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Starpoint moves to districtwide 'science of reading' instruction for elementary grades
Summary
Starpoint Central School District leaders told the board they are implementing evidence-based phonics instruction across kindergarten through fifth grade, using Foundations and Just Words as tier‑1 curriculum and Wilson for intensive support; early winter benchmark data showed increased students at grade-level.
Starpoint Central School District administrators told the board Thursday that the district is shifting to a coordinated, research-based “science of reading” program for early grades and expanding it into fourth and fifth grades to close post‑COVID learning gaps.
The district’s literacy team said the change makes explicit, daily phonics and word‑recognition instruction part of every classroom’s tier‑1 instruction. “We’re trying to incorporate more science of reading into our literacy program,” Tracy Thompson, teacher on special assignment for K–5 literacy, said during the presentation.
District leaders said the statewide data and local assessments showed gaps after interrupted in‑person instruction during…
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