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Ocean Township presents data-driven early literacy work; officials cite gains in K–3 benchmarks
Summary
Michelle Shapiro, the district staff member who supervises early-literacy instruction in the Township of Ocean School District, told the Board of Education that the district has combined its adopted core curriculum with multisensory approaches, universal screening and coaching to improve early-reading outcomes.
Michelle Shapiro, the district staff member who supervises early-literacy instruction in the Township of Ocean School District, told the Board of Education that the district has combined its adopted core curriculum with multisensory approaches, universal screening and coaching to improve early-reading outcomes.
Shapiro said the district adopted the McGraw Hill WONDERS literacy program in 2016–17 and layered multisensory training based on IMSE Orton-Gillingham methods for K–3 teachers. She said the district uses DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) as a universal screener and stores assessment results in the LinkIt platform to guide instruction and interventions.
The presentation summarized years of work with Rutgers and the…
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