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Academic Support

Academic Support General Resources

  • Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. This is a wonderful resource for parents to answer questions about reading:

    Access Reading Rockets 

    Reading Buddies is an engaging educational TV series that uses the science of reading to teach young learners the foundational components of reading. This includes letter sounds, blending, and phonological awareness, through fun interactions between a dog named Dusty, his human friend Dott, and a robot named Alphabott, who all learn and play together as "reading buddies."

    Watch Reading Buddies  

    This site is great for links to free websites and apps for parents to use with elementary students. It also has monthly learning activities and calendars for young students to do with parents.

    Access Save the Children 

    This site is a great resource for parents with students who have any learning and thinking differences such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Language disorders, and written expression disorders. 

    Acccess Understood.org  

    Play based activities for parents to do at home to help support reading: 

    Access Activities​​​​​​​

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    • Alphabet Arc

    Watch a demonstration in the video below: 
     


     
    • Heggerty ABC Cards: Sound Symbol Cards

    Watch a demonstration in the video below: 
     

     
     
    Watch a demonstration on how to articulate sounds in the video below. This video provides suggestions on how to articulate tricky sounds correctly:
     

  • MTSS stands for multi-tiered system of support. It's a framework many schools use to give targeted support to struggling students. You may also hear it called the MTSS framework, the MTSS process, or the MTSS model.

    MTSS is designed to help schools identify struggling students early and intervene quickly. It focuses on the "whole child." That means it supports academic growth, but many other areas too. These include behavior, social and emotional needs, and absenteeism (not attending school).

    The tiers of support are a huge part of MTSS. They get more intense from one level to the next. For example, a child getting small group interventions may need to "move up" to one-on-one help. 

Resources by Subject

SAVVAS for Parents

MTSD uses resources from SAVVAS Learning Company, which includes the SAVVAS Realize tool. This tool allows parents to help support their student's academic growth from home and is where students can access their digital assignments, as well as interactive resources.
 

Access the SAVVAS Parent User Guide

Mystery Science

Mystery Science is a program used in MTSD's elementary schools to build on young students' natural curiosity while helping them learn to think critically and figure problems out for themselves. This program's goal is to make learning a "wow" experience for kids and teachers.
 

Learn more about Mystery Science

Find tips on how to help your student with reading, spelling, and more at home using the linked PDF's below!