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Revere Local board approves updated ELA curricula for third grade and grades 6–8
Summary
The Revere Local Board of Education approved, as part of a consent package, adoption of Great Minds’ Arts & Letters for third grade and HMH’s Into Literature for grades 6–8 after teachers piloted the materials and cited improved literary balance, writing instruction and digital supports.
The Revere Local Board of Education on April 21 approved updated English language arts curricula for third grade and for grades 6–8 as part of a consent agenda that bundled multiple routine items.
Teachers and curriculum leaders presented pilots of Great Minds’ Arts & Letters (an update to Wit & Wisdom) for third grade and HMH’s Into Literature for middle school, saying the materials increase exposure to literary texts, embed writing instruction and include teacher-friendly assessments and digital resources. The board placed the curriculum recommendations on the consent agenda and approved them without separate roll-call votes.
Kaylee McCosland, a third-grade ELA teacher who participated in the pilot, told the board Arts & Letters…
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