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Elementary teachers outline structured-literacy rollout; students propose donated high-school sign
Summary
District staff described a structured-literacy initiative (Orton-Gillingham tutors, phonics screener and a low-cost 'You Fly' phonics program) and students presented a purchased high-school entrance sign they plan to install with student labor and boosters by May.
During the Jan. 9 work session, Blackhawk administrators described a multiyear elementary literacy initiative focused on explicit, systematic phonics instruction and introduced a career-awareness pilot called 'World of Work.' The administrator said the district has trained 12 teachers as Orton-Gillingham tutors and implemented a phonics screener to target instruction.
The presenter described the district’s adoption of a phonics…
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