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Pickens County highlights literacy push, says project-based learning reduced remediation needs
Summary
The district's chief academic officer outlined March literacy events — Dragon Slam Dunk Literacy Challenge starting March 31, literacy night March 5, Read Across America March 6, and Pickens Page Turners March 7 — and highlighted a project-based learning pilot that teachers report reduced remediation to about one-third.
Chief academic officer Dr. Abby May told the board Feb. 12 the district will run a monthlong literacy initiative beginning March 31 called the 'Dragon Slam Dunk Literacy Challenge,' and listed several related events: a literacy night on March 5 at PJ, Read Across America on March 6, and the…
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