A Time-Tested Reading Curriculum All Rhode Island Schools Should Get Behind

A time-tested reading curriculum all Rhode Island schools should get behind

Kerry-Ann Edmondson, known as ‘Miss Kerry’ to her first-grade students at the Compass School, a charter school in North Kingstown, uses the University of Florida Learning Institute reading curriculum to help achieve reading fluency. (Photo by Julia Steiny for Rhode Island Current)In a buzzy first-grade classroom at Compass School in North Kingstown, kids greet friends while leisurely working on the “Do Now” tasks posted on the white board. Some …

Bringing back reading in schools | Brimbank & North West

In a world of digital distractions, students are increasingly putting down books and picking up phones. Twin sisters and teachers at Catholic Regional College Sydenham, Chantal and Carolyn Moclair, are hoping to change that. “We need to get some focus back on reading and literacy awareness,” said Chantal. In an effort to encourage reading and writing outside the classroom, the sisters organised a young adult author event at the school on Wednesd…