Meramec Elementary School

The Special Reading services of Reading Recovery, small group reading, and literacy coaching of teachers were designed to ensure that each student will reach his/her highest potential in literacy.  Students receive Reading Recovery, individual, or small group instruction with the reading specialists, which may include one or more of the following skills:  reading comprehension, word recognition, decoding, reading fluency, and vocabulary development.

Reading specialist (Reading Recovery Teacher and Literacy Coach) are responsible for monitoring the reading program throughout the school, collaborating with teachers to support the classroom reading program, utilizing the use of flexible grouping to provide appropriate instruction for individual differences, assisting teachers in student placement and evaluation, and in choosing supplemental materials and activities.