Supporting Evidence-Based Reading Instruction in New York
The school districts that New York’s Monroe One Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) serves are discovering the impact that Lexia® LETRS® Professional Learning can have on literacy instruction.
This case study details how LETRS has become a trusted tool for closing teacher preparation gaps, bolstering student equity, and addressing state education priorities. It shows how LETRS is meeting New York districts’ needs by:
Supporting teachers in Monroe One BOCES, a cooperative that provides services to 10 different New York school districts that range in size from a single K–12 school to multiple buildings
Providing educators with research-backed reading instruction techniques and fundamentals they may not be familiar with, including those related to phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language
Empowering educators with science of reading-based instructional best practices that encourage Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) gains
Preparing teachers to develop successful readers, expand equity, and align with principles in the New York State Education Department’s Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework
“I tell district leaders to watch out because as soon as they send teachers to LETRS training, more teachers are going to want to go,” said Christine Treasure, director of school improvement for Monroe One BOCES in Fairport, New York. “This is one of those experiences that spreads; when teachers hear about it from their colleagues, they want to participate and attend.”
Discover why the LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Suite is a crucial source for tools and training in the fundamentals of science of reading-focused instruction for BOCES districts.
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