Welcome to the Learning Coach (formerly Intervention Specialist) web page!
What is a learning coach?
A learning coach is a person who helps provide extra support for
children to maximize their academic performance. This is accomplished by
working together with the classroom teacher to
help assess and devise
strategies for students.
What Will She Be Doing?
Mrs. Friedberg will be helping classroom teachers teach and assess students. The Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP) assessment results give teachers information about what areas the students need to work on. The goal is to bring as many students as possible up to grade level. This is accomplished through differentiated instruction, focusing on individual student needs. Students will work individually, in small groups and in the whole group throughout the day.
Mrs. Friedberg will spend time in all the classrooms, helping the teachers identify and devise strategies to help struggling students in the language arts.
How Long Will Your Child Be In The Group?
Flexible grouping is the key to effective instruction. Once a child has mastered certain skills at a reading level, they will keep moving along. Frequent assessment will help determine current levels. Parent support is a big factor in reinforcing skills at home in reading and writing.
Please continue to read nightly with your children. It is one of the easiest and most valuable things you can do!!
Mrs. Friedberg - Learning Coach
Conference times are available upon request. I will try to sit in on as many conferences with the classroom teacher as possible. You also can call the Hadley office and I will call you back to set up a time.
Where IS Mrs. Friedberg?
Mrs. Friedberg is at Hadley all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, as well as 1/2 day AM on Tuesdays. She is at Murphy all day on Thursdays and Fridays, as well as 1/2 day PM on Tuesdays. Both secretaries have her schedule if you should need to contact her immediately. She has meetings every other Friday afternoon at Cramton, and sometimes other meetings she must attend.
Watch for special reading events throughout the year. MARCH IS
READING MONTH!! ALL K-3 students are expected to participate in an
at-home reading program this year.