A year-long professional learning community of 1st grade reading teachers (classroom teachers, literacy specialists, and interventionists) from across Newton Public Schools. The community will study culturally responsive reading instruction and best practices for teaching reading to BIPOC children. The cohort of teachers will put those ideas into practice by engaging in multiple, data- based inquiry cycles aimed at boosting Black and Hispanic students’ reading achievement.
Literacy Equity Project
Applicant: Alice Wong Tucker
School: All Elementary Schools
Date Approved: January, 2022
Amount: $45,000