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District details early-literacy grant and expansion of high-dose tutoring for K–3
Summary
Oregon City School District told the board it has enrolled 139 students in high-dose tutoring funded by the state Early Literacy Grant and adopted the UFLI foundational reading curriculum for K–2; staff reported early positive gains and coordination with Reading Results (53 students served by that partner).
The district reported progress on early-literacy work funded by Oregon’s noncompetitive Early Literacy Grant during the Dec. 8 board meeting, describing a combination of curriculum adoption, professional development and a “high-dose” tutoring model for K–3 students.
Candace Henkin, K–12 literacy specialist, said the district has adopted UFLI as a foundational-print phonics curriculum for K–2 and trained instructional assistants to deliver high-dose tutoring (groups of one to three students, at least three times a week; district typically…
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