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Horace Mann students demonstrate early literacy strategies to West Allis-West Milwaukee board
Summary
Teachers and students from Horace Mann Elementary demonstrated phonics routines, small-group data checks and literacy centers to the West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board, outlining classroom use of mirrors, sound segmentation and a 30-day challenge.
Dr. Mintzlaff, principal of Horace Mann Elementary, and teachers showed the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District Board examples of classroom literacy routines on Dec. 9 during the board’s regular meeting. The demonstration featured 4K and first-grade students using mirrors, “sound walls,” poppets and structured centers to practice letter sounds, segmentation and early decoding.
The presentation highlighted the school’s “theory of action” for the year: fast-paced reading and math paired with frequent data checks. "Our theory of action this year is all based off around fast paced reading, and math," Dr. Mintzlaff…
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