Presented by Dr. Emily Lutrick, Director, Assessment and Intervention Adoption Strategy, Amplify
literacy support
Addressing the Secondary Literacy Crisis: Strategies from District Leaders
Many students struggle with reading in secondary education. By eighth grade, 70% of students are not proficient readers, so what can schools do about this?
The Secondary Literacy Crisis: Why Reading Scores Are Falling—and How to Fix It
Presented by Dr. Anthony Smith, Deputy Superintendent, Denver Public Schools (CO); Dr. Zandra Jo Galván, Superintendent, Salinas Union High School District (CA), Immediate Past-President, California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators; and Dr. Glenda Sheffield, Superintendent, Hampton County School District (SC)
Moderated by Dr. Donna Wright, Retired Superintendent & Education Consultant