2020 WI State Education Convention

Improving Reading Proficiency: It Takes a Village...and a Lot of Time and Effort! (Room 101 C/D, WI Center)

24 Jan 20
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Tracks: Student Achievement

Speaker(s): John Humphries, Director of Pupil Services, Wisconsin Association for Equity in Funding; Amy Brunsvold, Reading Specialist, Thorp; Nicole Demske, School Psychologist, Thorp; Misti Trowbridge, Principal, Thorp School District

Wisconsin fourth graders now rank 34th in the country in reading — our lowest rating ever. What can be done? In Thorp, they took the issue head on. By training teachers, coaching and coordinating efforts, they ensured that their students were taught using the most effective practices available. Find out why their students’ reading skills grew faster than 75 percent of the nation in this detailed and critically useful presentation. You'll leave with a clear roadmap for success in the most critical skill we teach in school: how to read.