A new program dubbed “Accelerated Science of Reading” will be offered for select HISD kindergarten and first grade students who read below the average in their grade level, according to the district’s website. This program will provide those students with lessons designed to “address specific skill gaps” and help them improve.
What’s new
Seven HISD campuses will pilot the new “Kinder Bridge” program, which adds an optional grade level in between kindergarten and first grade for students who read below the grade level average, according to the June 22 news release.
“Children develop at different rates and time matters a lot,” Hole said. “Kinder Bridge allows more time for development for the students who need it and increases the likelihood that students will reach grade level.”