LITERACY STRATEGIES

Through the $1.1 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant awarded to Chardon Local Schools in 2020 by the Ohio Department of Education, the District continues to align instruction with research-based strategies for literacy development.

Teachers in grades K–3 have been engaging in on-going professional development in the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS). This systematic approach to literacy instruction is nationally recognized as the benchmark for the science of reading instruction.

Chardon Local Schools has fully implemented instruction and curricular resources for phonics instruction in grades PreK–3, and the District has realigned its curriculum and resources for reading instruction in grades K–5.

With the district’s continued implementation and refinement of instructional practices, student achievement continues to exceed state and national averages.