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From YouTube: Straight Talk with the Superintendent - April 28, 2023
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A
All
right,
good
afternoon
CCSD,
this
is
Don
Kennedy
I'm,
coming
to
you
with
the
video
for
this
week's
Straight
Talk.
You
all
heard
me
talk
about
the
science
of
reading
and
letters
training
for
our
Elementary
School
staff,
especially
as
it
relates
to
improving
the
the
reading
skills
of
all
of
our
students
to
support
Vision
2027
and
a
few
weeks
ago,
two
or
three
weeks
ago,
I
received
a
a
video.
A
It
was
a
testimony
from
a
staff
member
at
Laura,
Hill
Primary
School,
that
she
had
just
completed
the
letters
training
and
she
was
so
excited
and
I
was
excited
because
it
was
going
well.
So
I've
invited
her
here
today
to
talk
with
us
about
her
experiences.
This
is
Miss
Seeley,
Floyd,
again
she's
a
reading,
an
interventionist
out
at
Laurel,
Hill,
Primary
School,
so
welcome
Miss
Floyd
thank.
A
B
Sir,
so
I
graduated
from
the
college
Charleston
in
1999
and
began
teaching
in
North
Charleston
at
Goodwin,
Elementary
and
then
I
moved
over
in
2007
to
Laurel
Hill
Primary
and
was
a
first
grade
teacher,
and
this
is
my
sixth
year
as
the
reading
interventionist.
In
that
role
and
it's
been
wonderful,
I've
had
a
lot
of
reading
experience.
I
was
under
the
reading
first
grant
in
North
Charleston,
so
it's
kind
of
been
my
passion
and
it's
been
great
to
continue
to
follow
up
with
the
current
most
research
to
help
our
students
well.
A
That's
great
so
speaking
of
research,
yes,
so
I
would
like
for
you,
maybe
to
explain
a
little
bit
about
what
the
science
of
reading
is
and
how
that
relates
to
the
professional
development
that
we're
having
so
many
about
about
around
eight,
maybe
900
of
our
Elementary
School
staff,
teachers,
principals,
teachers,
assistance,
taking
the
letters
training,
and
let
me
get
this
right,
because
we
are
good
in
education
around
this.
These
this
jargon
so
letter
stands
for
the
language
Essentials
for
teachers
of
reading
and
spelling.
B
That
is
correct,
so
the
science
of
reading
I
think
we've
had
a
lot
of
things
come
through
the
system
as
teachers,
but
now
we're
relying
on
science.
We
know
exactly
how
a
child
learns
to
read:
Because
Of
Studies
with
the
brain
and
exactly
what
is
happening
when
a
child
is
learning
to
read
and
I'm
not
going
to
tell
scientific
things,
but
it
does
discuss
the
brain
in
the
letters
manual
and
talks
about
the
different
parts
and
their
jobs.
B
B
Movement
and
I
mentioned
this
in
my
video
just
because
it
exactly
shows
that
children
read
and
adults
read
letter
by
letter,
A,
proficient
reader
reads,
letter
by
letter
they're
not
looking
at
the
whole
word
they're,
not
looking
at
a
part
of
the
word
and
continuing
on.
They
really
are
looking
at
those
chunks
of
letters
one
by
one
and
can
connecting
it
in
their
brain
to
speech
sounds
and
then
the
meaning
and
that's
been
the
most
eye-opening
for
me,
because
students
have
to
know
those
sounds
and
they
have
to
be
able
to
blend.
B
Those
sounds
to
be
a
successful
reader
in
order
to
comprehend
text.
But
the
letters
I
kind
of
got
off
on
a
tangent
is
a
two-year
commitment
and
it
goes
through
all
the
language
and
spelling
the
phonemic
awareness,
the
phonological
awareness
and
the
whole
unit.
Two
is
all
focusing
on
comprehension,
vocabulary,
fluency
and
then
a
writing
piece.
So
you
kind
of
start
out
basic
learning
about
the
beginning,
reading
skills,
and
then
it
goes
all
the
way
up
to
the
higher
level
grades
and
what
you
need
to
be
able
to
do
at
that
to
read
to
learn.
B
A
B
Most
exciting
thing
and
successful
part
and
piece
for
me
is
I-
was
a
very
strong
heavy,
guided
reading
teacher,
giving
kids
books
immediately
I
wanted
them
in
text.
I
wanted
them.
