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Forest Grove SD spotlights Fern Hill literacy gains; outlines districtwide reading strategy
Summary
Forest Grove School District directors heard a presentation showing Fern Hill Elementary posted the district's largest increase in literacy outcomes and detailing the district's layered approach to reading instruction, including LETRS training, the Amplify curriculum, mCLASS screening and targeted interventions.
Forest Grove School District's board of directors on Oct. 14 recognized Fern Hill Elementary for what the district described as the largest increase in literacy outcomes across its schools and reviewed districtwide steps to improve reading achievement.
Board members heard district leaders describe a multi-part strategy that pairs the Amplify elementary curriculum with the mCLASS universal screener, professional learning in LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) strategies for multilingual learners, and short-cycle interventions monitored roughly every six weeks.
Superintendent Dr. West said fidelity to research-based curricula matters.…
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