● Wonders Digital Activities ● Software

Group 3: Benchmark Rate DORF Below Benchmark on Nonsense Word Fluency WWR Focus of Instruction: Decoding ● Establish sound/letter correspondence ● Word Study focused on alphabetic principle ● Rereading decodable text ● Developmental spelling/writing Instructional Materials: ● Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group On-Level lessons ● Wonders Decodable ReadersWord and Phrase practice for Sight Word Fluency ● Wonders Decodable Readers ● 95 Phonics Core Program Sound/Spelling Cards ● PALS ● Elkonin boxes with letter tiles ● PALS

Group 4: Below Benchmark rate DORF Below Benchmark on Nonsense Word Fluency WWR Focus of Instruction: Phonemic Awareness & Decoding ● Establish sound/letter correspondence ● Word study focused on alphabetic principle ● Rereading decodable text ● Developmental spelling/writing Instructional Materials: ● Wonders Differentiated Instruction Small Group Approaching Level Lessons ● Wonders Decodable Readers ● 95 Phonics Lesson Library (PLL) ● 95 Phonological Awareness Kit ● 95 Phonics Core Program Sound/Spelling Cards ● PALS ● CSD Decodable Database ● Elkonin boxes with discs to push up sounds and letter tiles