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Johnson City Schools
Johnson City, TN
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| Lindamood-Bell Helps Transform Johnson
City, TN Schools |
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In 2005 Johnson City Schools partnered with Lindamood-Bell to transform struggling schools and help meet the literacy needs of all students. The district is comprised of 7,200 students enrolled in 11 schools. Forty-six percent (46%) of students are classified as economically disadvantaged.
With a focus on professional development,
schools began seeing immediate progress. One shining example is
Mountain View Elementary School. At this site, the leadership embraced
the Lindamood-Bell® model and implemented the programs school- wide as a part
of their RtI framework. Results from 2008-09 show that students,
including EL and SPED students, made dramatic and significant progress
in reading and comprehension skills:
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Since the partnership began, more than 200 teachers in the district have received professional development in the Lindamood-Bell® programs, which address phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teachers receive embedded coaching and support from on site Lindamood-Bell® staff. Key instructional leaders at each site also participate in a rigorous certification process, designed to build program capacity and sustain the model with quality and fidelity.
This year, over 400 students in the district will receive targeted tier 3 intervention utilizing the Lindamood-Bell® programs. In addition, classrooms are providing instruction in the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing & Verbalizing® programs so all students are given the resources to read and comprehend on grade level.
With this ongoing effort, Johnson City Schools continues to transform student achievement and help all students learn to their potential.
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"The Lindamood-Bell process changes lives. As a classroom teacher it greatly enhanced my language arts instruction and gave my students who struggled with reading a great deal of success, confidence and hope. What a beautiful change. I'm so grateful for this program, and the hope it brings for our students and for our education system as a whole. Finally we have a way to meet the needs of our students that delivers as promised that is completely research driven and is implemented with all the support necessary to ensure success."
Allison Gardenhour
Classroom Teacher - Johnson City, TN
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"I have had the unique experience of using Lindamood-Bell both as a teacher and school principal. Having seen, firsthand, the success of my kindergartners, it was an easy decision to bring Lindamood-Bell® to Mountain View two years ago. Post-testing has proven that our students have achieved remarkable gains in reading ability over the past two years. We are beginning to see this success transfer to classroom success as measured by formative and summative assessments. We believe in the programs, and the results are that students read for themselves."
Dr. Roger Walk
Principal Mountain View Elementary School - Johnson City, TN
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