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Walpole Middle School outlines literacy strategy after MCAS review
Summary
Walpole Middle School presented steps to deepen comprehension, strengthen writing and align cross‑disciplinary literacy following MCAS data review.
Julia O'Rourke, humanities coordinator at Walpole Middle School, presented the middle school’s literacy priorities and responses to MCAS results during the Jan. 9 School Committee meeting.
O'Rourke said the department focused on four priorities after reviewing MCAS ELA and social studies data: deepen comprehension (beyond surface recall), strengthen writing stamina and transfer across disciplines, enhance cross‑disciplinary literacy and build critical reading skills. She described classroom strategies such as active annotation, Socratic seminars, text evidence tasks and literature circles.
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