Special Education DepartmentMaura CrownAmy DoceKim KedzielawaDawn RubinoStephanie SalinovichTraci SickNicole SoslerTracey Vianden
Academic Intervention Services New York State
(Section 4402 of the Education Law)
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) is additional instruction which supplements the instruction provided by the classroom teacher
It is one response to our district’s Response to Intervention(RtI) program
Academic Intervention Services New York State
(Section 4402 of the Education Law)
AIS is intended to assist students who are at risk of not achieving the Common Core Standards in ELA and Math
It is made available to students with disabilities on the same basis as non-disabled students
It is a mandated program
Common Core StandardsMath
Content StrandsOperations & Algebraic Thinking Number & OperationsMeasurement & Data Geometry
Areas of intensive focus are specificallydefined for each content strand.
How do students qualify for Math services?
K-3: NWEA - a computer adaptive assessment and/or Teacher Recommendation
Gr. 4 & 5: NYS Math Test and/or Teacher Recommendations
Common Core StandardsEnglish Language Arts
Key Features of the StandardsReading Text complexity and the
growth of comprehensionWriting Text types, responding
to reading and researchSpeaking & Listening Flexible communication
and collaborationLanguage Conventions, effective use,
and vocabulary
How do students qualify for ELA services?
K-1: Letter, Sound, and Sight Word Identification, Benchmark Assessment and/or Teacher Recommendation
Gr. 2-3: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment and/or Teacher Recommendations
Gr. 4 &5: NYS ELA and/or Benchmark Assessments and/or Teacher Recommendations
NYS Performance Indicators
NY State has revised the definitions of Performance Levels on the ELA and Math Assessments
Students scoring at a level 2 are considered partially proficient in standards for their grade.
AIS services will be based on scale scores within
Level 2
How are services provided?Taught by a specialist with small groups of
students
Classes generally meet several times a week in half hour sessions or twice a week in forty five minute sessions
“Pull out” or “Push in”
Helping at HomeReading and Writing
Help:Reading for at least 15
minutes a dayKeep reading to your
child, even when he/she can read independently!
FluencyHigh Frequency wordsComprehension
activitiesWriting opportunities
Helping at HomeMath Help:
Review basic factsExamine number
relationships Compare numbers Consider part/whole
relationshipsTalk about math: at
home, at the grocery store, etc.