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Reading Winter
Elementary · Southeast · 340 students

Targeted Reading Intervention Rotations Using Screening Data

At Benchmark
52% 71%
+37%
Tier 2→1 Movement
18% 42%
+133%
Group Effectiveness Score
N/A 3.8/5
New

The Problem

Mid-year screening data showed 48% of K-3 students were below benchmark in reading. Intervention existed but was scattershot — students were grouped by classroom rather than by skill deficit. Some students were getting phonics intervention when their gap was fluency. Teachers reported that intervention time felt wasted because groups were too heterogeneous.

The Plan

  1. 1
    Import screening data and group by specific skill deficit
    Not by overall score — a phonics gap is different from a fluency gap. Max 5 students per group.
    Data Import Groups Data Wall See example
  2. 2
    30-min daily rotations: intervention + guided + enrichment
    All students rotate. Some get targeted intervention, others get enrichment. Nobody is singled out.
    30 min/day
  3. 3
    Regroup every 6 weeks using current data
    Students who reach benchmark graduate to enrichment. New students move in. Data drives every decision.
    DataDay Data Wall Factors See example

The Team

The literacy coach redesigned the intervention model with input from grade-level teams.

Literacy coach — Data analysis, group formation, progress monitoring
K-3 teachers — Intervention delivery during rotation blocks
Two reading interventionists — Targeted small-group instruction
Principal — Schedule adjustments to protect intervention time

Resources

Materials from this strategy.

Skill-Based Grouping Template Get Access

Related Strategies

Data sources
5+ 1
Paper-based reading intervention isn't scaling
Phased rollout over 1 semester
Compliance
No Yes
New screening mandate — and we're not ready
Weeks (data was already there)
On grade level
61% 78%
Reading volume is flat and motivation is declining
3x20 min/week buddy sessions

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