When Ellis Elementary found itself in the bottom 5% of schools in Illinois for reading performance, they knew incremental tweaks wouldn’t be enough. Instructional Coach Jessica Berg helped lead a bold shift: replacing traditional, grade-based reading instruction with skill-based grouping—and the results have been transformational.
In this 30-minute webinar, Jessica shares how Ellis redesigned its Tier I reading block, grouped students across grades by skill level, and built routines and staff buy-in to make the model succeed. She’ll also touch on what it takes to lead this kind of instructional change in a large district. Whether you’re a classroom educator, coach, or district leader, you’ll leave with concrete ideas—and a new way to think about differentiation that doesn’t rely on traditional tracking.