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Second graders demonstrate Heggerty phonemic‑awareness lessons at Derry Area board meeting
Summary
Grandview Elementary second graders and teachers demonstrated the Heggerty phonemic-awareness program for the board; staff described why the district expanded the program into grade 2 based on assessment data and earlier implementation in preschool to grade 1.
At the meeting the district presented a classroom demonstration of the Heggerty phonemic-awareness curriculum with Grandview Elementary second graders. District and school staff said the program, already used in pre-K through first grade, was extended into second grade after staff reviewed longitudinal assessment data and identified a need to strengthen phonemic awareness in that cohort.
Mrs. McLean, Grandview's academic principal, introduced the presentation and said families and…
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