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AT-RISK PROGRAMS

Our school works hard to reach out to all of the needs of the students in our school.

Here at P.S. 90 we have established many At-Risk programs for children that need intervention due to scoring in the first quartile and by teacher recommendation. The programs service children in all grades, K-6. These programs are developed to assist children using small group environments, including both pull-out programs and push-in programs. There are also teachers that work with ELL (English Language Learners) students in our school.

Our Special Education Department also provides services to children as indicated on their IEP. These teachers work with students in all areas, including Speech and Vision services. Usually these services are provided in small group settings.

Our school also has Reduction of Class Size teachers that work in classes to provide more contact hours with children. There are two Vista Program classrooms, one in the 2nd grade and the other in the 4th. In these classrooms there are two full-time teachers that work with the class for the entire day.

ESL teacher Mrs. Debehar works with a student who has just entered the third grade from another country.

Mrs. Leeds works with lower grade children. Below are examples of poetry that first graders were completing.

"Spaceship" by Samantha
Spaceship

Fast, big

Flying, speeding, circling

It goes very far

Zoom!

"Butterfly" by Trevor

Butterfly

Beautiful, little

Flying, changing, watching

I can catch it

Gorgeous!

"Sailboat" by Stephanie
Sailboat

Big, fun

Steering, fishing, sailing

The wind pushes it

Float!

Miss Piccola works with 3rd and 4th grade students. A group was working on symbolism. Here is Clifton's symbol for himself.

A symbol is something that represents something or someone. A symbol can represent something or someone without naming it. You can find symbols on the road, busses, cars, elevators, and on the street. Symbols are very important. They can help you understand things much better.

My symbol is a picture of a basketball hoop and spider webs with spiders. I wanted to pick this because these two things mean a lot to me. I love basketball. I play basketball in my backyard. I play with my cousins and brothers. Sometimes I play in the park. When I jump high I can reach the hoop in the park. I put spiders in my symbol because I like them. I think they look cool. I read books about them from the library.

What would your symbol be if you were to draw a symbol about you?
by Clifton

Another of Miss Piccola's groups was working on sequencing. They read and sequenced A Hairy Question.

Beginning

In the beginning of the story Tina had long hair. When she went swimming her hair dripped down her back. When Tina went to school the kids laughed at her because she had a bad hair cut.

Middle

In the middle of the story, Tina's friend Jan convinced her to cut her hair. Tina let Jan cut her hair. When Tina saw her hair it was uneven. When Tina's mom and dad saw her hair her mom cried and her dad was sad.

End

In the end, Tina made the best of it. She figured that now she could go swimming all the time and her hair won't drip onto her back!

Mrs. Laria is an ESL/Bilingual Literary Support Facilitator. She works with those students who have recently tested out of ESL and Bilingual Programs. ESL teacher Ms. Kabota is working with a small group of students that are new to this country. They are learning English language skills and literacy in a small group setting.

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Mrs. Laria is an ESL/Bilingual Literary Support Facilitator. She works with those students who have recently tested out of ESL and Bilingual Programs.	ESL teacher Ms. Kabota is working with a small group of students that are new to this country. They are learning English language skills and literacy in a small group setting.