By: Jim
It’s good to see a district commit to a goal of raising scores across the board.
View ArticleBy: Dr. Bill Conrad
Superintendents are going to do what superintendents do. Since their goals and pay are assocated with raising test scores that is what they focus on. Of course the first goal should be to improve...
View ArticleBy: Elisa M Sanchez
Representation matters!!! If students could see themselves reflected in the books that they read, I bet a dollar to a donut, that would help increase reading. If you are interested in the information,...
View ArticleBy: Terry Friedlander
Great effort to improve reading but remember the literacy means the ability to read and write: They go hand in hand and must be treated equally. On a side note, one who writes is also reading. Data...
View ArticleBy: Sydney Gurewitz Clemens
I taught Title 1 Prekindergarten in San Francisco’s Bayview for 8 years. The children all left Pre-K reading between 15 and 85 words. I didn’t focus on “reading instruction” but on giving them the...
View ArticleBy: Ryan
West Contra, like so many other districts, has been lured into the corporate solutions to student learning. Phonics is not the solution, it is part of effective reading teaching, but not the sole...
View ArticleBy: Peggy Stein
“Some data points on the iReady assessments last year are “hard to swallow,” Hurst said. For instance, only 2% of fourth grade English learners were reading at grade level.” Yes, English Learners...
View ArticleBy: Monie de Wit
Hurst must stop using balanced literacy if he wants to improve reading scores. Balanced literacy may have some phonics but the problem with it is that it does not have the other for areas which science...
View ArticleBy: Philip Gonsalves
It is about time. I am glad to hear that they are trying something different to deal with the reading issue. However, what about mathematics? The scores for mathematics are even worse. Why can’t they...
View ArticleBy: Michael Schneider
I believe you are on the right track in putting a sole purpose on reading. As a former student of your district, reading was the only thing that opened my mind to worlds and cultures beyond my...
View ArticleBy: Carla Woodworth
Is there any correlation between having the elementary school library open more than one day a week and higher reading scores?
View ArticleBy: Mark Talmont
Relevant story from nearby, maybe the Supes should collaborate more with their neighbors. https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/01/24/units-of-study-science-of-reading-berkeley-unified Some historical...
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