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District outlines literacy rollout: CRLP comprehension training, coaching and measures to track progress
Summary
District literacy staff told the board it completed a CRLP comprehension module for grades 3'8 and rolled that training into ongoing coaching and a shared lesson bank; staff said local assessments (phonics/BPST and i-Ready) will be used first to detect gains before expecting state-test changes.
Laura Filido Lopez, the district's instructional lead for literacy, and Brania Webb summarized multi-year work to strengthen reading instruction across Redwood City schools.
They said the district began with foundational-skills training (Heggerty and other curricula) for TK'2 and has now added a comprehension module via the California Reading & Literacy Project (CRLP) for grades 3'8 (and targeted content-area teachers). "We started with foundational skills because it was a bigger need," Filido Lopez said, describing the earlier phonics emphasis and the addition of comprehension training this year.
The presentation emphasized coaching and…
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