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Elementary principals credit targeted instruction for district iRead gains
Summary
Principals from LaPorte Community School Corp told the board that coordinated small-group instruction, progress monitoring and summer programs helped raise iRead results to roughly 91% districtwide; principals cited phonics, books-in-hand and data-driven interventions as drivers of improvement.
Principals from LaPorte Community School Corp on Oct. 14 told the school board that targeted, data-driven instruction and extra supports helped drive a districtwide improvement in iRead results.
"One of the things that we focus on at Critchfield is having books in hand," said Tirissa Schapel, principal at Critchfield, describing a balanced literacy approach that pairs printed texts with online practice to build fluency…
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