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District 21 outlines literacy plan, recommends SLANT structured-literacy pilot for special education
Summary
District 21's literacy presentation reported phonics assessment data across language programs, a special-education pilot that favored the SLANT program, and a plan to align district resources with the Illinois comprehensive literacy plan.
District 21 staff presented a spring literacy update Thursday, reporting multi-language phonics assessment results, a special-education pilot of structured-literacy curricula and a timeline for reviewing and adopting district-wide reading resources.
The district said it is aligning its work with the Illinois State Board of Education's three literacy goals: evidence-based instruction for every student, ongoing educator preparation and leaders equipped to sustain equitable conditions. The presentation referenced Scarborough's "reading rope" model as the research basis for integrating language comprehension and word recognition.
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