LLI is a small group supplementary intervention
designed for children who find reading and
writing difficult. The goal of LLI is to bring the
children to grade level achievement. The LLI
reading intervention is based on the Fountas
and Pinnell leveling system.
Groups of three students meet daily for a 30 minute reading
Intervention lesson. Boys and girls have the opportunity
to read three books per lesson. Every other day students
are administered a reading record as documentation of
their progress.
Students are also engaged in writing activities
based on previously read books. Students use
their writing books to create complete sentences
about the book’s content.
The phonics piece to the LLI lesson provides
“hands on” activities for each student. Boys and
girls use the Alphabet Linking Charts, magnetic
letters, and word cards to help build the core
vocabulary students are required to know.
Each student has a colored take-home bag for their
take-home book. A take-home book is a book each
student has already read in their LLI lesson. This
gives the students the opportunity to share their books
with a grownup. Students return the bag and book to
school the next day and are ready to get their next book.
The Enrichment/Intervention teachers have
found Leveled Literacy Intervention to be a
successful tool in developing successful readers.
Early intervention will get students on track so
they can benefit fully from classroom instruction.
That is certainly our goal in using LLI.