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York Elementary showcases new literacy curriculum, kindergarten–first grade instruction
Summary
At the April meeting of the New Philadelphia City Board of Education, York Elementary staff presented a building spotlight on a new K–1 literacy block featuring the Wit & Wisdom curriculum, phonics and phonemic-awareness supports, and classroom practices including repeated readings and vocabulary journals.
York Elementary staff presented the board with a building spotlight on the school’s kindergarten and first-grade literacy block, describing how a set of four instructional components is being used together this year to strengthen early reading skills.
The presentation, made during the April meeting of the New Philadelphia City Board of Education at York Elementary, said the school combined a new Wit & Wisdom curriculum with Heggerty phonemic-awareness routines, a phonics foundation program and structured independent practice (referred to in the presentation as…
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