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State literacy coaching networks report early gains; expansion urged to scale supports for K–3
Summary
Let’s Read Georgia, Growing Readers and DOE CSI coaches described standardized hiring, micro‑credentials for coaches and early evidence of student gains in districts where coaches provided direct classroom support; leaders urged expansion of school‑based coaching capacity.
Regional RESA directors and Department of Education officials told the joint education committee that three coordinated coaching efforts — Let’s Read Georgia, Growing Readers and DOE CSI‑funded school coaches — are being deployed to improve K–3 literacy and to sustain teacher practice. The presenters emphasized common hiring standards, coach micro‑credentials and an emphasis on direct, classroom‑facing coaching as the most effective approach for student gains.
Richard (RESA network lead) said the Let’s Read Georgia network established a shared job description and interview rubric to hire coaches with deep literacy expertise; the network reported hiring more than 120 coaches statewide with a…
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