Ep. 16: Scaling Literacy Success with Brian Kingsley

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Join us as we hear from Brian Kingsley, CAO of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, NC. Brian shares his thoughts on how effective reading programs should be designed around evidence-based practices, how adopting a high-quality curricula and centering PD on curricula gives teachers a common purpose, resources to learn more about the science of reading, and advice to leaders who are looking to adopt high quality curricula. He is funny and thoughtful, you'll want to listen to this episode more than once!

Contact Brian at: briang.kingsley@cms.k12.nc.us or find him on Twitter @edukings

Read his article, Scaling Literacy Success through Reading Science, at AASA.org.

Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States (NAEP scores)

http://my.aasa.org/AASA/Resources/SAMag/2019/Nov19/Kingsley.aspx

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