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Stephen Bell Elementary reports science-of-reading rollout, shows spring gains and high teacher buy-in
Summary
School leaders and the literacy coach presented spring assessment results, described programs (Foundations, Geodes, Heggerty) and reported teacher survey data (94.4% and 88.9% positive); presenters said student growth and targeted interventions drove improvements in K'2nd grades.
Stephen Bell Elementary staff told the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek board on May 9 that a multi-year implementation of evidence-based reading instruction is producing measurable gains.
Ginger Keaton, Stephen Bell's building principal, described the school's adoption of structured-literacy programs ' including Foundations and Geodes ' and said teachers use MAP and foundations tracker data to guide instruction and…
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