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Pocomoke high school students tutor elementary pupils in two-year pilot; district reports gains in early reading
Summary
A pilot pairing Pocomoke High School students and Salisbury University credit course with Pocomoke Elementary saw most tutored second- and third-graders meet grade-level or growth targets, district staff told the board.
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. — A two-year tutoring partnership between Pocomoke High School, Pocomoke Elementary School and Salisbury University produced measurable reading gains for participating early elementary students, district staff told the Board of Education on July 14. The program — run as a credit-bearing Salisbury University course coordinated by Amanda Krantz and staffed by high school tutors — gave elementary students weekly small-group tutoring from September 24 through…
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