A gateway to learning — LPOSD sees literacy as an unavoidable stepping stone
Kyla French, kindergarten teacher at Farmin Stidwell Elementary School, teaches structured literacy to a class.
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In the past two school years, LPOSD exceeded the state average for K-3 students reading at or above grade level on the Idaho Reading Indicator standardized test.
Both LPOSD and WBCSD outpaced the state average for fall to spring proficiency improvement over the last two school years.
Lake Pend Oreille School District has a simple mantra — everyone graduates a reader. Executing that objective, however, is hardly straightforward.
“That is our No. 1 goal — that every student in this district can graduate with the ability to read and then do whatever they want with that life skill,” said Lisa McElroy, LPOSD K-12 instructional coach and literacy lead.
The district’s initiative, which places an emphasis on identifying struggling students and providing targeted intervention, came forth last year after Idaho legislators strengthened requirements for dyslexia support.
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