Literacy Intervention Support
(cited from Middletown’s AIS/Title 1 Guidelines)

Title 1 /Academic Intervention Services (AIS): Title 1 /AIS are services intended to assist students who are at risk of not achieving the State learning standards in English language arts, mathematics, social studies and/or science, or who are at risk of not gaining the knowledge and skills needed to meet or exceed designated performance levels on State assessments. Academic Intervention Services shall be made available to students with disabilities on the same basis as non-disabled students, provided, however that such services are consistent with the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Academic Intervention Services shall also be made available to English Language Learners (ELL). For ELL’s who are in bilingual education programs, services in the standards areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts must be provided in English or the native language, depending on the specific needs of the students.

Title 1/AIS will be provided at various times. Services may be offered during the school day, after the school day (EDI), and during the summer.

Extended Day Institute (EDI): The EDI program is an after school program to assist students in the area of ELA and Math. Students who are identified as being at risk in meeting the designated performance levels of the state assessment are invited in the fall for ELA and in the winter for Math. The EDI program is available for these identified students grades 2–8.

Summer Institute: The Summer Institute program is a summer academic program that is available to identified students in the Elementary and Middle School level. On the elementary level students are identified by the DRA and NYS assessments as being at risk of not meeting the NYS performance levels for ELA and math. Students participate in a four day a week program for six weeks. Students are provided with intensive supplemental instruction in Language acquisition, ELA and Math.

On the secondary level students are identified through their final grades in the five core courses (ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Literacy). Students participate four days a week in a six week program, Students may take anywhere from one to four classes a day depending on their academic needs.

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