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Carroll County reports reading and graduation gains after targeted interventions
Summary
At an Aug. 18 Carroll County Board of Education work session, district leaders and principals credited expanded phonics, the science-of-reading rollout, oral reading fluency practice, and extended learning time with measurable gains in reading and postsecondary readiness across elementary, middle and high schools.
At a work session on Aug. 18, Carroll County educators presented districtwide gains in literacy and postsecondary readiness following targeted instructional changes and expanded student supports.
Dr. Jess Gainsworth, speaking for elementary principals, said the district’s year-two rollout of the science of reading has focused time for students who struggle on “differentiated phonics” and extended learning time. “This time is set aside for our extended learning time,” Dr. Gainsworth said. “We are giving those students exactly what they need.”
The middle school presentation credited an oral reading fluency program and an “engagement cycle” with improved outcomes. “When students…
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