Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention
LLI is a supplemental, daily,30 minute literacy intervention for K, 1, and 2 students who struggle with literacy in the classroom. The intervention is for no more than 4 students and meant to be short-term to accelerate student s progress. The system includes appropriate leveled text reading, intensive systematic phonics instruction, a focus on comprehension and attention to fluency.
Supplemental not a substitute for literacy instruction in the classroom Daily assures reinforcement of new learning and to support accelerated progress Small group strong recommendation for three/four children ensures close observation and intensive teaching interactions that promote individual learning and allow children to make faster progress Short-Term average time of fourteen to eighteen weeks Framework for lessons well-defined framework where teachers make decisions specific to observations of the children s needs; lessons include reading texts, writing, and phonics
Fast paced lessons move quickly with suggested time frames for each segment; children are highly engaged in experiences with which they find success Comprehending of texts read several books in every lesson; teacher supports comprehension throughout the reading of the text and is provided a list of key understandings for each book Early writing strategies children learn how to compose, construct, and develop essential strategies for writing in the classroom; they learn how to use sound analysis, important spelling skills, and early writing conventions Attention to fluent, phrased reading important before they become discouraged and perpetuate slow processing High-quality leveled books created specifically for LLI. Written by children s authors and illustrators; engage readers with fiction and non-fiction; readers process a new text every day; every other day they read a book that is easier than the instructional level to support confidence and fluency.
Systematic phonics lessons focus on key aspects of phonics learning: phonological awareness, letter knowledge, lettersound relationships, letter formation, word structure, spelling patterns and high frequency words Assessments, progress-monitoring, & record-keeping instruments initial and ongoing that are practical and continuously inform reaching; help determine appropriate reading levels for grouping and teaching and provide useful information for daily teaching; reading records one each child about once per work Strong classroom connection students take books to read, word activities to review, and writing to reread; recordkeeping documents to share with classroom teacher Home connection Take-Home books that are provided to children in every lesson; take home phonics materials and writing
Orange System (Kindergarten): Levels A through C 70 Books Green System (First Grade): Levels A through J 110 Books Blue System (Second Grade): Levels C through N 120 Books no overlap of texts; there are ten lessons for each level, but you may choose to extend the number of lessons at a level if necessary
1. Children read every day at their instructional level with teacher support as well as at their independent level with little or no support. 2. Provide systematic instruction in phonemic awareness. 3. Provide daily systematic instruction in phonics. 4. Provide daily opportunity to read new texts with teacher support. 5. Provide daily opportunities to increase fluency through oral rereading of texts. 6. Provide explicit instruction on comprehension. 7. Provides opportunities for writing. 8. Provide opportunities to learn a core of highfrequency words. 9. Designed to expand vocabulary and develop oral language.
1. Alphabet Linking Chart & Consonant Cluster Linking Chart 2. Letter & Word Games Lotto, Follow the Path, Concentration 3. Letter Minibooks 4. My ABC Book 5. My Poetry Book 6. My Vowel Book 7. My Writing Book 8. Name Chart & Puzzle 9. Shared Reading 10. Oral Games 11. Sound & Letter Boxes 12. Verbal Path for Letter Formation 13. Ways to Sort & Match Letters 14. Word Bags High Frequency Word Cards 15. Word Ladders 16. Writing dictated, independent, interactive 17. Fold Sheet
Rereading Books Phonics/Word Work New Book Letter/Word Work Even-Numbered Lessons Structure Rereading Books & Assessment of One Student Writing About Reading New Book at Independent Level Optional Letter/Word Work