Wise County schools expand reading interventions, require VALLSS plans for grades 4–8
Superintendent Dr. Mike Goforth told the board the division updated its Division Literacy Plan, will require VALLSS testing and reading plans in grades 4–8 for certain students, added reading interventionists in middle schools and purchased the UFLI phonics program for K–2.
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At the Aug. 11 meeting Superintendent Dr. Mike Goforth outlined several instructional steps aimed at improving reading outcomes and aligning curriculum with state standards. The division will require VLA/VALLSS testing and reading plans in grades 4–8 for students who failed the Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in the prior year or who had a Read Aloud accommodation. He said the district will continue VALLSS testing and reading plans for K–3 as in the prior year and that the Division Literacy Plan has been updated.
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