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MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT : BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR LIFE ! t illcreek

MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

Not every student learns the same or at the same pace as the one sitting next to them . Sometimes , for one reason or another , students need a little boost to elevate them to the level their peers are on . Because of this , each school within Millcreek Township School District has an Academic Interventionist . Each has had to complete a variety of special trainings in order to fill this special role successfully , including a 100-hour course in the Orton-Gillingham method to help struggling readers and a training on how to incorporate the Concrete-Representational Abstract strategy in math . They work closely with students ’ teachers to assess student needs , bridge learning gaps , and foster long-term success . While all 10 of the Academic Interventionists share the same title , what they do looks different at each level .

For the youngest learners , academic intervention is focused mostly on critical foundational skills . Elementary-level Academic Interventionists work with students on reading and math . Their instruction is aligned with where the students ’ skill deficits are and state standards . Megan Mingarelle , an Academic Interventionist at Tracy Elementary , says one of the
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