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South Madison trustees hear district plan to expand ‘science of reading’ instruction
Summary
Dr. Miller presented the research-based 'science of reading' framework, district implementation steps including teacher professional development and textbook selection timeline, and a state requirement that preK–5 teachers add a literacy endorsement when they renew by July 1, 2027.
Dr. Miller, a district staff member, briefed the Board of School Trustees of the South Madison Community School Corporation on Sept. 18 about the district’s implementation of the “science of reading,” the body of research the district is using to guide literacy instruction.
The presentation explained that science of reading combines five pillars — phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension — and that instruction must explicitly teach students how speech maps to print so most children can learn to read. Dr. Miller said, “Reading is not a natural process,” and described instruction as “rewiring the brain” for print.
School leaders told trustees why the work matters: early mastery of foundational reading skills supports later learning across subjects and reduces the need for intensive remediation. Dr.…
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