Regular Board Meeting - 04.13.2026 pt.2

Othello School District Board meeting · April 13, 2026

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Foundational reading: word recognition vs. language comprehension

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Presenter outlines two sides of reading: language comprehension (background vocabulary) and word recognition (phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling). She emphasizes foundational reading focusing on word recognition and automaticity for K–3 students.

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Presentation to the Othello School District board on efforts to strengthen K–3 foundational reading at Hayawa, focusing on phonemic awareness, word recognition, expanded practice time and system-building across grades; board praised the site visit and moved to an executive session without taking action.

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