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Reading lab staff say LAP intervention yields measurable growth but capacity limited by staffing
Summary
Reading intervention specialists told the board the district’s state-funded Learning Assistance Program (LAP) reading labs serve hundreds of primary students and reported that 58% of participating students made at least one year’s growth; staff said they frequently must turn students away due to limited capacity after levy-related cuts.
Reading intervention staff described the district’s LAP (Learning Assistance Program) lab reading model, outcomes from the 2024–25 school year and constraints caused by staffing reductions.
Lindsay Riolo, a reading intervention specialist at Pleasant Valley Primary School, told the board LAP provides “targeted evidence-based support to our K–4 struggling readers” and that each primary school has one certificated reading specialist supported by…
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