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SMS teachers report changes to classroom practice after Plain Talk literacy conference; district to pilot knowledge-building curricula
Summary
Four Stratham Memorial School educators told the school board that national literacy conferences led them to change classroom practice and that the district is exploring knowledge-building literacy curricula for next year.
Four Stratham Memorial School teachers and specialists described professional-development trips that they said changed classroom practice and prompted curriculum planning.
Kaylee Anacopoulos, a speech and language pathologist, and colleagues reported roughly 60 hours of professional development at Plain Talk about Literacy and Learning, an event organized by the Center for Literacy and Learning. “Plain Talk is one of the nation’s premier conferences on literacy instruction,” Anacopoulos said. She emphasized the conference focus on the intersection of language and brain science…
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