Reading Road Trip S4 E8: Reading Interventions for Older Students with the NNDSB Team
Aug 18, 2025
Lisa Rogers, a school-based literacy facilitator, Courtney Berger, a secondary teacher, and Kristen Roy, a special education educator, discuss their transformative work with structured literacy interventions for older students. They share how data-driven strategies led to measurable improvements in reading skills and student confidence. The conversation highlights their innovative use of the REWARDS program, effective progress monitoring tools, and the importance of creating supportive classroom environments that empower struggling readers. Personal success stories illustrate the profound impact of targeted literacy support.
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Select Students With Screening Plus Diagnostics
- Combine screening data with diagnostics and teacher input to select students for intervention.
- Follow up with program-specific pretests to confirm placements for targeted support.
Fit Intervention Into Timetables
- Schedule interventions within existing timetables by replacing non-core electives where possible.
- Group students by need and remain flexible to respect student preferences and schedules.
Student Turned Around Through Targeted Support
- One previously low-attendance student attended regularly in semester two and made dramatic reading gains with targeted phonics work.
- Teachers cried from joy watching him move from illiterate behaviors to consistent literacy progress.
