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But in the case of one she couldn't possibly know, the suggestion is write it down and give them the word because seeing it reinforces it more than saying w-r-i-n-k-l-e or whatever.\



Also tthe program is CATCH A FALLING READER and the intended community is poor readers/at risk readers. Not every kid is as smart as Ana, or as advantaged. Finbar's school has a huge transient population rife with generational poverty and parental apathy. The fact that they turned this school around so quicky is fantastic, but yes, these programs are for kids who need a lot of help to catch up with peers with better resources than they have.

(Hell the fact they got 400 parents/guardians to show up at this talk was nothing short of a miracle.)