Literacy instruction is as difficult as it is essential.
The program "Reading, Writing, and Ready By Third Grade: Early Grades Literacy Instruction" at Ocracoke provided early grades teachers with a complement of research-based tools and strategies to help answer some of their more burning questions: How do I teach close reading to students who don’t yet know the alphabet? What level of writing can I attain from children who are still learning to spell? How do I simultaneously provide enrichment for advanced readers and remediation for delayed readers? How can I integrate reading and writing instruction into all other subject areas? Finally, what does this instruction look like in the classroom and how are student engagement and learning measured in this process?
The program is led by NCCAT faculty member Amy Jo Spencer.