Reading
I
thought
great
patterns
were
good
for
students
to
say
I
like
the
blue
car
I,
like
the
red
car,
I,
relied
heavily
on
pictures
and
I
thought
they
were
the
greatest
things.
B
I
mean
I,
will
admit
sitting
here
with
you
guys
that
I,
even
in
a
parent
conference,
covered
up
the
words
in
a
book
and
said
they
just
need
to
look
at
that
picture
and
see,
what's
going
to
help
them
and
that's
just
not
teaching
or
giving
students
what
they
need
to
read.
The
decoding
first
is
their
first
thing
that
they
need
to
do
that's
what
they
need
to
do.
First,
it's
the
strongest
skill
that
they
have.
B
So
it's
just
completely
changed
my
whole
way
of
thinking
and
a
student
being
able
to
attack
a
word
without
a
picture
without
any
prompts
without
me.
Just
saying
what
do
you
know
about
the
letters
and
the
Sounds
in
this
word
and
for
them
to
be
able
to
read
a
multi-syllable
word
like
watermelon
or
vacation,
or
anything
like
that
is
just
so
exciting
in
their
little
eyes
that
they
were
able
to
do
that
without
you
saying
check
the
picture,
what
do
you
think
would
make
sense?
They
know
what
to
do.
B
A
Wow,
that's
great
almost
make
me
feel
like
going
back
to
school,
but
I
think
I'll
pass
on
that.
So
you
mentioned
that
that
the
letters
training
is
over
two
years,
so
I
imagine.
That
would
be,
although
it
seems
to
be
at
least
from
your
perspective
really
worthwhile,
but
I
also
would
imagine
there's
some
challenges
that
our
teachers
would
would
have
going
through.
That.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
some
of
those
challenges.
B
Might
be,
it
is
a
two-year
commitment.
It
is
very
challenging
and
time
consuming
I
will
say
that
the
online
coursework
you
can
kind
of
do
on
your
own
timing
is
extremely
good.
I
I
mean
I,
really
believe
the
videos
are
very
good.
They
show
they
put
it
into
practice
and
show
you
how
to
do
it
in
a
classroom.
You
get
to
see
teachers
and
students
the
online
it's
time
consuming,
but
it's
very
worthwhile.
B
The
zoom
days
are
probably
the
hardest
days,
if
I'm
being
really
honest,
just
because
it's
a
lot
in
one
day,
but
it's
the
time
and
I
think
I
mentioned
mentioned
this
earlier
too.
Teachers
have
so
much
on
their
plate,
so
figuring
out
a
way.
I
know
at
our
school
we've
allotted
some
time
for
the
teachers
to
work
in
teams
and
kind
of
do
some
of
them.
B
A
So
last
point
so
I
I
missing
a
minute
ago,
making
a
joke
that
I
wish
I
could
go
back
to
school.
Obviously,
that's
not
going
to
happen,
but
I
am
able
to
reflect
on
my
life
as
a
kid
and
one
of
the
things
that
really
drove
me
was
my
ability
to
dream
about
the
future
and
what
supported
those
dreams.
You
know
a
lot
of
people,
obviously,
but
one
of
the
things
that
support
those
dreams
was
my
ability
to
read.
A
Well
right,
so
I
was
able
to
get
into
books
and
figure
out
what's
going
on
in
the
world,
and
it
helped
me
get
in
terms
of
making
the
the
focus
on
my
my
about
my
schooling.
So
so
this
is
all
about
students.
Okay,
you
know,
I,
think
most
people
understand
I.
Have
this
idea
about
trying
to
support
kids
in
their
dreaming.
So
how
do
you
see
adults
in
our
elementary
schools
taking
the
letters
training?
How
does
that?
B
B
You
have
to
be
able
to
do
it
automatically
and
quickly
and
then
comprehend,
especially
as
you
get
into
older
grades,
when
the
structure
and
the
literature
is
so
science
or
social
studies
based
or
history
based,
so
we're
providing
all
the
steps
needed
to
make
a
student
be
successful
in
the
upper
grades
and
for
the
rest
of
their
life
to
get
to
their
dreams.
They're,
Big,
Dreams,
all.
A
Right
great
so
CCSD
there's
a
little
bit
of
information,
really
important
information
about
the
letters
training,
the
science
of
reading
and
how
those
things
support
the
vision,
20
2027
of
all
kids
reading
on
grade
level
by
grade
five
Miss
Floyd.
Yes,
sir.
Thank
you
very
much
very
much
for
coming
in
and
sharing.
A
With
the
letters
training
with
with
the
CCSD
thank.