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North Santiam SD 29J spotlights explicit phonics lesson as district expands 'science of reading'
Summary
At a Sublimity K–8 classroom demonstration, district staff showed how explicit, systematic phonics and PDSA cycles are being used as Tier 1 instruction to improve early literacy and attendance, with preliminary data the presenters said shows small but measurable gains.
At a North Santiam SD 29J board meeting, teachers and administrators demonstrated the district’s new approach to early literacy, showing how explicit phonics instruction and structured data cycles are being used in kindergarten through second grade.
The presentation centered on the district’s adoption of a supplemental phonics curriculum based on the “science of reading” and on classroom procedures designed to make letter–sound relationships automatic. A district presenter said the work is paired with Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycles and professional learning communities so teachers monitor…
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