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Middle‑school principals cite gains and targeted interventions as district focuses on literacy
Summary
Middle‑school leaders presented DIBELS benchmark data and intervention strategies to the Three Rivers board, highlighting that roughly half of sixth graders met a words‑per‑minute benchmark and that the Read 180 program is helping students several grade levels behind make accelerated gains.
Middle‑school principals told the Three Rivers School District board they are focusing intensely on literacy, using the DIBELS measure to track words‑per‑minute and accuracy, and deploying targeted interventions for students who are multiple grade levels behind.
Mark Higgins (Lincoln Savage Middle School principal) said the district is "drilling it…
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