Today Anne and I observed in 4 different PITR classrooms at 4 different schools. We traveled with 2 district administrators. The way that Lexington 1 is implementing the program is in what they call Comprehensive Remediation. The students who are in these classes have scored below basic on the PACT (South Carolina's state test) two years in a row. So these are At-Risk students. We were able to view some classes doing independent reading and some doing core novels. As an overall, we saw a lot of student engagement with both reading and writing activities. This is something that has not happened typically with these students in the past. Here are some quotes and stories from the day.
One student who had never read a whole book before started reading Flipped in class and on her own went to the library to check it out so she could continue to read it at home.
Here is a quote from a district level administrator.
"Kids are so excited about the books....to see the boys not want the bell to ring so they could keep reading was so great."
The assistant principal at Pleasant Hill Middle said that skills (that they are developing in PITR class) are carrying over to other classes.
One teacher said that when she started Monster at the start of the course with the kids, the didn't believe that they were going to read a book that long and when they finished they were so proud of themselves and were much more confident.
One teacher said, "Students are so enthralled with reading."
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