November 25, 2004 Federal Grant Helping SCR-I Schools Stress
‘Reading First’ Thanks to the instructors who taught you how to
read, you’ll be able to learn more about the new method of
teaching the most important skill of the educational system, by
reading this article. For years local educators have stressed
the importance of reading and now the federal government has
finally jumped on the bandwagon and brought the checkbook along.
The Scotland County R-I school district recently was awarded
nearly a quarter of a million dollars in the form of a Reading
First grant. The program has completely restructured how the
skill is being taught at the local level. “I’ve been in
education 16 years and this is the best improvement I’ve seen
come along,” said Sarah Myers, the SCR-I reading coach in charge
of the new program. “Not only is it getting the kids excited
about learning to read, it is bringing all the teachers together
and has us all on the same page.” The federal program is a
renewable grant that can be authori