Believe & Read
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Believe and Read is an initiative that seeks to transform the lives of
students by bringing best-in-class literacy instruction into the hands of trained faculty. Believe and Read is powered by the Catholic
Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE) in partnership with Groves Learning Organization (GLO) and Cretin-Derham Hall. The goal of Believe and Read is to ensure every student is at or above grade-level reading by fourth grade.
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Groves Certified Teachers at SJB
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At St. John's School we are lucky to be able to have an on-site certified Believe and Read trainer who is fully trained in the Believe and Read program model. Mrs. Lee (pictured left) is able to train any new staff on the Believe and Read method to ensure the success, learning and literacy for all of our early learners. Currently, our K through Grade 3 teachers are all trained or currently in training.
Believe and Read sets the foundation for solid reading and fluency that will carry through your students educational growth throughout their time at St. John's School. We are blessed by this partnership and proud to be a certified Believe and Read school.
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How does it work?Coaches from Groves Literacy Partnerships will work with our teachers over a three-year period using a “train the trainer” model.
In addition to their regular reading lessons, teachers will incorporate a daily 30-minute phonics-based lesson to ensure students are grasping the reading rules they’ll need to achieve fluency.
Many of the lesson plans are scripted, so teachers will know exactly how and when to introduce each letter, along with its sounds and how to build up to words from there.
These lessons use a multisensory approach that explicitly teaches the connections between letters and sounds.
Our teachers will get weekly support and feedback from their literacy coach, along with assistance in tracking student progress through routine assessments.
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Teacher Success Stories!
What do you like about the Groves program?
I liked the 5 day assessments following each week. It helped me identify quickly which students needed more practice on skills, to individualize their learning. The students LOVED the games we played at the beginning of each day, especially the chopping up words!What success have you had with it this school year?
Watching the kindergarteners grow in confidence throughout the year. They went from learning letters and letter sounds, to reading CVC words with ease! Their smiles tell it all!~Mrs. Broveleit, kindergarten teacher
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