99. Inside a Successful Walk-to-Read Model at PS 152Q with Lisa Russo & the 1st Grade Team

What happens when a school decides that “business as usual” is no longer good enough? Principal Lisa Russo and the first-grade team at PS 152Q to discuss their remarkable literacy transformation. After years of using balanced literacy practices, the school shifted toward structured literacy, embraced the science of reading, and implemented a schoolwide Walk-to-Read model supported by Dr. Katie Pace Miles’ Reading Ready intervention program.

The team shares their journey from seeing students struggle with foundational skills to creating a system that provides targeted instruction based on student needs. You’ll hear how leadership, teacher buy-in, strategic grouping, and a commitment to following the research helped create meaningful change for young readers.

Resources Mentioned:

  1. Reading Ready (The Reading Institute)
  2. Book: Making Words Stick by Dr. Katie Pace Miles & Dr. Molly Ness

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