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Lafayette Elementary credits building‑knowledge approach and coaching for reading gains
Summary
Lafayette Elementary reported exceeding its i‑Ready Stretch Growth target (37% met vs. 24% target). Staff credited the shift to building knowledge with Amplify Science, targeted decoding work, coaching cycles, and data meetings that created biweekly progress monitoring and tiered supports.
Lafayette Elementary presented site practices that the school says helped accelerate reading growth for students who were behind.
District staff noted Lafayette exceeded its i‑Ready Stretch Growth target: the school’s target was 24% of identified students meeting Stretch Growth from the D1 to D2 diagnostic, and Lafayette reached 37%. District staff said that of 104 fourth‑ and fifth‑grade students the district was watching, 39 met their Stretch Growth target.
Lafayette leaders said they intentionally…
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