SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The State Department of Education says a pilot project to put instructional coaches in reading classes, where students are struggling, is showing results.
Dr. Melody Schopp says the goal is to make sure students read well by the end of the third grade.
Dr. Schopp says the department could fund only so many school districts but she may ask the legislature next year for more money to expand the program.
Dr. Schopp's comment came during her testimony before the joint appropriations committee.
Schopp says even veteran teachers, some hesitant to having the specialist in their classroom, say they’ve learned new strategies.