pjones858 - Graham County Schools Title I Program

What is Title I?

Title I is a federally funded program to help improve student achievement. Robbinsville Elementary qualifies as a school wide Title I school, which means that services can be provided for all students. This enables Title I to purchase supplies and materials to be used by all students.

What does Title I do?

Title I supports classroom instruction by providing resources and materials to teachers.

The program also sponsors the following:

Monthly Literacy Projects

GOALS

To support classroom reading instruction
To extend and refine reading skills
To provide practice using skills in a group activity
To foster a sense of grade-level community
To instill in students a love for reading
To encourage parent involvement in literacy
To have fun!!

Summer Reading Program

GOALS

To minimize summer reading loss
To place books in homes during the summer
To build a sense of community within each grade level
To support classroom reading instruction

Reader's Theater Festival

GOALS

To build fluency in reading
To explore the literature of native peoples with emphasis on Cherokee stories and legends
To promote cooperative peer interaction among students

Rock 'n' Read

GOALS

To foster in students a love of books and reading
To place books in the homes of all students
To provide a multi-age experience
To encourage parent involvement
To promote family literacy
To have fun!!

RES Flower Show

GOALS

To promote and encourage student writing
To showcase literary and artistic talent of students
To encourage parent and community involvement
To support classroom writing instruction
To address an area for improvement in School Improvement Plan
To provide an opportunity for school-wide focus on writing

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