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East Ramapo district outlines move to ‘science of reading,’ expands K–12 summer programs
Summary
Interim Superintendent Anthony DeCarlo and assistant superintendents described district plans to align literacy instruction with state guidance, adopt new multilingual curriculum, redesign tiered supports, and offer K–12 summer academies including a kindergarten jump-start. Officials said additional budget funding will be needed.
Interim Superintendent Anthony DeCarlo said the East Ramapo Central School District will align its core literacy instruction with state guidance on research-based reading instruction and expand summer learning opportunities for students.
"As the state of New York has said to all school districts starting September, we have to really look at research based instruction when it comes to core literacy," DeCarlo said at the district's Superintendents' Corner session. He said the district is preparing teachers and materials to follow the "science of reading."
District assistant superintendents described steps to implement the guidance across grades and student groups. An assistant…
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