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Mayor—s summer literacy program reports measurable gains for 80 students, district says
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Beverly—s mayor-sponsored summer literacy program served 80 rising elementary students and reported measurable gains on DIBELS and writing measures after five weeks, program staff told the school committee.
Beverly—s mayoral summer literacy program enrolled 80 rising elementary students this summer and reported consistent gains across early-literacy measures, program staff told the School Committee on Sept. 10.
Program leaders said the five-week summer program combined daily literacy instruction with YMCA recreational activities and provided breakfast, lunch and transportation for participating students. The program received support from the BevEd Foundation and a Cummings Foundation grant, staff said.
"We had 80 students attend the program," a program presenter told the committee, and summarized daily schedules that began with Heggerty phonemic-awareness work and included reading…
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