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Board hears literacy-law implementation: Savvas materials adopted, dyslexia screening and teacher training progress reported

5113515 · July 2, 2025
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District curriculum staff told the board they adopted K–8 Savvas English language arts materials for six years, are tracking dyslexia screening/reporting tied to the state law, and reported teacher completion rates for science-of-reading professional learning.

Curriculum staff updated the Harris County Board of Education on July 1 about steps the district is taking to comply with Georgia’s literacy-related requirements and to roll out new K–8 instructional materials.

Dr. Denny said the district adopted Savvas materials for kindergarten through eighth grade as the district’s high-quality instructional materials for the next six years. He described work to align scope and sequence and to provide teacher planning and modeling sessions with Savvas representatives in July. Dr.…

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