Agenda Highlights

On June 6, 2023, the Oakland Literacy Coalition hosted a virtual roundtable bringing in three different voices and perspectives in the Oakland literacy landscape. Romy Trigg-Smith, Director of Early Literacy PK-2 at Oakland Unified School District; Jasmin Tow Director of Early Literacy at Education for Change Public Schools; and Erin Cox, Early Learning Program Manager at Aspire Public schools, shared how their respective organizations have shifted to using strong curricula that support both top and bottom strands of the reading rope.

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The speakers covered four main topics:
1. Curriculum
2. Teacher support
3. Assessments
4. Tiered support 

Download slides: June Virtual Literacy Round Table

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