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Moreland district to add systematic phonics, screeners and instructional rounds in push to raise reading scores
Summary
Superintendent and education staff told the board the district will add districtwide screeners and systematic phonics instruction for early grades, expand instructional leadership ("instructional rounds") and focus on grade‑level tasks after mixed state assessment results.
Superintendent Dr. Codd (identified in the meeting) and educational‑services staff told the Moreland School District Board of Trustees that the district plans a research‑driven shift in early‑grade reading instruction and a renewed focus on grade‑level instruction across grades K–8.
At the board meeting the superintendent said the district will add systematic screening and phonics supports alongside existing guided‑reading practices. Educational‑services staff reported the district has already begun giving the DIBELS screener and is rolling out a daily phonemic‑awareness routine (presented at the meeting as the Heggerty phonemic‑awareness sequence). Staff described introducing a structured phonics program…
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