The goal of reading intervention is to empower every reader to employ strategies to be successful with challenging text. Reading intervention instruction targets an area of identified need and is provided in addition to core instruction.

Elementary Reading Intervention 

The best prevention for intervention is good first teaching. The MCPS Reading/Language Arts Instructional Guides, with emphasis on effective small group reading instruction, are proven successful teaching tools. Careful diagnosis and analysis of student performance identifies what is working and what is not working to inform intervention instruction within the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Documents to be posted

• Specialized Intervention Services Data Collection Report
• Levels of intervention chart
• Diagnostic assessment recommendations
• Intervention material recommendations
• Staff development possibilities

Secondary Reading Intervention

MCPS offers several options to support secondary students’ reading development.  These reading interventions meet in addition to students’ regularly scheduled English classes  The following comprehensive reading interventions are available to secondary students.

Secondary Reading Interventions

Middle School

•  READ 180
•  Read Naturally Live
• Rewards
• iLit
• System 44
• Flex Literacy

High School

• Literacy in the Digital Age
• iLit
• Read 180
• System 44
• Read Naturally Live
• Rewards