More than 800 DeKalb teachers enrolled
in intensive reading training
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/4/2022 3:23:41 PM
Students stared at the simple drawings and words on the page before them: Chair. Tree. Fan. Dragon. Bee. “We’re thinking about what we hear,” said teacher Deianaira Earle to the first graders at John Lewis Elementary School in Atlanta. “When you hear a word, what do you hear at the end?” The class split into small groups, and with the help of two teachers, began to identify which words rhyme. What seems like a simple task could be the key to progress in the DeKalb County School District, where state assessments show nearly half of third graders can’t read on grade level.(Snip)The district has invested more than $1 million
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Patrol agents 7 replies
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Kids can't read, teachers can't teach, parent(s) don't bother? Fret not, here comes some federal aid.