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Nancy Braunstein- Reading Recovery, ASAP Reading K-2
 
(908) 753-5300 Ext: 6519
      
    
     Welcome to Mrs. Braunstein's web page. I am the ASAP (Accelerating Student Academic Progress) reading teacher for grades K-2nd  at Woodland School. 1st and 2nd grade reading groups meet everyday for 30 minutes. Instruction is provided as a pull-out program in small groups of three or four students.
      My role as a reading teacher at Woodland is to support our youngest students and assist them in becoming successful readers and writers. Children differ in their acquisition of literacy skills, so my job is to make this difficult task of learning to read and write a bit easier by offering extra assistance one-on-one in small groups in the ASAP program. 
 
 
ASAP reading students use SIPPS Intervention Program by Collaborative Classroom
SIPPS Beginning Level teaches phonological awareness, basic phonics, and high-frequency words, along with the skills needed to apply this knowledge to the readings of controlled text and spelling. Each lesson contains the following parts:
  • Phonological Awareness (Develop oral phonological awareness.)
  • Phonics and decodable words (Introduce, review and apply spelling-sound relationships.)
  • High-Frequency Words (Introduce and review common high-frequency words.)
  • Reading a Story (Chorally read stories correlating with phonics and high-frequency words taught.)
  • Guided Spelling and segmentation (Apply phonics and high-frequency words knowledge to spelling strategies.)
  • Fluency Practice (Apply concepts to reading stories correlated to daily lessons.)
SIPPS Extension Level teaches single-syllable phonics and high-frequency words along with the skills needed to apply this knowledge to the readings of controlled text and spelling. In addition, students are introduced to polysyllabic decoding. Each lesson contains multiple parts:
  • Phonological Awareness (Develop oral phonological awareness.)
  • Phonics and decodable words (Introduce, review and apply spelling-sound relationships.)
  • High-Frequency Words (Introduce and review common high-frequency words.)
  • Reading a Story (Chorally read stories correlating with phonics and high-frequency words taught.)
  • Guided Spelling and segmentation (Apply phonics and high-frequency words knowledge to spelling strategies.)
  • Fluency Practice/Individualized Daily Reading (Apply phonics and high-frequency word knowledge to reading, both controlled text and easy to read trade books.)
 
It is very important to continue reading aloud to your child, even when they can read by themselves.

ASAP Reading students should read their books to an adult every night, even on the weekends. Then discuss the book and retell the most important parts of the book.


Because reading is a complex skill that develops over a lifetime, teachers alone are not enough.  Learning to read begins when you talk with and listen to your children, and especially when you read with them and let them see you reading for your own enjoyment.  In doing just those few things, you teach your children the most important lessons about reading. (Becoming a Nation of Readers) 
 
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
-Dr. Suess 


 If you have any questions, feel free to call or email any time. (908) 753-5300 ext. 6519



 Mrs. Braunstein
nbraunstein@warrentboe.org
ASAP Reading K-2