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Robertson Elementary principal reports substantial ELL reading gains, outlines interventions
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Principal Kari Davis told the Yakima School Board that targeted PLC work, reading and ELL interventionists, and frequent DIBELS monitoring helped raise winter ELL benchmarks markedly from fall levels; the school will re-test at the end of May to confirm progress.
Principal Kari Davis told the Yakima School Board on May 4 that Robertson Elementary narrowed reading proficiency gaps for English language learners through aligned grade‑level teams, targeted interventions and regular progress monitoring.
Davis said the school set a goal to raise English language arts growth to a 57 student growth percentile and used DIBELS accuracy checks (given three times per year) to track progress. “We moved to 57% of our English language learners at…
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