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Warren Township credits reading reforms for gains, backs SB 34 to widen teacher access
Summary
Warren Township told legislators it has raised early‑literacy proficiency by roughly 19 percentage points since the pandemic through new training, tutoring and summer programs and urged support for Senate Bill 34 to make the early‑literacy endorsement quicker and more accessible for teachers.
Warren Township officials said the district has seen substantial early‑literacy improvement and urged lawmakers to support Senate Bill 34 to expand teacher access to literacy endorsements.
Ryan Russell, who led the district’s literacy presentation, said the district’s IRE 3 proficiency has increased “by 19% since that pandemic,” and described a district reading plan built on science‑of‑reading principles, external providers and job‑embedded coaching. Russell said the district doubled out‑of‑class reading instruction, expanded summer literacy programs to the full month…
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