LAPS News:

Families and community members are invited to The Science of Reading Instruction at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15 at LAPS. This event will be held at UNM-LA Building 2 Lecture Hall and is hosted by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation.

Susan Lambert, Chief Academic Officer for Elementary Humanities at Amplify, will lead a presentation on how the new elementary CKLA reading program supports students as they learn to read.

Susan is the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Her career, including classroom teacher, building administrator and district-level leader, has been focused on creating high quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. She has worked in public, private, and charter schools both nationally and internationally.

Light refreshments will be served.

Los Alamos Public Schools adopted the Amplify CKLA Reading and Language Arts curriculum which is based on structured literacy. This is the first year for this curriculum in the district’s five elementary schools. Science-based reading instruction includes both foundational skills (e.g., decoding, spelling) and higher-level literacy skills (e.g., reading comprehension, written expression). Through structured literacy all children can become capable and confident readers.