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Cuyahoga Falls board previews phased rollout of Wit and Wisdom to meet state literacy mandate
Summary
Curriculum staff told the Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education that adopting Wit and Wisdom will satisfy House Bill 33 requirements and focus on nonfiction, vocabulary and integrated writing; members asked how a phased rollout will avoid inequities and how much the district must fund.
The Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education heard a detailed presentation May 8 from curriculum lead Jody Houseman on adopting the Wit and Wisdom literacy program to comply with state requirements under House Bill 33.
Houseman said the district will use the program to strengthen both the phonics side and the knowledge-building side of reading instruction. "We will have more nonfiction, to help build knowledge, which will be great, 50% or greater depending on the grade level," she said, adding that the adoption includes integrated writing performance tasks, content-rich vocabulary routines and…
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