Mary Custer, an EIP (Early Intervention Program) teacher at Livingston Elementary, knows that learning to read involves a complex set of brain activities. Mary received an NEF Teacher Grant last May to purchase materials that would give her students a multi-sensory, hands-on approach to phonics.
From her grant application, “the goal of this project is to provide a tangible, multi-sensory learning experience for students who are learning to read. Reading instruction is typically a listening and/or following along activity. The materials requested in this grant will allow reading to become a hands-on learning experience for everyone!”
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