THE BARTON READING AND SPELLING SYSTEM TUTORING (CONTINUED)

A Barton student must:

● Be at least 5 years old and in kindergarten.

● Speak and comprehend spoken English.

● The program is not for children with a receptive or expressive language disorder.

● The program is not intended to be an ESL program.

○ The program might work for a non-native English speaker who can speak and understand spoken English at a second grade level.

● Have an IQ of 71, or higher.

● Struggle with spelling when writing stories, and cannot easily sound out unknown words when reading.

○ If someone can already read accurately and rapidly, and spells well, but only has trouble with comprehension, then the Barton System would not be needed or appropriate

● Be able to pass the Barton Student Screening.

○ This screening is offered on campus by the campus administrator for Barton.

The process for enrolling a student in Barton Tutoring at NCS includes the following:

● The teacher/parent will look at DIBELS scores Is the student in the red and not improving with Progress Monitoring?

● The teacher/principal will ask the parents for vision screening We recommend seeing Dr Gong for vision screening for tracking and muscle development in the eye.

● The teacher/principal will ask the parents for recent Speech Screening to rule out articulation and language processing issues.

● The teacher will then refer the parent to the Campus Administrator for the Barton Tutoring Program, Hillary Allion, for Barton Screening. In kindergarten students must know all letters.

● Parents are asked to consider utilizing a high school student, family friend, grandparent or educational aide to tutor with the Barton after school tutoring

Students who will benefit from the Barton Reading and Spelling System include:

● Students who have reading difficulties that mirror signs of dyslexia

● Students who struggle to put sounds together

● Students who are failing in retaining sounds and spelling patterns

● Students who are not improving with DIBELS Progress Monitoring

Students who are not likely to benefit from the Barton Reading and Spelling System include:

● Students who are low readers and have not been Progress Monitored with DIBELS

● Students who are naturally slower at grasping concepts or fluency

● Students who have attentional issues

● Students considered "bubble" kids in DIBELS who just need more exposure/practice

○ Those students who need extra practice should not be pulled out during the school day

○ Parents are asked to consider utilizing a high school student, family friend, grandparent or educational aide to tutor with after school tutoring.

As we park, walk, wait, and watch in the parking lot during each school day, the process can be frustrating, and we will inevitably frustrate others as well from time to time. If you walk in, please park in a designated spot. If you drop off or pick up, please use the Drop Off and Pick Up Lane. We ask that drivers do not utilize driving pathways for drop off and pick up. We also ask that NCS families respect church parking and curbs restricted for church use only.

As you enter the elementary area you will find two gates for children to enter the elementary area from the parking lot. Children will enter from the safe walking area within the parking lot to enter the elementary school area If you park and walk your children to class we ask that you use the north sidewalk on the north side of the south parking lot and walk together. If you use the drop-off zone we ask that you use the designated zone and not create secondary drop-off zones along the Cook Field/new constructed church building or other areas that could impede traffic and keep people from being able to move easily into and out of the parking lot

There is a pickup and drop-off zone on the far east side of the south parking lot. Parents may choose to park and walk their children to class or they may choose to drive their children through the designated drop-off zone.

● The drop-off zone on the east side of the south parking lot will have duty assistants to help students get out of their cars and move safely to the elementary school area behind the fence. We ask that parents follow the drive along the south retaining wall to the fence on the east side of the south parking lot, to drop off their children As you proceed in these drop lanes, we ask that you do not back up or exit your vehicle and that you observe the 5-mile-an-hour speed limit to protect our children.

● The pick-up zone at the end of the day is in the same area. For the end-of-day pickup, we have partnered with PikMyKid. PikMyKid is an app that parents download on their phones. At the end of the day, when parents arrive on campus, the app is used to notify the assistants and teachers that the parent is on campus. The students will not be released from their class until the app is utilized This helps to limit the number of students in the waiting area and the amount of time our students must wait in the heat after school. Please review the PikMyKid flyer for more information about the program and how to download the app.

Students may be picked up directly from their classroom Students will be held in class for parents, secondary siblings, or identified adults to come and pick up the children unless they are using the Pick Up Zone with the drive-through area.

ELEMENTARY DROP OFF AND PICK UP (CONTINUED)

Those parents choosing to use the drive-through pick-up procedure will have their children waiting in the classroom until the teacher is notified using the PikMyKid app They will be dismissed to the designated area, where they will meet with duty assistants and wait to safely enter their vehicle in the pick-up zone. Parents are asked to display a placard behind their front windshield to notify our staff of your family name for pick up. We will provide this placard to you at the Meet the Teacher event.

We appreciate your willingness to work within these systems for drop off and pick up in the elementary parking lot and hope that this will provide safety and convenience for your family this year. Please feel free to drop by the office or give us a call if you have any questions.

Eric Dowdle

Northwest Christian School