📢 Check out the latest article in our 'Focus on Fleming' series! 🎒📚 We delve into the impact of the NES model on HISD campuses and explore how it's shaping the learning experience. Meet Mrs. Cooper, Fleming Middle School's passionate Teacher of the Year, and discover the Science of Reading course that's bridging literacy gaps.
– There have been a lot of changes since the state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles took over the Houston Independent School District and introduced the NES model to several campuses.
Now, this week we are going deeper into the classroom, learning more about a class set to help students learn about the relationship between letters and sounds, and language comprehension, which teaches students what those sounds mean.When we talk about the science of reading, we’re looking at teaching methods that focus on phonics. You know, that whole sounding-out-words thing for kids.
But now, several months into the new school year, she said things are going smoother and the curriculum has gotten stronger and appears to be impacting the Fleming students.
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