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Bertie County Schools, FPG, and UNC's School of Ed Partner to Help Struggling Readers

Bertie County Schools, FPG, and UNC's School of Ed Partner to Help Struggling Readers

September 8, 2016

full press release from UNC News

coverage from WNCT-TV

25 county teachers will receive web-based coaching to support targeted reading intervention

Twenty-five Bertie County teachers will receive live webcam coaching to boost their support for struggling elementary school readers as part of a new partnership with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.

Teachers from four elementary schools will participate in the Targeted Reading Intervention program offered through UNC-Chapel Hill’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and School of Education.

UNC-based literacy coaches will use webcams starting in October to deliver real-time feedback and support to teachers working in 15-minute one-on-one sessions with students. The Targeted Reading Intervention already has helped more than 2,600 students across North Carolina... more

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