{"id":5209,"date":"2025-10-17T04:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T04:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5209\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T04:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T04:10:24","slug":"science-of-reading-center-at-suny-new-paltz-works-with-kingston-city-schools-on-innovative-summer-literacy-academy-suny-new-paltz-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5209\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz works with Kingston City Schools on innovative summer literacy academy \u2013 SUNY New Paltz News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"\"<\/a> Teachers at the Rising 9 Literacy Academy with Science of Reading Fellow Sarah Holbrook \u201905 \u201906g \u201917g (center) <\/p>\n

A groundbreaking summer initiative at the Kingston City School District, developed in tandem with the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz<\/a>, is reimagining how educators can best support students with below grade-level reading skills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Designed as an alternative to traditional summer school, the new Rising 9 Literacy Academy sought to help incoming ninth graders whose reading scores are below three grade levels according to the i-Ready diagnostic assessment. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The Academy is led by Sarah Holbrook \u201905 (Elementary Education) \u201906g (Special Education) \u201917g (Literacy), who serves as both Director of Humanities for the Kingston City School District and as a Fellow at the Science of Reading Center.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re changing these kids\u2019 lives in a short amount of time,\u201d said Holbrook. \u201cThis program demonstrates what happens when we get creative in helping students catch up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

For four weeks in July, the Academy delivered a pivotal experience for students and educators through evidence-based instruction, professional collaboration and a close partnership between the District and the University. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Each day delivered intensive instruction in phonics, reading and writing to the cohort of rising ninth graders. The results were easy to notice: Students averaged an improvement in reading rate from 91 to 110 words correct per minute. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir progress has exceeded my expectations,\u201d Holbrook said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This new initiative produced a dynamic, reciprocal learning environment where rising high school students received targeted and high-quality instruction equipping them with the right tools to succeed in high school and beyond, regardless of reading level, while educators exchanged best practices on teaching literacy in modern times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two of those educators are current graduate degree candidates in New Paltz\u2019s Literacy Education program<\/a>. Sydney Cipriano \u201923 (Early Childhood and Childhood Education) \u201925g (Literacy Education) and Jill Backus \u201925g (Literacy Education) provided instruction in the academy, implementing skills and techniques under the guidance and mentorship of veteran educators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great to see in person how this systematic instruction that I\u2019ve been learning online benefits students of all ages,\u201d said Cipriano, a former SUNY New Paltz President\u2019s Award winner<\/a> currently teaching at Webetuck Elementary School in Amenia, New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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About the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz\u00a0<\/p>\n

Founded in 2023, the Science of\u202fReading Center\u202fat New Paltz supports educators across\u202fNew York\u202fand beyond through research-backed professional learning, microcredential programs and partnerships with schools and districts. The Center\u2019s mission is to empower educators with the knowledge and the tools to improve literacy outcomes for all learners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Science of Reading Fundamentals microcredential is growing, enrolling nearly 11,000 K-12 educators thus far. Click here for more information<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teachers at the Rising 9 Literacy Academy with Science of Reading Fellow Sarah Holbrook \u201905 \u201906g \u201917g (center)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-5209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}