{"id":8130,"date":"2013-10-09T13:22:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T17:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2013-10-09T13:22:22","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T17:22:22","slug":"landmark-literacy-initiative-underway-in-casd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=8130","title":{"rendered":"Landmark literacy initiative underway in CASD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">District is participating in second year of grant program<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8131\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Image-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8131\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8131  \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"A group of CASD teachers gathered recently to begin a second year of training under a \" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Image-3-300x170.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Image-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Image-3-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Image-3-900x511.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of CASD teachers gathered recently to begin a second year of training under a Keystones to Opportunity (KtO) Grant literacy program.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Teachers in the Coatesville Area School District from grades kindergarten through six are receiving their second year of literacy training, thanks to a Keystones to Opportunity (KtO) Grant, a district news release said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 56 out of Pennsylvania\u2019s 501 school districts were awarded the KtO grant, which supports pre-literacy, literacy and reading along the continuum. \u00a0Coatesville is the only Chester County district participating in this landmark initiative.\u00a0 With the support of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, more than 200 teachers will be trained in a wide range of literacy modules and courses, the release said.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>On Sept. 30, the first contingent of teachers gathered in a classroom at the high school for a full day\u2019s training on &#8220;Successful Transitions Along the Literacy Continuum.&#8221; \u00a0Last year, nearly 100 of the more than 200 teachers participated in the grant-funded trainings during summer and Saturday hours.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> This year, the remaining teachers will attend the trainings, which are taking place on the Coatesville campus.\u00a0 The state\u2019s expectation for all sub-grantees is that the trainings positively affect instructional practices within the classrooms and school buildings, which, in turn, will affect assessment results positively, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The KtO initiative is funded under the federal Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program.\u00a0 It is a five-year grant whose purpose is to advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12.\u00a0 Funds thus far have been used for professional development, the execution of new district assessments, the implementation of a new elementary writing program, and the creation of a comprehensive district literacy plan, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>District is participating in second year of grant program Teachers in the Coatesville Area School District from grades kindergarten through six are receiving their second year of literacy training, thanks to a Keystones to Opportunity (KtO) Grant, a district news release said. 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