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LAUSD poised to replace its Open Court reading program
- 03-29-2011
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By Connie Llanos/Torrance Daily Breeze
Claiming the Open Court reading program has outlived its usefulness, the Los Angeles school board today is expected to replace the tightly scripted program with one that is more flexible and cost-effective. Highly controversial when it was adopted in 1999, Open Court was blasted by critics who said it stifled teacher innovation and failed to meet the needs of English language learners. Advocates, however, credited Open Court with improving reading scores among the district's elementary school students. The program utilizes specific and detailed lesson plans to teach youngsters phonics and reading comprehension. Superintendent Ramon Cortines said Monday that student reading scores have plateaued under Open Court and that adopting the new Treasures program will save money and better serve the needs of kids. (more...)
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