LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION

WHAT IS LLI?

• Daily supplement to small group reading instruction
• Based on Fountas and Pinnell gradient of text difficulty
• Ongoing progress monitoring & record keeping
• Fast paced 30 minute lessons ( fluency,comprehension,phonics,writing)
• Brings students up to grade level in 12 to 20 weeks

WHO?

• Reading tier students
• Struggling readers
• Struggling writers
• Special Ed students
• ELL

WHERE DO I START?

• Assess students to get instructional/independent reading level
• Look at letter ID, Early Literacy Behaviors, High Frequency Words
• Phonological Awareness
• Not reading - start at level A
• Start the group @ a text level that allows every child to begin with success

GREEN SYSTEM

• 110 lessons
• 10 days of getting started - shared reading and interactive writing
• Independent reading starts @ level A
• 10 days of lessons for every level, A through J

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LLI

• Getting started lessons- first 10 lessons
• Even numbered lessons - new independent leveled book (generally 1 to 2 levels below)
• Progress monitor 1 student every even numbered lesson
• Odd numbered lessons- introduction of new instructional level book
• Readers have the advantage of processing new text every day

5 INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITES

• 5 minutes - rereading (fluency)
• 5 minutes phonics
• 15 minutes reading a new book with several levels of support
• 10 minutes writing about reading
• 5 minutes letter/word work

COMPONENTS