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Grants Pass SD 7 teachers report large midyear gains after new kindergarten reading curriculum rollout
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Kindergarten teachers from Allendale and Redwood told the Grants Pass School Board on May 21 that a new structured‑literacy reading program has produced strong midyear improvements in early reading skills.
Kindergarten teachers from Allendale and Redwood told the Grants Pass School Board on May 21 that a new structured‑literacy reading program has produced strong midyear improvements in early reading skills.
Megan Tousley, a kindergarten teacher at Allendale, said the district’s screening showed 52 kindergarten students at the start of the year and that half—26 students—were “well below benchmark.” Tousley said the same cohort tested in January and that “of our 26 red kids at the beginning of the year, only 3 are still red in January,” and that the…
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