Tutoring often is misunderstood as someone helping a student with their homework. Itâs much more than that, said Dorrell Green, superintendent of Red Clay Consolidated School District. Effective tutoring involves concentrated instruction, hiring reading specialists and coaches and spending time in and out of the classroom to improve. Red Clayâs Lewis Elementary School has been experimenting with high-dosage tutoring techniques …
DelawareLIVE Weekly Review â August 27, 2023
This Weekâs Review Includes: Study launched to find ways to reduce flooding on Brandywine Milford barber celebrates hiking Appalachian Trail Reading Assist: 89% of kids gained reading skills this year ASPIRA shows off new high school serving Latino students Rider Stadium: Where it began for this Delaware LIve reporter Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
Reading Assist: 89% of kids gained reading skills this yearÂ
A nonprofit focused on improving literacy rates says that 89% of the students it helped in the last year met standards for at least one early foundational reading skill. Reading Assist said thatâs a nearly 20% improvement from the 2021-2022 school year, during which 70% of students reached at least one benchmark. âOur students exceeded our expectations this year with …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review â Sept. 11, 2022
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Weekâs Top Headlines Include: Headlines Delaware schools need 500 teachers. Hereâs where Change to state retireesâ health insurance prompts angst Whoâs running, updated: Delawareâs Sept. 13 primary Culture Girl Scouts urged not to sell 2 camps, 2 offices Family fun day to focus on emergency planning Meet Mr. and …
Reading nonprofit helps 4th grader learn to love library
In spring 2021, Ameilia Carrubbaâs struggles with reading because of her dyslexia meant she shied away from books and reading. Today, âshe wants to read,â said her mom, Kelli Carruba. âShe wants to go to the library and get a book out and she definitely has a much more positive attitude and pushes herself more when it comes to reading.â …