Kennedy School's Reading Room consists of seven reading specialists. All K-3rd grade classrooms have Reading Room daily. Students are divided into small groups and our reading instruction is differentiated to meet the needs of each individual group.

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Students receive 30 minutes of FUNdations during our scheduled Reading Intervention time. FUNdations is a thorough, multisensory, structured literacy approach to teaching foundational reading and spelling skills. It systematically addresses:

• Print Concepts

• Phonemic Awareness

• Phonics & Word Study

• Accuracy, Automaticity, and Fluency

• High Frequency Words (“Trick” words)

• Handwriting

• Spelling

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

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Guided reading lessons are 30-40 minutes depending on the grade level. They include phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary instruction. The students are exposed to a variety of texts and genres throughout the school year.