Mrs. Mora has a degree in special education services and serves as a liaison between parents, teachers, and outside service providers (i.e., Special School District); Gathers data for possible intake packets and progress monitoring; leads CARE team meetings with teachers to determine needs and outcomes of interventions; assists teachers and interventionists with targeted interventions; works directly with students as needed, with a focus on students in grades 3-8.
Reading Intervention at SFA
Some students need extra support when conquering important reading and comprehension skills. In K-3, all students are screened to ensure sufficient growth in their literacy skills. The Reading Intervention Team establishes an intervention for those who are having trouble keeping up with grade-level expectations.
The team is made up of
Mrs. Chris Mora (Learning Consultant),
Ms. Lori Mayer (Reading Specialist) and
Mrs. Chris Cuneo (Interventionist).
Once a need is recognized, the student is placed into a small group to reinforce decoding and comprehension skills to help close any gaps the child has in proficient reading.
A growth mindset is at the heart of SFA's reading intervention: all children can be successful and enthusiastic readers- some only require a more individualized approach. The reading team works closely with classroom teachers to help them plan differentiated ELA lessons. They regularly meet with the students in small groups to reteach and practice decoding and comprehension skills.
Reading Intervention Team
Mrs. Chris Mora (Learning Consultant)
Ms. Lori Mayer (Reading Specialist)
Ms. Mayer has a specialist certificate in reading intervention. When a significant need in reading is identified, she works directly with students to fulfill intervention plans. She also assists the other interventionists in developing plans and analyzing reading data.
Mrs. Chris Cuneo (Interventionist)
Mrs. Cuneo is certified in the grades of students she works with and trained in using special intervention techniques under the guidance of the Reading Specialist and Learning Consultant. As an Interventionist, she works directly with students in K-3 in reading when a need for intervention has been determined through testing and a plan has been developed through the CARE Team.