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| Kenosha Model: Academic Improvement through Language Experience. An individualized program to improve communication skills utilizing the language experience approach. Approved by JDRP for students grades K-2. |
Description Public and nonpublic school classroom teachers refer low-achieving students to the Chapter I resource room for individual assessment. Following the educational assessment, the resource teacher selects those students with the greatest need. A Personalized Performance Plan is developed that considers the area of deficiency, the student's learning style and the instructional techniques to be followed in correcting the deficiency. The plan is flexible and can be modified as the needs of the student change. The language experience approach to instruction is utilized. Instruction follows the assumption that students can speak about that which they have experienced, write about that which they have spoken and read about that which they have written. Student authorship at all grade levels is requisite. At the parent project, a teacher and an instructional assistant serve each resource room. Instruction is individualized and takes place in small groups. This program serves approximately 1,400 students during the school year. Intensive inservice and parent participation are essential components of this program. Target schools are established by low-income guidelines. Students served are selected from those scoring in the 40 percentile or below on standardized tests. Kindergarten students are selected from those referred by classroom teachers. The model has been proven to be effective for limited English proficient students as well as the Chapter I target population. The approach is also used successfully to supplement the standard text in many reading/language arts programs.
Developmental Funding: USOE ESEA Title I.
JDRP No. 78-184 (5/23/78)
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