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District ELA leaders describe roll-out of HMH program and writing pilots
Summary
Elementary, middle and high school ELA leaders updated the committee on year-two implementation of HMH Into Reading, a pilot of HMH structured literacy, expanded screening, and targeted writing supports including Think SRSD and grade-level exemplars.
Elementary, middle and high school ELA leaders presented a multi-part update to the Walpole School Committee on the district's literacy work, emphasizing implementation of HMH Into Reading and accelerated supports for writing.
Shannon Finley, K–5 ELA curriculum coordinator, said the district is in year two of HMH Into Reading implementation and is piloting HMH's structured literacy component at kindergarten and first grade (four teachers per grade across elementary schools). She described the district's assessment approach — universal screening with DIBELS and I-Ready plus targeted diagnostic assessments — and said the district had added fourth…
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