DPS Literacy Plan
Our division-wide literacy plan includes:
- a program of literacy instruction that is aligned with science-based reading research and provides evidenced-based literacy instruction to students in kindergarten through grade eight;
- the School Board’s alignment with (a) literacy professional development, (b) core reading and literacy curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade five, and (c) screening, supplemental instruction, and interventions for students through grade eight with evidence-based literacy instruction practices aligned with science-based reading research;
- how the School Board supports parents in their support of the literacy development of their children;
- reading intervention services provided to students in kindergarten through grade eight who demonstrate substantial deficiencies based on their performance on the Standards of Learning reading assessment or a literacy screener provided by the Department; and
- identification of which core literacy curricula, supplemental instructional practices and programs, and intervention programs from the list developed by the Department or alternative programs approved by the Department that consist of evidence-based literacy instruction and align with science-based reading research are used in each grade level, kindergarten through 12, at each of the schools within the division.
View the DPS Literacy Plan in full
View the Reading Specialist job description and expectations
Reading Specialists:
Sheryll Jeffries - sjeffries@mail.dps.k12.va.us
Katherine Moon - kmoon@mail.dps.k12.va.us
Sarah Scarborough - sscarb@mail.dps.k12.va.us
Crystal Vaden - cvaden@mail.dps.k12.va.us
Dyslexia Specialist: Tabitha Cash - tcash@mail.dps.k12.va.us