New Curriculum Spells Success

At H.O. Brittingham Elementary, a major improvement on state tests basically comes down to more reading.

“We are very happy to have adopted the American Reading Company framework, and, yes, we do believe that it helped us earn recognition status from the state,” said Cathy Miller, a reading specialist at HOB.

HOB recently earned a Recognition School award from Delaware Department of Education for improving test scores on the annual state test.

The American Reading Company curriculum is new to the school, and it challenges students in kindergarten through fifth grade with independent reading using books that they want to read, Miller said.

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