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RSU 14 literacy and math coaches show rapid gains in coached classrooms; district plans parent 'coaches night'
Summary
K–5 literacy and math coaches told the board that targeted coaching cycles produced large gains in sample classrooms — kindergarten phonemic‑awareness scores rose 19–35 points in coached classrooms and a second‑grade fluency intervention produced marked gains. The district will host a coaches night for parents Jan. 21.
Two RSU 14 instructional coaches presented research‑based, classroom‑level results to the board on Jan. 7 and urged early, targeted intervention.
K–5 literacy coach Jessica Melcher described a focus on phonemic awareness and said three kindergarten classrooms that received continuous coaching grew 19 to 35 points on the DIBELS PSF measure — two to four times the national average for that interval. "When we gave this assessment in November, we had all students in the class move from intensive and…
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